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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019
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	H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
	EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS

	Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, and Filippi
	Date Introduced: June 04, 2019
	Referred To: House read and passed
1	WHEREAS, It has been made known to the House that certain persons and organizations
2	are deserving of commendation; and
3	Cynthia F. Davidson; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on
4	March 27, 2019;
5	Representative Kennedy
6	Kathleen A. Thompson; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on
7	March 5, 2019;
8	Representative Kennedy
9	Andrea L. Clark; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on March
10	27, 2019;
11	Representative Kennedy
12	John V. Daily; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January
13	17, 2019;
14	Representative Kennedy
15	Timothy M. Jones; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on
16	January 24, 2019;
17	Representative Kennedy
18	Mary Eleanor Hodges; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on
19	January 9, 2019;
20	Representative Kennedy

1	Brenda L. Cahoon; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on
2	January 31, 2019;
3	Representative Kennedy
4	David F. Smith; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 80th Birthday on March
5	21, 2019;
6	Representative Kennedy
7	Robin B. Bressette; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on April
8	22, 2019;
9	Representative Kennedy
10	Bidney J. Cervera; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 100th Birthday on
11	January 17, 2019;
12	Representative Kennedy
13	Emery G. Mako; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on January
14	18, 2019;
15	Representative Kennedy
16	Sharon A. Keefe; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on
17	February 3, 2019;
18	Representative Kennedy
19	Susan R. Fitzgerald; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 80th Birthday on
20	March 28, 2019;
21	Representative Kennedy
22	Rosemary L. Dumas; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on
23	January 23, 2019;
24	Representative Kennedy
25	Donna Jean Church; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on
26	January 4, 2019;
27	Representative Kennedy
28	Joseph E. Anderson; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 85th Birthday on
29	March 22, 2019;
30	Representative Kennedy
31	William J. Gray; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on
32	February 15, 2019;
33	Representative Kennedy
34	Evelyn B. Chaffee; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 80th Birthday on
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1	January 7, 2019;
2	Representative Kennedy
3	Joseph J. Overend; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 85th Birthday on
4	February 6, 2019;
5	Representative Kennedy
6	Carol A. Schwaab; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on
7	January 30, 2019;
8	Representative Kennedy;
9	Geoffrey M. Hart; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on March
10	6, 2019;
11	Representative Kennedy
12	Sherry J. Hull; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on February
13	24, 2019;
14	Representative Kennedy
15	Elizabeth L. Bailey; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on
16	February 10, 2019;
17	Representative Kennedy
18	Charles W. Prellwitz; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on
19	February 8, 2019;
20	Representative Kennedy
21	Molly Andrade, Miss Rhode Island 2019; the distinguished honor of your visit to the
22	Rhode Island State House and the Rhode Island House of Representatives and celebrating your
23	success and being crowned as the Miss Rhode Island 2019, Best Wishes in the Miss America
24	Competition;
25	Representative Cortvriend
26	Kenny Davie Rodriguez Torres, Darwin Castano Hernandez, Valeria Castilla Divasto,
27	Anwar Garcia Acevedo, Ivan Pereira Durango, Sergio Miranda Ortega, Melissa Pontiers Mancilla
28	(teacher), Ivan Enrique Pereira (teacher), Magalis Morales Perez (teacher), Elder Lino Traslavina
29	(teacher), Michele Hanley (teacher), Juan Pablo Barrera; the distinguished honor of your visit to
30	the Rhode Island State House and the Rhode Island House of Representative on May 28, 2019;
31	Representatives Tobon and Barros
