A RESOLUTION FROM THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK
MOURNING THE LOSS AND COMMEMORATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF
RITA PUCILLO ROQUE
WHEREAS, the great City of Mount Vernon, NY joins in the remembrance of a daughter of our city and a dedicated public servant, known fondly as RITA PUCILLO ROQUE, born on July 13, 1931, in Mount Vernon, NY to Antonio and Mary Pucillo; and
Whereas, RITA PUCILLO ROQUE was sister to, Carmela (Michael) Blaise, Louis (Dorothy) Pucillo, Josephine (James) Franzese, Emilio (Josephine) Pucillo, Anthony (Merilyn) Pucillo and Dusolina Pucillo who predeceased her, and brother Peter (Catherine) Pucillo; and
Whereas, RITA PUCILLO ROQUE’S love and affection captured the heart of John J. Roque, Sr., and together in their 61 years of matrimony their positive energy touched all who came their way. She was the loving mother of John (Nicole) Roque, and Michele (Kamel Tarazi) Roque, and the cherished grandmother of John, Samuel, Luke, Mark, Carmella, Jasmine, and Maleia; and
Whereas, RITA PUCILLO ROQUE lived and worked in the City of Mount Vernon, NY her entire life: at the renown Genung’s Department Store headquartered in Mount Vernon on Fourth Avenue, and as a School Monitor with the Mount Vernon City School District at Lincoln Elementary School. However, her impact was truly felt through her role as a public servant with the City of Mount Vernon. She began as a file clerk with the Department of Recreation and moved up to the position of Clerk with the Finance Department. She eventually became a Secretary with the City’s Civil Service Commission, serving from 1978 to her retirement in 2009 -marking thirty-one years of service; and Now Therefore,
BE IT Resolved, that the City Council joins with the citizens of the City of Mount Vernon, New York, to commemorate the life of RITA PUCILLO ROQUE, to express its great regret in her passing, and to extend its deepest sympathy to her family.