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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

EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF PAULA M. CASEY

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Craven, Phillips, Bennett,
Amore, Abney, Shanley, Kennedy, and Solomon

     Date Introduced: March 22, 2022

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It is with deepest sympathy that this House has learned of the passing of

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Paula M. Casey, beloved mother of Michael Casey and his wife, Leticia DiPipi, our good friend

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and colleague the Honorable Stephen Casey and his wife, Debra Hunt, Mark Casey and his wife,

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Laura, Kristin Reino and her husband, Christopher, Peter Casey and his wife, Andrea, and the late

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Christopher Casey; and

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     WHEREAS, Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Mrs. Casey was the daughter of Dr. Joseph

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and Anna Antanelis, and the caring sister of Carol Romkey and the late Joanne Sweeny. She was

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also aunt to several nieces and nephews, and the former wife of Joseph Casey; and

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     WHEREAS, Beautiful inside and out, Mrs. Casey was crowned Queen of the Eastern

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States Exposition "The Big E" in 1964. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Elementary

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Education and attained her Masters of Education from Boston State College; and

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     WHEREAS, Mrs. Casey raised her large and loving family with strength, courage, and

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devotion, and particularly doted on her grandchildren, Alyssa and Christopher Casey, Elena and

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John Casey, Emma and James Casey, and Casey Reino, all of whom brought great joy to her life;

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and

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     WHEREAS, In addition to raising her family, Mrs. Casey provided for her family

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teaching Kindergarten in the Boston Public Schools and elementary school at St. Mary's School

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in Melrose. She later served as a substitute teacher within the Melrose Public Schools for many

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years, and was an active member of the Washington School PTA and an instructor in the St.

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Mary's Religious Education program; and

 

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     WHEREAS, Mrs. Casey embraced life's joys and simple pleasures. She enjoyed

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gardening, sitting in the sunshine listening to birds and soaking up the sunshine, and possessed a

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wonderful talent for still life painting; and

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     WHEREAS, Paula Casey's strong Christian Faith was an immense source of strength

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throughout her life. She was a caring, forgiving and fun-loving woman who instilled her children

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with morality and independence and by example, demonstrated the nobility of sacrifice and

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altruism. She was blessed with their total love and devotion and she will be dearly missed; now,

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therefore be it

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

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extends deepest condolences and sympathy on the passing of Paula M. Casey; 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 Michael Casey and Family, the Honorable

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Stephen Casey and Family, Mark Casey and Family, Kristin Reino and Family, and Peter Casey

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and Family.

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