32	Pierce Abosso, Jordan Ballata, Kiera Dowding, William Durfee, Brianna Falco,
33	Nathaniel Guilmette, Peter Henry, Raymond Hill, Shelby Lewis, Alex Morgan, Gabriel Richter,
34	Antwone Brown, John Vigue, J.P. Sergi, Christopher Chappell, Mitchell Gomes, Megan Gavin,
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1	Keisha Whitmier, Emily Gauvin, Luke Fallon, Anthony Ramirez, Michael Goldberg, Jada Fry,
2	Jasmine Fry, Xochith Garcia, Rosemarie Marabella, Breanna Brown, Michaela Baker (Assistant
3	Coach), Heather Bishop (Assistant Coach), Jonathan Mathews (Assistant Coach), Kristin Bruno
4	(Assistant Coach), Zachary Zazzera (Assistant Coach), John Mathews (Head Coach), Westerly
5	High School Unified Basketball Team; the outstanding athletic achievement of winning the
6	Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2019 Division III Unified Basketball State Championships
7	"Undefeated Season";
8	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
9	Kavana Girish, Brant Wei, Jonathan Yao, East Greenwich High School; the outstanding
10	academic achievement of being a medal winner in the 2019 On-Line U.S. Academic Decathlon
11	Nationals;
12	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Shekarchi
13	Josina Patricia Dos Santos Soscia BA, Rhode Island College; the outstanding academic
14	achievement of your graduation from Rhode Island College and receiving the John Silva
15	Memorial Scholarship Award;
16	Representative Shanley
17	Donna M. MacRae Daigle; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 50th Birthday
18	on May 31, 2019;
19	Representative Shanley
20	William Brigham, Tiverton High School; the distinguished honor and outstanding
21	academic achievement of being named Valedictorian of the Tiverton High School Class of 2019;
22	Representatives Edwards and Canario
23	Samantha Bond, Tiverton High School; the distinguished honor and outstanding
24	academic achievement of being named Salutatorian of the Tiverton High School Class of 2019;
25	Representatives Edwards and Canario
26	Jackson Zmich, Kayana Urrego, Chandni Patel, Sascha Duggan, Maximus Piscani-
27	Daugherty, Crystal Murray, Chase Peirson, Danika Bebe, Tiverton High School; the
28	distinguished honor and outstanding academic achievement of being named as a Tiverton High
29	School Class of 2019 Top Ten Student;
30	Representatives Edwards and Canario
31	Dick Ellsworth; the distinguished honor of serving as the Grand Marshall of the 2019
32	150th Annual South Kingstown Memorial Day Parade;
33	Representatives McEntee, Fogarty and Tanzi
34	Bill Forbes; the distinguished honor of serving as the Grand Marshall of the 2019 150th
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1	Annual South Kingstown Memorial Day Parade;
2	Representatives McEntee, Fogarty and Tanzi
3	Richard Grant, President, Narrow River Preservation Association; the distinct honor of
4	being awarded the Environmental Law Institute's 30th Anniversary Lifetime Achievement Award
5	for 47 years of outstanding service as President of the Narrow River Preservation Association;
6	Representative McEntee
7	2LT Jake Angelo Pare, United States Army; the distinction and honor of your graduation
8	on May 25, 2019, from the United States Military Academy at West Point;
9	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
10	Robert Speaker, Building Inspector, Barrington; your 34 years of outstanding and
11	dedicated service to the town and its citizens as Building Inspector in Barrington;
12	Representatives Knight and Cassar
13	Henry De La Cruz, Cristobal Espital, Aydin García, Celia Gómez, Sucely Hernández,
14	Elder Herrera, Jordania Leger, Jolanny López, Ygnacio Penalo, Arlyn Rosales, Enmanuel
15	Rosario, Juan Carlos Salazar, Yeison De La Rosa, Yris Pérez, Pedro Urizar, Jose Valladares,
16	Karla García, Deysy Delgado; the outstanding academic achievement of your graduation from the
17	Providence Community Library's Spanish Language GED Class of 2019;
18	Representative Diaz
19	David Barillas, Jostin Blanco, Luke Brown, Julia Butcher, Mary Conant, Fiona Crawford,
20	Julia Gasner, John "Riley" Hobe, Laura Johnson, Tyler Mack, Andrew McGarry, Avery
21	McGinnes, Gerson Menendez Hernandez, Sawyer Milstead, Maya Veldman-Wilson, Block
22	Island School; the outstanding academic achievement of your graduation from the Block Island
23	School Class of 2019 on June 16, 2019;
24	Representative Filippi
25	Connor Lally, University of Rhode Island; the outstanding academic achievement of your
