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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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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 ALFRED CARPIONATO

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Mattiello, Shekarchi, Lima, Ucci, and Corvese

     Date Introduced: January 02, 2019

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Alfred

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Carpionato, beloved husband of Sheryl Carpionato, loving father of two sons, Domenic and

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Louis, and the well-respected CEO of Carpionato Group; and

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     WHEREAS, Born in Providence, Alfred "Fred" Carpionato was the son of the late Louis

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and Anna Carpionato, and the brother of Iliana Luchka and Attilia Renzi. He began his career as a

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teenager working for his father's residential construction business. He eventually took over the

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family's construction business, moving it toward commercial real estate and ever-increasing

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success for more than six decades; and

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     WHEREAS, A self-made man, who came from humble beginnings, Mr. Carpionato was

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described as "…one of the best developers and real estate minds our state has ever seen, and his

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projects transformed Rhode Island." Renowned Carpionato developments include the Chapel

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View shopping complex in Cranston and the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick; and

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     WHEREAS, Currently, the Carpionato Group has more than 6 million square feet of

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property within its portfolio encompassing Class A retail, office, residential and hospitality space,

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and has 500 employees working on $1.5 billion in development projects; and

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     WHEREAS, In addition, Mr. Carpionato was dedicated to his community. He served on

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the Board of Rhode Island Hospital, was a member of the Rhode Island Commodores, and had

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been inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 2017; and

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     WHEREAS, Fred Carpionato was a tireless worker, a visionary, and a generous

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philanthropist, whose life and accomplishments truly changed the landscape of Rhode Island. He

 

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will be dearly missed but never forgotten; 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 Alfred

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Carpionato; 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 duly certified copies of this resolution to Sheryl Carpionato and Family.

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