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DE SCR32
Concurrent Resolution
Status
6/27/2013
Primary Sponsor
Harris McDowell
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AI Summary
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Honors Reverend Roberto Balducelli, pastor emeritus of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Wilmington, on his 100th birthday on August 11, 2013
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Father Roberto was born in Italy in 1913, discovered by Father J. Francis Tucker at age 16 at a seminary in Rome, and arrived in America aboard the S.S. Notre Dame on April 9, 1946
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Recognizes his contributions to building St. Anthony's Church (including hand-setting mosaic tiles), Padua Academy, the Antonian senior citizens facility, and St. Anthony in the Hills retreat
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Acknowledges his role in developing the St. Anthony's Italian Festival, which evolved from a community carnival established in the 1920s
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Directs that copies of the resolution be presented to Father Roberto and St. Anthony's Church
Legislative Description
Celebrating The Exemplary Life And Ministry Of Father Roberto Balducelli Of St. Anthony Of Padua Parish As He Approaches The 100th Anniversary Of His Birth On August 11, 1913.
Last Action
Passed in House by Voice Vote
7/1/2013