26	graduation from the University of Rhode Island Class of 2019 on May 19, 2019;
27	Representative McEntee
28	Will Lurgio, University of Rhode Island; the outstanding academic achievement of your
29	graduation from the University of Rhode Island Class of 2019 on May 19, 2019;
30	Representative McEntee
31	Lauren Burgess, University of Rhode Island; the outstanding academic achievement of
32	your graduation from the University of Rhode Island Class of 2019 on May 19, 2019;
33	Representative McEntee
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1	Sawyer Duran, University of Rhode Island; the outstanding academic achievement of
2	your graduation from the University of Rhode Island Class of 2019 on May 19, 2019;
3	Representative McEntee
4	Henry McGreen, Fairfield University; the outstanding academic achievement of your
5	graduation from the Fairfield University Class of 2019 on May 19, 2019;
6	Representative McEntee
7	Brook McGreen, Sacred Heart University; the outstanding academic achievement of your
8	graduation from the Sacred Heart University Class of 2019 on May 12, 2019;
9	Representative McEntee
10	Christiana Tucker, University of Virginia; the outstanding academic achievement of your
11	graduation from the University of Virginia Class of 2019 on May 18, 2019;
12	Representative McEntee
13	Kyle Wilson, Burrillville Middle School; the distinguished honor of being named as the
14	Burrillville Public Schools 2019 Teacher of the Year for your commitment and dedication to
15	student engagement, community outreach and professional development;
16	Representative Place
17	Ena Agbenya, Benison Aguocha, Francesca Albanese, Cristina Alcala, Isabella Anelundi,
18	Abby Angell, Edem Apaloo, Victoria Arena, Sydney Austin, Jake Barlow, Matthew Bourke,
19	Makenzie Caffrey, Kaylin Chase, Mason Daignault, Lauren DeAngelis, Madison DeFreitas,
20	Sophia DeWornu, Ericka Duverge, Caleb Estrada, Gabriella Fiore, Jaiden Florio, Isabella
21	Gemma, Kyle Giammarco, Karla Guzman, Michael Houle, Alicia Kyei, Laiba Liaqat, Samuel
22	Loranger, Isabella Marotti, Adriana Nedvidek, Sydney Nguyen, Olivia Noyes, Jordan Olobri,
23	Chukwuebuka Osondu, Carl Picerno, Joseph Pinkrah, Jaiden Pulliman, Alena Rizzo, Adam
24	Salem, Jasmin Santiago, Michael Scetta, Stephen Sequira, Benjamin St Laurent, Lianne Tran,
25	Vanessa Vargas-Pagan, Trinity Varr, Ryan Vukas, Gabriella Wiggins, Indra Winangun, Dr. E.A.
26	Ricci Middle School; the outstanding academic achievement of being inducted into the "2019
27	National Junior Honor Society" on June 10, 2019;
28	Representative O'Brien
29	Brigadier General Javier A. Reina, Rhode Island Air National Guard; the distinction and
30	honor of being promoted to the rank of Brigadier General on the Rhode Island Air National
31	Guard;
32	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
33	Derek Paquin, Damon Bedford, Kenneth Card, Boy Scout Troop 20, Johnston; the
34	distinction and honor of attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America for your
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1	commitment and dedication to the values of Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness;
2	Representative Ucci
3	Representative Stephen M. and Debra Casey; the prestigious honor of receiving the
4	Preservation Society of Newport County 2019 Laurel Award for Volunteerism for your
5	contributions to historic preservation in the areas of artisanship, horticulture and volunteerism
6	Representative Morin
7	Louis J. Spremulli, Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training; your retirement
8	after many years of dedicated and faithful service to the people of the state of Rhode Island
9	Department of Labor and Training;
10	Representative Ucci
11	iXblue Defense Systems; celebrating the Grand Opening of iXblue Defense Systems in
12	Lincoln, and your commitment to being a global High-tech company specializing in the design of
13	autonomous, marine and photonics technologies;
14	Representative Ucci
15	Robert "Bobby" Thompson; your outstanding achievements as a student/athlete at Central
16	High School and being a member of the Rhode Island Athletic Hall of Fame as one of Rhode
17	Island's Greatest athletes in football; Outdoor and Indoor Track;
18	Representative Williams
19	David Marszalkowski, Woonsocket High School Class of 2019; the outstanding
20	academic achievement of being named as the Salutatorian of the Woonsocket High School Class
21	of 2019;
