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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 SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF OLGA PEZZA

     Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, LaMountain, Felag, F. Lombardi, Tikoian, Burke,
Bell, McKenney, Lauria, and Cano

     Date Introduced: April 25, 2023

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of Olga

Pezza, the beloved mother of Cheryl Manni and her husband, Michael, and David Coletta and his

fiancée, Karen McHenry; and

     WHEREAS, Born in the City of Providence, Olga Pezza was a daughter of the late

Bernardo and Antonetta Coletta, and the sister of the late Lena Maselli, Rocco, Vincent and

Anthony Coletta; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Pezza doted on her family, particularly her grandchildren, Michael

Manni, our friend and colleague, John Manni, and Jolena Coletta, and her great-grandson,

Domenic Manni; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to making a wonderful home for her children, Ms. Pezza was

employed with the Alumni Department of Rhode Island College, and had also worked alongside

her family at LaSalle Bakery for many years, before her retirement; and

     WHEREAS, There is no doubt that Olga Pezza, a loving daughter, mother, grandmother,

and friend to many, left an indelible mark on the lives of those she knew and loved, and she will

be dearly missed; now, therefore be it

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

sympathies on the passing of Olga Pezza; 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 Cheryl Manni and Family, David Coletta and

Family, Michael Manni, John Manni, and Jolena Coletta.

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