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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2006

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

HONORING SENATOR FRANK T. CAPRIO FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senators J Montalbano, Walaska, C Levesque, P Fogarty, and Gallo

     Date Introduced: June 23, 2006

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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      WHEREAS, Senator Frank T. Caprio was first elected to the Rhode Island Senate on

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November 8, 1994. He has commendably represented the citizens of District 5, which

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encompasses neighborhoods in the City of Providence; and

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      WHEREAS, Hard work and public service were traits that the Caprio family encouraged

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in Senator Caprio at a very young age. His grandparents instilled in him the value of hard work,

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and his mother and father taught him to strive for the American Dream, but to always give back

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to the community; and

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      WHEREAS, After graduating from Bishop Hendricken High School, Senator Caprio

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continued his education receiving a Bachelor’s Degree from Harvard University and his Juris

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Doctor from Suffolk Law School. During his high school and college years, he was a standout

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athlete and a noted scholar. He met and married his lovely wife Gabriella, and he is the father of

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two children, Ashley and Frank II; and

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      WHEREAS, In addition to serving for the past twelve years in the Senate, Senator Caprio

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also served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1991 until 1994, and was a

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Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1988; and

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      WHEREAS, Senator Caprio has served the Rhode Island Senate with distinction and a

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deep commitment to improving the lives of the citizens of the State of Rhode Island. He is a

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current member and was previously the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. During his

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time as Chairman, he worked to make affordable housing a priority. He was instrumental in

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helping to devise a formula to secure funding for both the Neighborhood Opportunities Program

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and Crossroads Rhode Island; and

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      WHEREAS, In addition to the copious hours he devotes to the State House, Senator

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Caprio has been active with various civic and professional groups including serving on the Board

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and as past President of the Aurora Civic Association, and the Boards of the Harvard Club of

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Rhode Island and Bishop Hendricken High School. He is also a member of the Justinian Law

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Society of Rhode Island, the Knights of Columbus, and the Rhode Island and Massachusetts State

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and Federal Bar Associations; and

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      WHEREAS, As a practicing lawyer, Senator Caprio has brought a wealth of legal

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knowledge to the General Assembly. When combined with his undergraduate major in

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Economics, Senator Caprio’s unique erudition has helped to ensure that all Rhode Islanders enjoy

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a brighter and more prosperous future; now, therefore be it

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      RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby honors Senator Frank T. Caprio as he concludes his service in the Rhode Island General

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Assembly. We thank him for a job well done, and extend our sincere wishes for his continued

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health, happiness and success; 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 the Honorable Frank T. Caprio.

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