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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING VINCENT D'ADAMO ON BEING NAMED GRAND MARSHAL OF

THE 11TH ANNUAL NORTH PROVIDENCE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

     Introduced By: Representatives Corvese, Shekarchi, O'Brien, Hull, and Lombardi

     Date Introduced: June 07, 2018

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The purpose of the Memorial Day Parade is to honor veterans for their

service to our country and to venerate those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for this nation; and

     WHEREAS, Being named Grand Marshal of the North Providence Memorial Day Parade

is a highly enviable and exceptional tribute bestowed upon those who have served our country

and have exhibited outstanding devotion and distinction within the community. With his own

unique charms and an abundance of personality, our friend and colleague Vincent D'Adamo

meets all the requirements; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. D'Adamo served our nation with honor in the United States Army

during the Korean conflict. He was in the Medical Corps at Fort Devens and later at the Walter

Reed Army Medical Center, and was stationed in Germany for two years, starting in 1953; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. D'Adamo is the son of Italian immigrants and had grown up in the

pharmacy business working for his father who had run a pharmacy in Providence. Upon returning

from his military service, he once again worked in the pharmacy business, eventually starting his

own store in North Providence, and for the next twenty-three years, ran the New Marieville

Pharmacy on the corner of Mineral Spring Avenue and Charles Street; and

     WHEREAS, At the New Marieville Pharmacy, customers were always treated like

family. Mr. D'Adamo would answer calls for prescriptions at all hours of the day and night, and if

someone did not have enough money to pay, he would tell them to just forget about it. Currently,

he is employed as a doorkeeper for the Rhode Island Senate and plays his accordion for St.

Joseph's Day commemorations at the Statehouse; and

     WHEREAS, Until recently, Mr. D'Adamo had been a lifelong North Providence resident.

He was married to his late wife, Bertha, whom he had taken care of for many years as she dealt

with multiple sclerosis. He is also the proud father of two daughters, three grandchildren, and two

great-grandsons; and

     WHEREAS, Vincent D'Adamo is cherished by his family, respected at work, and deeply

devoted to the community. He is an exceptional gentleman who is truly deserving of the

recognition he has been afforded; now, therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby congratulates Vincent D'Adamo on being named Grand Marshal of

the 11th annual North Providence Memorial Day Parade; and be it further

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

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Vincent D'Adamo.

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