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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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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 ANGELO A. PADULA,

SR.

     Introduced By: Representatives P Morgan, Serpa, Noret, Shekarchi, Blazejewski,
Filippi, Shallcross Smith, Fellela, Fogarty, and Cortvriend

     Date Introduced: June 21, 2022

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Angelo

A. Padula, Sr., the beloved husband of 71 years to Frances Padula. He was a lifelong resident of

West Warwick, and the second youngest of nine children born to Luigi and Enrichetta Padula;

and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Padula was a member of the “Greatest Generation” and a deeply

patriotic man who served our nation with courage and bravery as a member of the United States

Army during World War II. He served with distinction as a Combat Medic under General

Patton’s command; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Padula saw intense combat during World War II in the Atlantic

European Theater. He served on the frontlines in the Ardennes Forest of Belgium and fought

during the Siege of Bastogne and other skirmishes during the Battle of the Bulge. He was also

stationed in the Rhineland and the Aleutian Islands; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Padula was honorably discharged from the United States Army in

September of 1945. In recognition of his important service to our nation, he was awarded the

Good Conduct Medal, the European, African and Middle Eastern Theater campaign ribbons, the

Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign Ribbon and other military awards and honors; and

     WHEREAS, After World War II, Mr. Padula met the love of his life, Frances, and they

were married in 1950. Together they raised two children and were the proud grandparents of four;

and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Padula was a successful businessman. He founded Padula Brothers in

1950, now known as Angelo Padula & Son Inc. Salvage Yard, after his son Angelo joined the

company, a business they ran together for fifty years; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Padula was a kind, generous and big-hearted man. There are many

people in West Warwick who tell stories of him helping people keep their cars on the road, even

when they did not have any money, thanks to his generosity in giving them the parts they needed

at no cost; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Padula was a devoted family man who cherished spending time with his

wife and children. He loved tending to his garden with his wife by his side, and spending an

afternoon with family and friends sharing good food and conversation. He also enjoyed being

involved with youth sports and coaching, and sponsoring his children’s basketball and softball

teams; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to his wife Frances, Mr. Padula leaves behind his children,

Angelo A. Padula, Jr., and his wife, Penny, and Carlene Marchessault and her husband, Steven,

and his grandchildren, Ashley Hughes, Brittany Hughes, Zachary Padula, and Nicole

Marchessault. Mr. Padula was the brother of the late Domenic, Giuseppe, Joseph, John, Ralph,

Anthony and Michael Padula, and Lucy Parente, and is survived by many nieces and nephews;

now, therefore be it

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

expresses its deepest condolences on the passing of Angelo A. Padula, Sr.; and be it further

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

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Frances Padula and Family.

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