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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 CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE

WILLIAM P. RAMPONE

     Introduced By: Representatives J. Lombardi, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale,
Hull, Felix, Newberry, Craven, Shanley, and Batista

     Date Introduced: January 30, 2024

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

Honorable William P. Rampone, the beloved husband of Donna Rampone, the devoted father of

Sgt. Matthew Rampone, PPD., and his wife, Bridget, and Michael Rampone, and the proud Papa

of Fiona and Reid Rampone, whom he dearly loved; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Rampone grew up in the City of Providence, a son of the late Cosmo

and Mary Rampone, and the son-in-law of the late Paul and Dolores De Angelis. He was the

brother-in-law of Paul De Angelis and his wife, Joan, and Rhonda Mullen, and the uncle of

several cherished nieces and a nephew. He was predeceased by his brother, Victor Rampone, and

his brother-in-law Joseph Mullen; and

     WHEREAS, Upon graduation from St. Edward’s Parish School and La Salle Academy,

Mr. Rampone attained his Bachelor’s degree from Providence College, and his Juris Doctor from

New England School of Law; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Rampone was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar and began what would

become a long and distinguished law career as a prosecutor with the Rhode Island Attorney

General’s Office. He subsequently became an Assistant Attorney General, and later worked for

several law firms before going into private practice; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to maintaining his private practice, Mr. Rampone also served as

a bail commissioner for the State of Rhode Island, and as a member of the Rhode Island Judicial

Nominating Commission, the Narragansett Bay Commission, and the Rhode Island Judiciary

Disciplinary Board. Most recently in 2020, he had been appointed to the Providence Housing

Court, where he served as Chief Judge, and in May of the following year, was appointed as a

Magistrate with the Rhode Island Superior Court, a position he held until his passing; and

     WHEREAS, The Honorable Bill Rampone possessed a talented legal mind, and a fair and

magnanimous spirit. He was blessed with the love of his family and friends and the admiration of

his peers, and he will be missed by those who had the good fortune to be a part of his vital and

fulfilling life; now, therefore be it

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

expresses deepest condolences on the passing of the Honorable William P. Rampone; and be it

further

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

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Donna Rampone and Family.

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