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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF GAIL BREENE-

DELMONICO

     Introduced By: Senator Gordon E. Rogers

     Date Introduced: March 22, 2023

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, It is with sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of Gail Breene-

Delmonico, the wife of Frank Delmonico for the past twenty-seven years, and formerly the wife

of Kenneth Breene for thirty-seven years until his passing; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Delmonico was the daughter of the late Leslie and Dorothy Marcotte

and the sister of Thomas Marcotte, William Marcotte, and the late Robert Marcotte. She was a

graduate of Coventry High School. During her school years, she would help her father at his

business Crystal Cleansers after school, and also made her family very proud as a dedicated

member of Rainbow for Girls, where she rose to the position of Worthy Advisor; and

     WHEREAS, In 1955, Gail Marcotte married Kenneth Breene, fulfilling her life goal to

become “a loving and nurturing wife and mother.” While she worked for a period of time with

her husband’s business, Mishnock Lace, her primary love and focus always remained on her

husband, Kenny, and children, the Honorable Kevin Breene, former RI State Senator, and his

wife, Charlene Randall, Karen Zarlenga and her husband, John Zarlenga, and Gregory Breene

and his wife, Cottrell; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Breene was also blessed with eight grandchildren, Allison Medeiros

and her husband, Robert, Melissa Jordan and her husband, Matthew, Rebecca Breene, Brian

Zarlenga and his wife, Chelsea, Steven Breene and his wife, Tara, Hillary Birtell and her

husband, Porter, Morgan Breene, and Lauren Bain and her husband, Zack Bain, and was the very

devoted great-grandmother of Jordan and Tyler Medeiros, Kenzie Jordan, Sawyer Jordan, Kaylie

Jordan, Jack Zarlenga and Remington Birtell; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Breene took great pleasure in raising her family, guiding her children

through various activities, and took great pride in their many achievements throughout the years.

In addition to her family, she dedicated her time to numerous community organizations including

Kent Memorial Hospital, Knotty Oak, Mapleroot, and Still Water Christian Fellowship churches;

and

     WHEREAS, After Kenneth’s passing, Gail met, fell in love, and married Frank

Delmonico, with whom she spent the remainder of her life travelling and at their homes in

Jamestown and West Greenwich, as well as a condo in Florida; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Delmonico was also blessed with a second family to love including

Domenic Delmonico and his wife Priscilla, their children David Delmonico, Bethany Boucher,

her husband Scott, their children William and Ava, Mary Jean Jene, her daughter Nadine Pacher

and her husband Chris, their child Sophia, Carolyn Buono, her children Anthony, his children

Julien and Stella, Christina Buono, her children Sienna, Autumn and Isla, Ann with her children

Alana Ellis, her husband Mike, their child Henry, and Gillian Cardarelli and Michael and his wife

Deborah, their children Victoria, Nicholas and Ian; and

     WHEREAS, Gail Breene-Delmonico lived a long and happy life surrounded by family,

love, good friends and good times, and she will be dearly missed and always remembered by

them all; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby extends deepest

condolences on the passing of Gail Breene-Delmonico; 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 Mr. Frank Delmonico and Family, the

Honorable Kevin Breene and Family, Karen Zarlenga and Family, and Gregory Breene and

Family.

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