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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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EXPRESSING OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MARIA (SCIARRA) | |
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COSTANTINO | |
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Introduced By: Senators Jabour, Goodwin, Paiva Weed, Ruggerio, and Miller | |
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Date Introduced: February 28, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
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WHEREAS, It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we offer our condolences to the |
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Costantino family on the passing of family matriarch Maria (Sciarra) Costantino. Born in |
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Providence the daughter of Antonio and Antonetta (Brosco) Sciarra, she was the wife of the late |
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Vincent Costantino for 36 years and loving mother to her seven sons, Alan and Gregory of |
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Lincoln, Damian, Steven, and Joseph of Providence, and the late Anthony and Gary; and |
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WHEREAS, An institution in the venerable Federal Hill neighborhood of Providence, |
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Maria Costantino was a caseworker for youth and a Nursing Assistant at the Providence |
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Ambulatory Health Care Center. In addition, her family owns and runs Venda Ravioli, a beloved |
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restaurant and business establishment in Federal Hill, a community known for its outstanding |
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restaurants and fine food establishments; and |
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WHEREAS, Maria and her family have contributed much over the years to the fabric of |
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life in Federal Hill, as well as to Providence and the State of Rhode Island. Her son, the |
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Honorable Steven Costantino, was a distinguished and highly respected member of the Rhode |
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Island General Assembly and the Chairman of the House Finance Committee, and currently |
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serves as the Secretary of the Rhode Island Office of Health and Human Services; and |
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WHEREAS, Maria is also survived by her sister Elia Viti of Providence, a brother, |
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Rudolph Sciarra of Providence, fifteen grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. She was the |
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sister of the late Victor, John, Edward, Umberto, Guerino, Dante, and Joseph Sciarra, and |
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Margaret Krupa and Beatrice Silva; and |
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WHEREAS, Maria was also a dear and trusted friend to many and a beloved member of |
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the Federal Hill community. She will be sorely missed by her family, friends, and loved ones, but |
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her presence and spirit will carry on in the hearts of all who knew her; 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 expresses its deepest sorrows to the Costantino family on the passing of Maria (Sciarra) |
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Costantino; 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 the Honorable Steven Costantino, Secretary of |
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the Rhode Island Office of Health and Human Services, and family of Maria Costantino. |
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