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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

EXTENDING DEEPEST SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE ALFRED

ALBERTO GEMMA

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Vella-Wilkinson, Corvese,
Solomon, Bennett, Azzinaro, Shanley, Kennedy, and McNamara

     Date Introduced: January 24, 2023

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Honorable Alfred Alberto Gemma, our former colleague in the Rhode Island House of

Representatives, and the beloved husband of Anna Gemma; and

     WHEREAS, A loving and devoted family man, Mr. Gemma was the father of Marcus

Gemma and son-in-law, Shawn Malosh, Jessica Gemma-Murphy, and Joshua Gemma. He was

also the very proud and doting grandfather of Caitlin Murphy; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Gemma was the son of the late Angelo and Filomena Gemma, and the

brother of Anna Cappello and the late Anthony Gemma, Joseph Gemma, Raymond Gemma, and

his brother-in-law, the late Alex Cappello; and

     WHEREAS, After serving our nation with honor in the United States Army, Mr. Gemma

had been the owner and operator of Gemma's Auto Body for more than five decades, and was a

longtime communicant and member of St. Catherine of Siena Church; and

     WHEREAS, The Honorable Alfred Gemma had a passion for community service. He

served four terms as the Ward 7 Councilor in Warwick, and on April 13, 2004, he successfully

ran for State Representative from District 20, a position he held for three terms. In addition, he

had been a representative at the 1986 State Constitutional Convention, was on the Warwick

Charter Review Commission and the Warwick Democratic City Committee; and

     WHEREAS, During his tenure in the House of Representatives, the Honorable Al

Gemma was named Deputy Majority Leader and had also served as Secretary of the House

Corporations Committee, was a member of the Committee on Veteran’s Affairs, and a member of

the Committee on Separation of Powers; and

     WHEREAS, The Honorable Al Gemma was a soft spoken and kind gentleman who doted

on his family and was blessed with many loyal friends. He devoted much of his life in service to

the City of Warwick and our State, and he will be dearly missed; now, therefore be it

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

extends deepest condolences and sympathy on the passing of the Honorable Alfred Gemma; and

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

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Anna A. Gemma and Family.

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