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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2008

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

EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS

     Introduced By: Representatives Fox, and Watson

     Date Introduced: April 08, 2008

     Referred To: House read and passed

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      WHEREAS, It has been made known to the House that certain persons and organizations

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are deserving of commendation; and

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      Frank Pine; your induction into the Rhode Island Chapter of the Combat Veterans

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Motorcycle Association on March 30, 2008;

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      Representative Loughlin

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      CLCF Gals 14U, Tom Scorpio, Head Coach, Deanna Archetto, Denise Archetto, Alicia

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Hersey, Alisha Mayer, Nicole Nadich, Tori Okolowitcz, Alyssa Petrarca, Fallon Scorpio, Ashley

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Signoriello, Rachel Smith and Chelsea Solomon; the outstanding athletic achievement of winning

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the 2997 ASA Girls 14-Under Slow Pitch National Championship;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      North Smithfield High School Girls Hockey, Kristie Yehle, Kayla Kiernan, Kaitlynn

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Bobb, Vanessa D'Andrea, Megan Moore, Amanda Dube, Julia Hartley, Jocelyn Mandeville,

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Kristen Collard, Emly McSweeney, Kaela Fiori, Kayla Kearns, Adrienne Pariset, Perri Bennett,

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Danielle Fiori, Jessica Salisbury, Brittnay Clarke, Christine Biron, Alexandra Euglow, Bill

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Nangle, Head Coach, Steve Biron, Asst. Coach, John Charest, Asst. Coach, Gil LeFort, Asst.

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Coach and Samantha Archambault, Team Manager; winning the 2007-2008 Rhode Island

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Interscholastic League Girls Hockey Division II Regular Season Championship and the Division

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II State Championship;

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      Representative Church

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      Societa Cittadini Calabro Americani; commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the

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founding of the Westerly Calabrese Society and its commitment to promoting the celebration of

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Italian heritage while assisting local charitable organization with scholarship and fundraising;

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      Representatives Kennedy and Lewiss

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      Alex Buckley, Ross Coffua, Aaron Desrosiers, Devin DiPetrillo, James Kaplan, Austin

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Paygai, Antonio Raimondo, Paul Roy and Connor Williamson; the outstanding athletic

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achievement of winning the West Warwick Basketball League Championship;

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      Speaker Murphy and Representative Williamson

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      Saint Peter Tri-Parish School, Alexander Claros, Evan Dwyer, Zachary Rusiloski,

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Timothy Desmarais, Scott Kean, David St. Amant, Raphael Diaz, Daniel Miller, Burke White,

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Nicholas Carroll, Ryan Pajak, Aiden White, Brenda Miller, Scorekeeper, Katie Owens, Asst.

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Scorekeeper, William White, Head Coach, Bennett Cruz, Assistant and Kyle Fellela, Assistant;

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the outstanding athletic achievement of winning the Catholic Athletic League A-2 Division Boys

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Basketball Championship;

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      Representative McNamara

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      William Delaney; your outstanding and dedicated service to the citizens of the Town of

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Barrington as a member and Chairman of the Barrington Appropriations Committee;

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      Leader Fox

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      Antonio Simeone; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 100th Birthday on October

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15, 2008;

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      Representative Giannini

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      Brigida Tucci; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 100th Birthday on April 1,

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2008;

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      Representative Giannini

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      Ellen Dwyer; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 101st Birthday on April 24,

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2008;

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      Representative Giannini

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      Carol Shelton; your retirement after many years of outstanding and dedicated service to

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the students and faculty Rhode Island College School of Nursing;

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      Representative Dennigan

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      Governor Aram J. Pothier Elementary School, Victor Pagan, Yamil Dawson, Evan

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DeMaire, Nathan Collette, Miguel DeJesus, Bryant Rosario, Keigan Morin, Faith Rodriguez, Eric

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Lu, Alexia Lescarbeau, Je'Auna Stokes, Jamay Hill, Ashley Rivera, Andrea Centeno, Sydney

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Ruiz, Kyashia Nared, Faith Gill, Victoria Braxton, Alexandria Rodriguez, Jeyline Vargas, Gage

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Godin and John Jannini; the outstanding achievement of being named Student of the Month

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March 2008 for your commitment to display "Most Cooperative" behavior in school each day;

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      Representative Picard

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      Kristen and Michael Skodras; the joyous occasion of the birth of your daughter Rylee

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Julia Skodras on March 14, 2008;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      Club de Polo Currico; for their hospitality in hosting the Chile vs. USA/Newport

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Women's Polo match on February 23, 2008;

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      Representative Rice

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      Don Felix Garrido, the Garrido Family San Isidro Family; for the outstanding hospitality

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in hosting and organizing the USA/Newport Women's Polo Team in February 2008;

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      Representative Rice

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      Elsa F. Loughlin; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on March 22,

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2008;

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      Representative Loughlin

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      Karen McAvoy, William "Bill" McCagney, Raymond Locke, Pasqual "Pat" Monti, Jr.,

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Deborah "Debbie" Turnbull, Frank Murgo, Frank Vollara, Brad Faxon, William D. Cuthbertson,

