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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF SHARON BAPTISTA | |
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Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Miller, F. Lombardi, Lombardo, Ciccone, Pearson, de la | |
Date Introduced: February 01, 2024 | |
Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
1 | WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness that this Senate has learned of the passing of Sharon |
2 | Baptista, the beloved wife of the late Ernest Baptista, Jr. She was raised in the Forest Hills |
3 | neighborhood of Cranston, a daughter of the late Anthony and Jennie Williams. She always |
4 | expressed fond memories of the fun, joy and solace she had experienced as a child at her family's |
5 | beach house in Narragansett; and |
6 | WHEREAS, A proud graduate of Cranston High School East in 1970, Mrs. Baptista |
7 | proceeded to graduate from the University of Rhode Island in 1974, and upon graduation, worked |
8 | for the Public Affairs Department for the Automobile Association of America (AAA), before |
9 | meeting her husband Ernest and transitioning into her role as a stay-at-home mother where she |
10 | worked tirelessly to create a wonderfully loving, nurturing and educational home for her family; |
11 | and |
12 | WHEREAS, In addition to raising her family, Mrs. Baptista enjoyed travelling, especially |
13 | to her beloved Bermuda and exploring new destinations, making memories with her family that |
14 | lasted a lifetime. She also had an enduring love and passion for animals, from her cherished |
15 | childhood pet poodle Sherie, to her Shih-Tzu companions, Cassie and Chloe, and her "granddog" |
16 | Sadie; and |
17 | WHEREAS, Sharon Baptista is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Baptista, her son, |
18 | Peter Baptista and his wife, Carra Beth Baptista, her sisters, Patricia Troiano, and Judith Passante, |
19 | and her husband, Alan. She also leaves behind her brother-inÂlaw, Raymond Baptista and his |
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1 | partner, Danielle Amicarelli, as well as her extended family and many friends; now, therefore be |
2 | it |
3 | RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby expresses its |
4 | condolences on the passing of Sharon Baptista; and be it further. |
5 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
6 | transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Jennifer Baptista and Peter Baptista. |
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