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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO THE DELUCA FAMILY ON THE PASSING OF

GENNARO J. DELUCA

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Casey, Morin, and Phillips

     Date Introduced: May 12, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Gennaro J. "Gerry" DeLuca passed away tragically at his home due to a fire

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on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Mr. DeLuca was sixty-six years old. He was born in Providence,

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Rhode Island, the son of the late John and Edna (Hatten) DeLuca, and was the husband of

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Roberta DeLuca; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. DeLuca served our nation with honor and valor during the Vietnam

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War as a member of the United States Navy. He was a retired house painter and had owned his

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own painting business for many years. He was also known for painting churches for free as an

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"expression of his faith" and as a way of "saying thank you to God"; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. DeLuca was also very active in civic and political affairs and was

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always willing to speak his mind and hold elected officials responsible, whether it be by letter, on

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talk radio, or from the floor of Harris Hall; and

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     WHEREAS, Besides his wife Roberta, Mr. DeLuca leaves behind his sisters, Murial

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DeLuca Pepper, Christine DeLuca, Kathy Gay, and Maria Goulet, and his brothers, John DeLuca,

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Joseph DeLuca, and Paul DeLuca; 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 its condolences to the DeLuca Family on the passing of

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Gennaro J. DeLuca; 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. Roberta DeLuca.

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