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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXTENDING DEEPEST SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF MADELINE MONTANARO

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Serpa, Fellela, Fenton-Fung,
Chippendale, Hull, Corvese, Potter, and Costantino

     Date Introduced: January 02, 2024

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, It is with sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Madeline

Montanaro, the devoted wife of the late Frank Montanaro, and the cherished mother of Laurie

Montanaro, our friend and former colleague, the Honorable Frank Montanaro and his wife, Joy,

Gina Montanaro and her husband, Michael Eckman, and Diana Montanaro; and

     WHEREAS, Born in the City of Providence, Mrs. Montanaro, better known as “Maddie”

to her family and friends, was a beloved daughter of the late Vincent and Anna Conca, and the

sister of Claudia Crudele, Lorraine Massiello, and Crescenzo Conca; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Montanaro doted on her family, particularly her six grandchildren,

Alexandria Montanaro, Michael Montanaro, Frank Montanaro, Jake Montanaro, Kelsey Lawton,

and Karissa Montanaro and her spouse, Elizabeth Montanaro, and her three great-grandchildren,

Maya, Lena, and Luke Montanaro, who were the light of her life; and

     WHEREAS, With a loving personality, Mrs. Montanaro created and nurtured a marriage

that flourished and a home that was warm and welcoming. She adored traveling the world with

her beloved husband, and sharing a glass of wine or her amazing cooking with her family and

many friends; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to raising her family, Mrs. Montanaro had been an executive

secretary for the RI State Association of Firefighters for a number of years; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Montanaro was a devoted wife, a loving mother, a cherished

grandmother and great-grandmother who was always laughing, always generous, always loving,

and always there to share a smile and a hug, and she is dearly missed but will forever be

remembered; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

expresses deepest condolences on the passing of Madeline Montanaro; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Laurie Montanaro, Frank Montanaro, Gina

Montanaro, and Diana Montanaro.

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