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LC003805 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE ERNEST | |
PITOCHELLI, SR. | |
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Introduced By: Senator Frank Lombardo | |
Date Introduced: January 22, 2020 | |
Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
1 | WHEREAS, The Honorable Ernest Pitochelli, Sr., passed away on January 13, 2020. He |
2 | was the beloved husband of Rita Pitochelli for sixty-nine years; and |
3 | WHEREAS, Mr. Pitochelli was born in Providence, a son of the late Ernest and Clara |
4 | Pitochelli. He served our nation with honor and distinction during the Korean War as a member |
5 | of the United States Army; and |
6 | WHEREAS, Since his service, Mr. Pitochelli was very active in veterans’ organizations |
7 | and in support of veterans’ issues. He served as the AMVETS Post 9 Rhode Island State |
8 | Commander, as its National Finance Officer for twelve years, and was elected and appointed as |
9 | its National Commander from 1980 to 1981. He had the honor of meeting Presidents Jimmy |
10 | Carter and Ronald Reagan, as well as Pope John Paul II, while serving as a representative of |
11 | AMVETS; and |
12 | WHEREAS, Mr. Pitochelli was also very active in local politics in the Town of Johnston. |
13 | He served with integrity and tireless devotion on the Johnston Town Council for twelve years, |
14 | and was known for fighting for the rights of the individual and for always conducting himself in |
15 | an honorable fashion; and |
16 | WHEREAS, In addition to his wife, Rita, Mr. Pitochelli leaves behind his children, |
17 | Ernest Pitochelli, Jr., and his wife, Deborah, and Diana Pitochelli. He is also survived by his |
18 | grandchildren, Stephanie Pitochelli McVay, Ashley Pitochelli Iorfida and her husband, Mark Sr., |
19 | and Jake Pitochelli and his husband, Michael Steinberg. He was also the step-grandfather of |
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1 | Charles, Andrew, and Jonathan Wesley, and the great-grandfather Ariana Iorfida, Mark Iorfida, |
2 | Jr., Juliana McKay, and Joshua McKay. He was the brother of Edward Pitochelli, Anna Romano, |
3 | and the late Frank Pitochelli; now, therefore be it |
4 | RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
5 | hereby expresses its condolences to the Pitochelli Family on the passing of the Honorable Ernest |
6 | Pitochelli, Sr.; and be it further |
7 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
8 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution Rita Pitochelli and Family. |
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