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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2009 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE ALBERT E. | |
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DEROBBIO | |
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Introduced By: Representatives McNamara, Murphy, Fox, Williamson, and Kilmartin | |
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Date Introduced: January 07, 2009 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness and regret that this House of Representatives has |
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learned of the passing of Judge Albert E. DeRobbio, the highly respected Chief Judge of the |
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District Court and a devoted family man; and |
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WHEREAS, For fifty-two years, Judge DeRobbio was the beloved husband of Barbara |
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DeRobbio. He was the loving father of five children, Robyn Catalano, Albert DeRobbio II, Carla |
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Franke, Stephanie Pirolli, and Jennifer DeRobbio, and the father-in-law of Steven Catalano, Esq. |
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and Ingo Franke. He was the devoted grandfather of thirteen beautiful grandchildren, Justin, |
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Courtney, Adam, Aaron, Albert, Sophia, Yana, Esther, Paul, Aleksandra, Jonathyn, Logan, and |
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Anthony; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1951, Judge DeRobbio graduated from Boston College, where he was a |
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standout football player, and in 1956 he earned his Juris Doctor from Boston University School of |
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Law. He also served honorably in the United States Army, achieving the rank of Corporal; and |
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WHEREAS, After four years in private practice, six years as Legal Counsel to the Rhode |
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Island Department of Welfare, and nine years on the staff of the Attorney General’s Office, where |
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he achieved the title of Chief of the Criminal Division, Judge DeRobbio was appointed as an |
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Associate Justice in 1976 by Governor Phillip Noel; and |
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WHEREAS, Possessing a brilliant legal mind, Judge DeRobbio was nominated to the |
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Superior Court in 1979 by Governor Garrahy, where he served as an Associate Justice until 1987 |
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when he was appointed to the position of Chief Judge of the District Court, where he served until |
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his passing. In addition, he had served as Chief Judge of the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal; and |
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Albert DeRobbio basked in the love of his family, enjoyed |
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the company of his friends, earned the admiration of his peers, and will always have the gratitude |
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of this state. He will be profoundly missed; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby expresses our deepest sympathies to Barbara DeRobbio and the |
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entire DeRobbio family on the passing of the Honorable Albert E. DeRobbio. He will forever be |
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remembered as a highly respected and admired judge who presided with fairness and justice, and |
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served the people of the State of Rhode Island with integrity and excellence; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Mrs. Barbara M. DeRobbio and Family. |
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