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Jr. and 1943 BHS Football Team; the honor and outstanding athletic achievement of being

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inducted into the 2008 Barrington High School Athletic Hall of Fame;

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      Representatives Story and Malik

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      Ian Mellon and Connor Mellon; your visit to the Rhode Island State House on April 2,

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2008;

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      Speaker Murphy

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      Sergeant William J. Paiva, Jr., Jamestown Police Department; your retirement after 23

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years of dedicated and distinguished service to the Citizens of Jamestown, Rhode Island;

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      Representative Long

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      Robert J. Finelli; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      Felice D. Tridento; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      James E. Jones; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      Clarence R. Martin; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      John W. Olearczyk; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      Frances L. Carcieri; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      Pauline Forlingieri; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      Joseph Rossi; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      Angelos Maintanis; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      Raffaele Bianco, Jr.; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      Arthur Pallotta; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      J. Wakeman Jennings; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      Anna V. D'Arezzo; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      Rose R. D'Amore; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      Anna C. Menard; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      Helen DeCaporale; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      Doris A. Read; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      Mabel Reilly; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 95th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      Christine Dilanna; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 95th Birthday;

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      Representative Mattiello

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      Colonel Mark P. Habershaw; the distinguished honor of being promoted to the rank of

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Colonel in the United States Army and your commitment to live the values of Loyalty, Duty,

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Respect, Honor and Courage;

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      Speaker Murphy and Representative Carter

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      Lt. Col. Brian Trapani; the distinguished honor of being promoted to the rank of

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Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army and your commitment to live the values of Loyalty,

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Duty, Respect, Honor, Integrity and Courage;

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      Speaker Murphy and Representative Carter

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      Lt. Col. Bill Conway; the distinguished honor of being promoted to the rank of

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Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army and your commitment to live the values of Loyalty,

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Duty, Respect, Honor, Integrity and Courage;

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      Speaker Murphy and Representative Carter

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      Major Mark Gabriele; the distinguished honor of being promoted to the rank of Major in

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the United States Army and your commitment to live the values of Loyalty, Duty, Respect,

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Honor, Integrity and Courage;

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      Speaker Murphy and Representative Carter

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      Angelo Ricco; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 60th Birthday on April 3,

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2008;

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      Representative Fellela

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      Frederick Arnett, II, The Estes Benson Award; achieving the highest overall academic

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grade point average among Black male students;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Aleah Bagwell Moreino, The Reverend Arthur L. Hardge Award; outstanding service to

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the Black community outside of the University;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      David Bell, The URI Black Scholar Award; receiving the Sojourner Truth Award for

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Scholarly Persistence and Dedication despite confronting obstacles that would ordinarily impede

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success;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Cynthia Murray, The URI Black Scholar Award; achieving the highest overall academic

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grade point average among Black female students;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Panzeem Ajmiri, The URI Black Scholar Award; receiving the Saint Claire Drake Award

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for outstanding Scholarly Research for contributions in scholarly research on issues pertaining to

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communities of color;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Jacquelyn Moreina, The URI Black Scholar Award; outstanding contributions in

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scholarly research on issues pertaining to communities of color;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Matthew Lewis, The URI Black Scholar Award; outstanding contributions in scholarly

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research on issues pertaining to communities of color;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Delvin Johnson, The URI Black Scholar Award; outstanding contributions in scholarly

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research on issues pertaining to communities of color;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Sharon L. Isom, The URI Black Scholar Award; outstanding contributions in scholarly

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research on issues pertaining to communities of color;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Ryan Hughes, The URI Black Scholar Award; outstanding contributions in scholarly

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research on issues pertaining to communities of color;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Michonne Gamble Rivers, The URI Black Scholar Award; receiving the Martin Luther

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King, Jr. Award for outstanding leadership and contributions to the University Community in the

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areas of leadership, volunteer service and general service in the University community

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outstanding achievement in the sciences among Black students;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Daryl Mensah, The URI Black Scholar Award; outstanding achievement in the sciences

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among Black students;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      William Daniels, The URI Black Scholar Award; receiving the Jackie Robinson Scholar-

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Athlete Award for your outstanding performance in sports which highlighted skills of good

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sportsmanship and the best qualities of the scholar-athlete;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Adrian Owen, The URI Black Scholar Award; receiving the Jackie Robinson Scholar-

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Athlete Award for your outstanding performance in sports which highlighted skills of good

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sportsmanship and the best qualities of the scholar-athlete;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Nicky Sheats, J.D., Ph.D., The URI Black Scholar Award; receiving the Tossie E. Taylor,

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Jr. Community Spirit Award for your outstanding contributions and your service to the Black

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community and your efforts for an environmentally just community;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Whitney Hollis, The URI Black Scholar Award; receiving the Althea Gibson Scholar-

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Athlete Award for your outstanding performance in sports which highlighted skills of good

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sportsmanship and the best qualities of the scholar-athlete;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Matthew Lewis, The URI Black Scholar Award; receiving the Harvey Robert Turner

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Award for outstanding service to the University of Rhode Island Black Community for significant