22	Representative Marszalkowski
23	Bridget Hope Whitty; your outstanding performance in The Waitress at PPAC as Lulu.
24	You showed great talent and stage presence dancing with the cast on stage at the young age of 4
25	years old! When you win your first Tony Award we can all say "we knew you when";
26	Representative Ruggiero
27	Adam Orwiler, Boy Scout Troop 6, Bristol; the distinction and honor of attaining the rank
28	of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America for your commitment and dedication to the values
29	of Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness;
30	Representatives Donovan and Speakman
31	Kimberly Komocar; the outstanding academic achievement of receiving a Master's
32	Degree from the Johnson & Wales University Class of 2018 and completion of the PRN Program
33	Representative Fellela
34	Kassia Almeida, Lara Almeida Cardoso, Kaylin Fortes, Katie Ni, Shreena Patel, Grace
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1	Ruilova; congratulations on being inducted into the 2019 Pawtucket Teen Hall of Fame;
2	Representative Tobon
3	Maliyha Pereira; the outstanding academic achievement of being named Valedictorian of
4	the Central Falls High School Class of 2019;
5	Representative Maldonado
6	Hector Batres; the outstanding academic achievement of being named Salutatorian of the
7	Central Falls High School Class of 2019;
8	Representative Maldonado
9	Pator Chris Abhulime, King's Tabernacle Church; the distinguished honor and
10	outstanding achievement of receiving Special Beautification Honors from the Apple Blossom
11	Garden Club;
12	Representative Fellela
13	Lauren R. Malouin, Scituate High School class of 2019; the outstanding academic
14	achievement of your graduation from Scituate High School c lass of 2019 on May 31, 2019;
15	Representative Lombardi
16	Catherine Hernandez, Benjamin Marroquin, Yeudy Belliard, Lilliana Perez, Ethan
17	McCarty, Janelle Johnson, Gilbert Alvira, Alexis Ryl; Congratulations on successfully
18	completing all of the requirements necessary to earn your High School diploma. Best Wishes and
19	continued success in your journey;
20	Representative Ranglin-Vassell
21	Naomi Akinyode, Nicholas Andruchow, Marolyn Antigua Betances, Franchesca Cuozzo,
22	Brandon Dellatore, Iszeah Fontaine-Carlow, Daniel Garcia, Bella Grimshaw, Orisel Hidalgo,
23	Samantha LaCasse, Anna Lancellotta, Nathan Lao, Brea Lima, Ryan Marro, Layla Nunez, Bryce
24	Principe, Kaiya Raposa, Canela Rodriguez, McKenzie Roll, James Sanford, Brandon Sarlo,
25	Andre Silva, Joshua Spencer, Trevor Thibault, Aakansha Vittal, Christopher Wright, Emily
26	Zhang, Evan Alfonso, Christian Bourdon, Elaina Castro Souza, Janessa Chapman-Loftis,
27	Jameson Healey, Charlotte Horak, Mason Hunt, Lorenzo L'Europa, Shazeena Laltaprasad, Caleb
28	Malo, Nevaeh Mazzariello, Delaney Natal, Anthony Olaes, Samia Pacheco, Karmen Paul, Lillian
29	Peter, Jack Proulx, Alex Sarlo, Kaidyn Skowron, Ryan Stanley, Madison Stephens, Jestina
30	Stokes, Hayden Szerlag, Jacob Vaudry, Juliah Wieselquist, Genesis Zavala Cardenas, Lydia
31	Allen, Brian Andrade, Kendyll Briggs, Gavin Bruneau, Elise Conceicao, Ian Degnan, Shyla
32	Dumont, Alexandria Espinosa, Isabel Estrada, Thomas Fantozzi, Alexa Foley, Valerie Fratus,
33	Xzavier Hammond, Ava Kowalski, Caden LaPointe, Emma Manni, Jobe Merida, Colin Milburn,
34	Colby Nunes, Zoe Overton, Alexander Pelopida, Olivia Praileau, Angel Richmond, Jayden Ruge-
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1	Couchon, Alana Voisard, Nattapol Vongvilay, Coryn Washburn, Jake Anzivino, Mya Bizier,
2	Hannah Dabeck, Dominici Yarielis, Alison Dube, Landon Eberle, Ava Erban, Blaze Fiske,
3	Emiliana Georges, Jayden Hairabedian, Jordan Hammond, Harper Jones, Abigayle Masello,
4	Corzette Matteson, Xander McIntosh, Aryana Namias, Maxwell Pacitti, Damiano Palasciano,
5	Parker Reyes, Aidan Rodriguez, Kayla Rodriguez, Leilani Rodriguez, Shelby Ruge, Jocelyn
6	Snyder, Emma Spaziano, Gavin Walsh, Greenbush Elementary School; the outstanding academic
7	achievement and celebrating your successful completion of the 4th Grade at Greenbush
8	Elementary School "Moving Up Ceremony" on June 11, 2019;
9	Representative Serpa
10	NOW, THEREFORE BE IT
11	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives hereby extends to the aforesaid persons
12	and organizations its very best wishes on this memorable occasion and expresses the hope for
13	continued good fortune; and be it further
14	RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is respectfully requested to
15	transmit a properly inscribed citation to each of the aforesaid.
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