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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXTENDING DEEPEST SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF SHARLENE L. DAMIANI

     Introduced By: Representatives Amore, Kazarian, Henries, Shekarchi, Blazejewski,
Costantino, Shallcross Smith, Ajello, Kennedy, and Solomon

     Date Introduced: January 18, 2022

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Sharlene L. Damiani, beloved wife of our former colleague, the late Rhode Island State Senator

Michael Damiani Sr., the cherished mother of Michael Damiani Jr., and his wife, Isabel, Jennifer

Damiani and her fiancé, Justin Kmieciak, and Christine Damiani, and the devoted and loving

grandmother of Evelyn, Jocelyn, Lucas, and Joseph; and

     WHEREAS, Born in the City of Providence, Mrs. Damiani was a daughter of the late

Thomas Wagoner Sr., and Dorothy Wagoner, and the sister of Thomas Wagoner and the late

William Wagoner. She is also survived by a niece, Jessica Meneses and many other nieces and

nephews, as well as her ever-faithful and devoted dogs, Ollie and Reggie. She had made her

home in Riverside for forty-five years; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Damiani was always ready to lend a hand and was politically active in

both the City of East Providence and on a state level. Her myriad associations included serving

as a Rhode Island State Committeewoman for Representative District 65, Chairwoman of the

Rhode Island Senate 18 Endorsement Committee, Chairwoman for the Crescent Park Carousel

Commission, former Chairwoman of the Ward 4 East Providence Democratic City Committee,

former member of the East Providence Housing Authority, former member of the East

Providence Juvenile Hearing Board, Past President of the Waddington and Riverside Middle

School PTAs, and former member of the East Providence Charter Review Commission and the

Rose Larisa Park Design Committee; and

     WHEREAS, With an exuberant and outgoing personality, Mrs. Damiani created a home

that was warm and welcoming to people from all walks of life whether they were distinguished

diplomats, the underserved, or her beloved family and friends; and

     WHEREAS, A pragmatist but always an optimist, Sharlene Damiani dedicated her

amazing life to her family, children, grandchildren, friends, and community and she will be dearly

missed and forever remembered; now, therefore be it

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

extends deepest sympathy to the Damiani Family on the passing of Sharlene L. Damiani; and be

it further

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

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Michael Damiani Jr., and Family, Jennifer

Damiani, and Christine Damiani.

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