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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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

EXPRESSING SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF

RAYMOND DETTORE, JR., ESQ.

     Introduced By: Representatives Hull, Lima, Fox, Costantino, and Lombardi

     Date Introduced: January 03, 2013

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It is with utmost sadness that we have learned of the passing of Raymond

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Dettore, Jr., a well-respected attorney and lifelong resident of the City of Providence; and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Dettore was the son of Christine Dettore and the late Raymond Dettore. 

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He was also the loving brother of Deborah Angelo and her husband, Donald, of Smithfield, and

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the uncle of Jeffrey Raymond Angelo and the late Christopher Raymond Angelo; and

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     WHEREAS, After graduating from LaSalle Academy and St. Francis College, which is

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now the University of New England, Mr. Dettore continued his education, earning his Juris

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Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School; and

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     WHEREAS, For several years, Mr. Dettore maintained a flourishing private law practice

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before becoming Chairman of the Board of Licenses for the City of Providence. He was later

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named Deputy City Solicitor and retired from the City of Providence in 2005, while working in

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the Law Department; and

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     WHEREAS, Proud of his Italian heritage, Mr. Dettore was active in numerous

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organizations, including The Italo-American Club and the Sons of Italy, where he held a variety

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of State and National offices, including National Historian and most recently, National Orator;

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and

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     WHEREAS, Committed to serving his community, Mr. Dettore was on the board of

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many charitable organizations and had been active with myriad professional and local

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organizations, including The Justinian Law Society, The National Italian-American Bar

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Association (NIABA), Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Center of Individualized

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Training and Education (CITE), and a member of the Governor's Advisory Commission for the

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Blind and Visually Impaired. He had also been recently elected to the City of Providence’s

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Democratic Ward Committee; and

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     WHEREAS, There is no doubt that Raymond Dettore left this world a far better place

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because of his life’s endeavors. He was a steadfast gentleman whose integrity and determination

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enriched the lives of all who knew him and he was an inspiration to us all; 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 on the passing of Raymond

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Dettore, Jr., Esq.; 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 Deborah and Donald Angelo and Jeffrey

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Raymond Angelo.

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