PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The first female president of the Providence City Council has died.
Family members say 93-year-old Evelyn Fargnoli died Thursday morning at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence.
Fargnoli became the second woman to serve on the council in 1982, when she was elected in a special election to fill a vacancy left by her husband, City Council President Ralph Fargnoli, who had died.
She was elected president in 1996, after serving as acting president for a year and a half.
She retired as president in 1998, after 16 years on the council.
The City Council said Saturday that Fargnoli was a “true pioneer in Providence politics.”
Fargnoli is survived by her two children and three grandchildren.
The Maceroni Funeral Home says Fargnoli’s funeral will take place Wednesday.
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