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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 CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE EDWARD L.
MAGGIACOMO
Introduced By:
Representatives Blazejewski, Kazarian, Lima, Chippendale, Paplauskas,
Potter, Baginski, J. Brien, McNamara, and Kennedy
Date Introduced:
May 21, 2026
Referred To:
House read and passed
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WHEREAS, It is with deep sadness that this House of Representatives has learned of the
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passing of the Honorable Edward L. Maggiacomo. Mr. Maggiacomo was born in Providence in
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1936, a son of Guiseppe and Guilia Maggiacomo. He was the youngest of seven children and was
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raised in Cranston; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Maggiacomo graduated from Providence College and served our nation
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with honor and distinction as a Lieutenant in the United States Army. In 1960, while serving in
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the Army in Germany during the Cold War, he was invited to Christmas Eve services and a
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family dinner where he met the love of his life, Inge. They fell in love, were married for 64 years,
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and raised four children together; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Maggiacomo later graduated from Georgetown University Law Center,
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and was a founding member of one of Rhode Island’s largest and most prestigious law firms,
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Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. Mr. Maggiacomo was widely respected as a practicing attorney for
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his acumen, abiding integrity and tireless work ethic as well as for his willingness to serve as a
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mentor to younger attorneys; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Maggiacomo was also a dedicated public servant who represented the
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citizens of Knightsville, Cranston, from 1967 to 1980, in the House of Representatives, rising to
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the position of Majority Leader. Mr. Maggiacomo then proceeded to serve for sixteen years as
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Rhode Island's Democratic National Committeeman, where he attended numerous Democratic
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National Conventions and cast Electoral College votes in several Presidential Elections; and
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WHEREAS, Other highlights of Mr. Maggiacomo's sterling legal and public service
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careers included attending a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House honoring Pope John Paul
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II, and a State Dinner honoring the Prime Minister of Italy; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Maggiacomo also served with distinction as a trustee of the Rhode
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Island Foundation. He was very proud of his record at the Rhode Island Foundation of assisting
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Rhode Islanders in need. He also was a loyal Providence College Alumnus who served for thirty
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years on the President’s Counsel and faithfully donated to Providence College for 65 consecutive
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years; and
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WHEREAS, In addition to his wife Inge, Mr. Maggiacomo leaves behind his daughter
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Susanne and her husband, Steven Tallarida, his son Edward Maggiacomo Jr., and his wife,
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Kristin, and his son Stephen Maggiacomo and his wife, Maryellen. Mr. Maggiacomo was
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predeceased by his son Michael. Mr. Maggiacomo also leaves behind his grandchildren and
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great-grandchildren, including Haylee and her husband, Deepak Diwan, and their children,
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Shepard, Sienna and Gemma, as well as Chloe and Sophie Tallarida, by Michael, Mia, Mollie,
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Matthew Maggiacomo and Tom Maggiacomo, Grace Finney, and her husband, John, and John,
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Marc and David Maggiacomo and also his sister Elaine Ruggieri. Mr. Maggiacomo was
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predeceased by his brothers, Biagio and Joseph, and his sisters, Assunta Iaciofano, Mary
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Grimaldi, and Gloria Zito; 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 Maggiacomo Family on the passing of the Honorable
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Edward L. Maggiacomo; and be it 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 Susanne Tallarida, Edward Maggiacomo, Jr.,
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Stephen Maggiacomo and Inge Maggiacomo.
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