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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF VERNA CARDENTE

     Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Quezada, and Murray

     Date Introduced: March 08, 2022

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of Verna

Cardente. She was born in Providence the daughter of the late Albert and Prudenza Norato; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Cardente was a devoted mother and a hardworking woman who strived

daily to provide for her family and loved ones. She worked for many years for her brother as a

hostess at Smiths Restaurant before retiring. She was also a woman of deep faith and a devout

Catholic who was a very caring and loving person; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Cardente leaves behind her children Lorelei Flynn, Thomas Cardente

and Albert Cardente. She was also the doting grandmother of seven grandchildren and great-

grandmother of three. In addition, she leaves behind her siblings Ilene DiMaio and Albert Norato

and was the sister of the late Concetta Ronci, Evelyn DeRouin and Alfonso Norato. She is also

survived by many nieces and nephews and her caregiver and friend, Lizabeth Cardente. She was

the former wife of the late Domenic Cardente; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby expresses its deepest

condolences on the passing of Verna Cardente; 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 Lorelei Flynn, Thomas Cardente and Albert

Cardente.

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