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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXTENDING SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF EUGENIO DUARTE

     Introduced By: Representatives Mattiello, Shekarchi, Serodio, Amore, and Kazarian

     Date Introduced: January 28, 2020

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Eugenio Duarte, the beloved husband of Julia Duarte for forty-four years, and the cherished father

of two daughters, our friend and colleague, Dulcineia De Oliveira and her husband, Assis, and

Melissa Duarte; and

     WHEREAS, A longtime resident of the City of East Providence, Mr. Duarte had been

born in Brava, Cape Verde. He was the son of the late Candida Ferreira Duarte, and the brother of

Maria Teresa Perret, and Alberto Gomes; and

     WHEREAS, A hardworking man, Mr. Duarte had been employed at Speidel, Inc., for

twenty-seven years before his retirement; and

     WHEREAS, A quiet and humble man, Mr. Duarte was devoted to his family and

particularly proud of his two grandchildren, our friend and colleague, Shanna De Oliveira and

Brian De Oliveira, and his beautiful great-granddaughter, Layla De Oliveira; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to his family, Mr. Duarte enjoyed fishing and was highly

admired and actively involved in the Cape Verde community and within the neighborhood; and

     WHEREAS, Eugenio Duarte was a gentle man, who took pride in protecting and taking

care of his family and those he loved. He will be truly missed by all who had the good fortune to

have shared his life; now, therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Eugenio

Duarte; 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 Dulcineia De Oliveira and Family, and Melissa

Duarte.

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