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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING STEPHANIE PERRY ON HER INDUCTION INTO THE 2013 RHODE | |
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ISLAND INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE HALL OF FAME | |
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Introduced By: Senators Metts, Pichardo, Ruggerio, Jabour, and Goodwin | |
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Date Introduced: June 13, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
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WHEREAS, Stephanie Perry is one of eleven former athletes who has earned the |
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prestigious honor of being inducted into the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Hall of Fame in |
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the Class of 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Hall of Famers can be former high school athletes, coaches, administrators, |
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or sportscasters who have distinguished themselves in city, state, and national athletic programs; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Stephanie Perry grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, the youngest of seven |
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children. While attending Central High School in the early 1980s, she attained the highest |
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accolades and honors for her exceptional abilities on the basketball court; and |
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WHEREAS, While playing for the Lady Knights, Stephanie and her teammates captured |
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the 1982 Class B title. She averaged an outstanding 29 points per game. And with a career |
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scoring total of more than 2,000 points in an era before the three-point shot was instituted, |
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Stephanie earned All-State honors for three consecutive years; and |
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WHEREAS, Continuing her education after high school, Stephanie attended the |
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University of Maryland and the Florida Institute of Technology. She credits her family, |
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particularly her dear sister, Mimi, as well as her coaches, friends, the T.E.A.M., and the |
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community of Providence for supporting her and helping her achieve her dreams; and |
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WHEREAS, As Bear Bryant once said, "If you believe in yourself, have dedication and |
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pride and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards." |
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Stephanie Perry has earned her place in the Hall of Fame. She is a wonderful role model and we |
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are proud to celebrate her achievements; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby applauds Stephanie Perry for her myriad accomplishments and congratulates her on being |
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inducted into the 2013 Rhode Island Interscholastic League Hall of Fame. We moreover wish her |
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good heath, continued success, and much happiness; 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 a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Stephanie Perry. |
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