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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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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 JOSE A. SEVERINO

     Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Slater, Perez, Batista,
Biah, Hull, Chippendale, and Shallcross Smith

     Date Introduced: January 10, 2023

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Severino, the beloved husband of Alma Perez; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Severino was born in Villa Altagracia, Dominican Republic, son of the

late Lorenza Correa and Lalo Severino. He immigrated to the United States in the 1970s and

worked tirelessly to provide for his loved ones and to ensure that his family members were able to

immigrate to the United States. He successfully helped many of his family members and assisted

them as they sought work and decent housing; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Severino was a diligent worker who strived tirelessly to provide for his

family. He worked for more than twenty years at the Rhode Island Department of Health and

Human Services and served our State with integrity and dedication. He was a beloved figure, and

a valued mentor, friend, and father figure to countless people within the Rhode Island Dominican

Community; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to his wife, Alma, Mr. Severino leaves behind his children,

Danika Severino Wynn and her husband, Joshua, Zachary Severino, and Elliott Severino and his

wife, April. He also leaves behind his grandchildren, Soleil Wynn, Sky Wynn, and Xavier Wynn,

and his siblings, Carmen, Mariano, Enrique, Epifanio, Cornelio, Severo, Herminio, and Luis

Severino, as well as many nieces and nephews. Mr. Severino was predeceased by his siblings,

Ana, Isidira, Marino, Mario and Irma Severino; now, therefore be it

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

expresses its deepest condolences to the Severino Family on the passing of Jose Severino; 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 Danika Severino Wynn, Zachary Severino and

Elliott Severino.

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