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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF

FRANCIS J. PIMENTAL, JR.

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Marshall, Gallison, O'Brien, Carnevale, and Almeida

     Date Introduced: March 07, 2013

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

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of Francis J. “Frank” Pimental, Jr., a well-respected member of the Bristol community and the

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loving husband of Nancy Pimental; and

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     WHEREAS, In addition to his beloved wife, Mr. Pimental is survived by his children,

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James Pimental and his wife, Maria, Joseph Bailey, and Mae Joly. He was also the father of the

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late Kevin Pimental, and the devoted grandfather of twelve grandchildren and two great-

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grandchildren; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Pimental was the son of the late Francis J. Pimental, Sr., and Evelyn

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Santos. He is survived by his brothers, Frank and Scott, his sisters, Jody, Lyn, and Betty, and

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several nieces and nephews; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Pimental had served our country for four years in the United States

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Navy during the Vietnam Conflict. A hard-working man, he had been employed by the Town of

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Bristol for thirty-two years, retiring as foreman. Most recently, Frank had worked as an assistant

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at the Wilbur-Romano Funeral Home; and

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     WHEREAS, Committed to serving his community, Mr. Pimental had been a volunteer

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fireman for fifteen years and was captain of the Hydraulion Company. He was also a lieutenant

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with the special reserve, served on the Bristol Harbor Patrol, and was a member of the Elks and

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the Bristol 4th of July Committee; and

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     WHEREAS, He had loved the drum corps. Mr. Pimental had spent many wonderful

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hours as a member of the Warren Indian Band, the Royal Lancers, the Rhode Island Matadors,

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the Generations of Bristol, the Connecticut Hurricanes, and the Bristol Kingsmen and was an avid

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toy collector; and

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     WHEREAS, There is no doubt that Frank Pimental left this world a better place because

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of his life’s endeavors. He was a devoted family man and a steadfast gentleman and he enriched

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the lives of all who knew him. He will be sadly missed; now, therefore be it

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

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Providence Plantations hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Francis J.

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Pimental, Jr.; and be it further

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

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Nancy Pimental and Family.

     

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H5868