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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MR. JOHN D’AMATO

     Introduced By: Representatives Azzinaro, Filippi, and Kennedy

     Date Introduced: February 09, 2021

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Mr. John D'Amato of Westerly, the devoted husband of Ellen D'Amato,

passed away on February 1, 2021; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. John D'Amato was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of the late Dr.

Louis and Anna D'Amato. He was a graduate of the State University of New York and was a

veteran who served our nation with distinction in the United States Army; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. D'Amato was the co-owner with his brother Louis of the D'Amato

Brothers Builders business, where he provided honest and high-quality products for his customers

and worked tirelessly to provide for his family and loved ones. In his free time, he enjoyed

travelling, especially to Italy. He was a communicant of St. Clare Church; and

     WHEREAS, Besides Ellen, his wife of sixty years, Mr. D'Amato leaves behind his

children, Elizabeth D'Amato, John D'Amato and his wife, Laurie, Suzanne Johns, and Cheryl

D'Amato. He also leaves behind his grandsons, John, Nicholas, Daniel, Thomas and Craig, his

brother Louis D'Amato and his wife, Theresa, and his nephews, Louis and James; now, therefore

be it

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

expresses its condolences to the D'Amato family on the passing of Mr. John D'Amato; 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 Mrs. Ellen D'Amato and Family.

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