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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2007

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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING SENATOR HANNA M. GALLO AND HER HUSBAND, RUSSELL,

ON THE LONG-AWAITED COMPLETION OF THEIR HOME

     Introduced By: Senators P Fogarty, Paiva-Weed, Goodwin, J Montalbano, and Walaska

     Date Introduced: June 22, 2007

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, A home is more than a building; it is a place of repose and sanctuary where

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memories are built, families are cherished, and love is heightened; and

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     WHEREAS, Senator Hanna M. Gallo and her husband, Russell, have been constructing

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their new abode at 285 Meshanticut Valley Parkway in Cranston, Rhode Island since shortly after

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the Jurassic period, and the residence is finally complete; and

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     WHEREAS, It is rumored that construction of this residence may have taken longer than

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the time to construct the great pyramids; and

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     WHEREAS, Most of their colleagues knew better than to ask the Gallos about the

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progress of the project for fear of long and detailed accounts of the challenges they faced with

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permits and contractors, as well as comparisons with construction of the Masonic Temple; and

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     WHEREAS, New Senate stationary reflecting the new address was ready for Senator

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Gallo’s use as of Christmas…of 2005. At the rate things were going, there was some concern

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that the Senate would be redistricted again before the Gallos moved into their new residence; and

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     WHEREAS, There is absolutely no truth to the rumor that the draperies throughout the

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house have been cut from the same fabric as the infamous matching shirts Russell and Hanna

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wore several years ago to a Senate picnic; and

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     WHEREAS, For many years the Gallos have enjoyed the hospitality of others, now it is

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their time to host, and the members of this Chamber are anxiously awaiting the housewarming

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party. Of course, all couples are to wear matching shirts; 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 extends its sincere and heartfelt congratulations to Senator Hanna and Russell Gallo on the

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completion of their new home, and wishes them and their family many years of happiness and

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enjoyment in it; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Senator Hanna M. Gallo and Russell Gallo.

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