HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ANNA CASALE

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ANNA CASALE

Introduced By:
Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Kazarian,
Kennedy, Ackerman, J. Lombardi, Ajello, Cotter, and Serpa

Date Introduced:
March 17, 2026

Referred To:
House read and passed
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WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness that this House has learned of the passing of Anna
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Casale at the age of 98. Mrs. Casale was the loving wife of the late John Casale, Jr., for 68 years;
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and
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WHEREAS, Anna Casale was the daughter of the late Francesco and Oranato Ruggieri.
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She attended Cranston public schools and graduated from Cranston High School. Mrs. Casale
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was a woman of deep faith and a devout Catholic. She was a parishioner of St. Mary’s Church her
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entire life; and
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WHEREAS, Anna Casale was a devoted wife and mother and was the beloved matriarch
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of her family. She was a woman of incredible wisdom, love, compassion, strength and resilience.
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She dedicated her life toward raising her family of ten children and strove tirelessly to create a
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warm, nurturing and loving home, a place where her children could put together the building
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blocks of a successful life; and
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Casale was the rock that held everything together for her family. Every
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day she provided her family with unconditional love and taught them the important values of
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love, unity and perseverance. Mrs. Casale will be sorely missed, but her legacy of love will live
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on forever within the hearts and memories of her loved ones and countless friends; and
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WHEREAS, Anna Casale leaves behind her children, Alan, John III, Stephen, Thomas,
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Charles, Linda Newsham, Jeanne Garafano, Anne Caruso, and Maria Casale, as well as her 20
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grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren. Anna Casale was preceded in death by her husband,
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John Casale, Jr., her son James, his wife Dawn, her son-in-law Ronald Garafano, Sr., her brothers

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Peter and Nicholas Ruggieri, and her sisters Mary Casale, Josephine Pursche, and Gilda Narcisi;
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now, therefore be it
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby
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expresses its deepest condolences to the Casale Family on the passing of Anna Casale; and be it
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further
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to
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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the family of Anna Casale.
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