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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2011

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING ALBERT DIFILIPPO, JR., ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT

     Introduced By: Representatives Lima, Fox, Carnevale, Slater, and Diaz

     Date Introduced: May 24, 2011

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Albert “Al” DiFilippo, a longtime member of the Providence Water Supply

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Board and employee of the City of Providence for more than thirty-four years, has devoted his

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considerable talents and energy to improving myriad "faucets" of life for the citizens of our

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capitol city; and

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     WHEREAS, Highly regarded among his peers, Mr. DiFilippo has been commended for

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his dedicated, reliable, and capable work ethic, and is well known for taking work home on

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weekends and in the evenings; and

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     WHEREAS, Most recently, Mr. DiFilippo worked as the Supervisor of Facilities and

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Equipment for Providence Water. He had previously worked for Providence Water as an

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Engineering Project Coordinator, as the Supervisor of Support Services, and as a member of the

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Providence Water Supply Board since 1985; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. DiFilippo began his career with the city in 1963, working for the

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Providence Minimum Housing Department as a Housing Inspector. In 1967, he joined the staff of

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Providence’s Planning and Urban Development Department as a Rehabilitation Specialist and

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later, served as a Renewal Inspector; and

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     WHEREAS, Leaving a legacy of commitment to public service, Mr. DiFilippo retired on

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April 17th of 2011. He is an extraordinary man who has touched the lives and hearts of many

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people and he is eminently worthy of our emulation and acknowledgement; 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 recognizes and thanks Albert DiFilippo on the occasion of his

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retirement after more than thirty-four years of steadfast and unselfish service to the people of the

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City of Providence and the State of Rhode Island. We wish him good health, fulfillment, and

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continued success in all his future endeavors; 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 a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Albert DiFilippo, Jr.

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