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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ELIZABETH VIOLET

BUCCI

     Introduced By: Representatives Carson, Abney, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, and Tanzi

     Date Introduced: June 08, 2021

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Elizabeth Violet Bucci was born in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1929 to

Caesare and Veronica Annelli. She was the youngest and remaining survivor of sixteen siblings;

and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Bucci moved to Newport as a young child and was a graduate of St.

Catherine’s Academy in Newport. As a young woman, she worked for the Canvassing Authority

as a secretary. Shortly thereafter, she met her late husband Anthony Bucci and together, they

launched a successful business, Bucci’s Combination Store on Bridge Street before permanently

settling on Thames Street in Newport; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Bucci, in her duties as a proprietor, was widely known for her tireless

work ethic, as she strived daily to provide for her family and loved ones. In her more mature

years, she provided care for numerous elderly people, simply because it was the right thing to do.

She also was the unofficial babysitter for scores of neighborhood kids and the many dogs who

would visit the back of her store for a treat; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Bucci also took great joy in being part of the local community and

loved being introduced in her store to the younger members of the families of the parents who

had shopped at her store in years prior. She was an amazing listener who loved good

conversations, and her generosity and kindness earned her the endearing nickname of “Momma

Bucci”; and

     WHEREAS, After six decades, Mrs. Bucci sold the family business to focus on her

family. In her free time, she loved to cook elaborate meals for her family, travelling with her

daughter, was an avid reader, and took great joy in spending time with and learning about the

various activities of her grandsons; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Bucci is survived by her three children, Anthony Bucci, Veronica

Bucci and her husband, Stephen Mey, and Bruce Bucci and his wife, Mary. She also leaves

behind her grandsons, Wyatt Mey and Michael Bucci, and her many nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her spouse, parents, siblings, and her grandson, Jeffrey Bucci; now,

therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

expresses its deepest condolences to the Bucci Family on the passing of Elizabeth Violet Bucci;

and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Anthony Bucci, Veronica Bucci and Bruce

Bucci.

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