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contributions and organizing activities with a commitment to community growth;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Safiati K. Mojidi, The URI Black Scholar Award; receiving the Althea Gibson Scholar-

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Athlete Award for your outstanding performance in sports which highlighted skills of good

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sportsmanship and the best qualities of the scholar-athlete;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Asad Akinfolarin, The URI Black Scholar Award; receiving the Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Award for outstanding leadership and contributions to the University Community for service in

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the areas of leadership, volunteer service and general service in the University community;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Christian Apollon, The URI Black Scholar Award; receiving the William Gould Award

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for All-Around Outstanding Achievement in the areas of leadership peer and faculty-student

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relationships, general service and academic performance;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Kalyanna Champlain, The URI Black Scholar Award; receiving the William Gould

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Award for All-Around Outstanding Achievement in the areas of leadership peer and faculty-

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student relationships, general service and academic performance;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Maye C. Osborne, The URI Black Scholar Award; receiving The Harvey Robert Turner

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Award for outstanding service to the University of Rhode Island Black Community for activities

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which demonstrated a commitment to the communities success and growth;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Victor Gonzalez, The URI Black Scholar Award; outstanding contributions in scholarly

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research on issues pertaining to communities of color;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Elvis Soriano, The URI Black Scholar Award; outstanding contributions in scholarly

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research on issues pertaining to communities of color;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      Albert Omijie, The URI Black Scholar Award; outstanding contributions in scholarly

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research on issues pertaining to communities of color;

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      Representatives Almeida, Williams and Shanley

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      The Most Reverend Thomas J. Tobin Bishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence;

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the joyous and momentous occasion of your 60th Birthday on April 1, 2008;

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      Speaker Murphy

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      Rhode Island Chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association; the month of

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April as Parkinson's Awareness Month and advocating, educating and bringing awareness to the

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existence and reality of Parkinson's Disease;

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      Representative Corvese

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      Eileen M. Benoit; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 11,

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2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Robert A. Iannotti; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April

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10, 2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Yvonne F. Gazzero; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April

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25, 2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Allan J. Auger; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 29,

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2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Joseph Cerrito; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 10,

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2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Frances Cheillo; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 24,

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2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Joan Knight; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 20,

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2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Murielle Larocqu; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 15,

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2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Wasyl Fedorowicz; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on April

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28, 2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Stanley Kosior; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on April 23,

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2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Edna Picard; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday on April 16,

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2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Jane T. Culligan; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on March 16,

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2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Alvira Begos; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on March 5,

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2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Valentin Faraone; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on March

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10, 2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Wilson R. Barrett; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on March

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25, 2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Mary O. Campbell; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on March

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11, 2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Dorothy P. Beaudoin; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on

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March 12, 2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Doris Gendron; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on March 6,

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2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Andre O. Lantagne; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on March

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12, 2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Thomas C. Nunes; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on March 7,

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2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Anne M. Carr; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on March 28,

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2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Bernard W. Cournoyer; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on

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March 16, 2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Frances M. Pankiewicz; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on

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March 8, 2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Norbert J. Jarbeau; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday on March

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16, 2008;

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      Representative Williamson

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      Warren F. Mowry Sr.; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Gertrude M. Bilodeau; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Jacqueline A. Guevremont; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Robert R. Barrette; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Rene L. Demers; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Robert Leduc; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Antoinette Croteau; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Angelina DiSpirito; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Theresa M. Messier; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Constance D. Lague; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Normand Robillard; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Lucy M. Evans; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Rita D. Moyen; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Kasimir J. Alexander; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Vivianne Ethier; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Fernande Hemond; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Rocco A. Abbate; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Helen M. Alexander; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Constantino Cecconi; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday;

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      Representative Brien

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      Sharon A. Wolff, MSW; the distinguished honor of being named Health Care Social

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Worker of the Year by the Rhode Island Health Care Association;

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      Representative Giannini

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     Maurice "Moe" Trottier; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 77th Birthday on

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April 4, 2008;

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     Speaker Murphy, Representative Carter

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     Alex Furst; being the recipient of the "Murray Demerchant Volunteer of the Year" from

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the Richmond Carolina Fire District;

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      Representative Scott

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     Steve Behm; being the "Firefighter of the Year" from the Richmond Carolina Fire

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District;

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      Representative Scott

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     Dave Card, Jr.; being the "Junior Firefighter of the Year" from the Richmond Carolina

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Fire District;

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      Representative Scott

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     Hamilton Benn; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 18,

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2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Arthur Brown, the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 26,

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2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Donald Gauvin; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 5,

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2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Richard Lesniak; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 6,

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2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Helga McKay; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 27,

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2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Phyllis Mitchell; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 21,

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2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Marion Patterson; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 9,

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2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Francis Dubois; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 24,

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2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Claudette Gravier; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 19,

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2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Theresa Cournoyer; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on April

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19, 2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Doris Houston; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on April 14,

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2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Patricia Kornfield; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on April 10,

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2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Malcolm Long; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on April 14,

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2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Ann Benn; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on April 22, 2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Violet Coutu; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on April 1,

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2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Irene Proulx; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on April 19,

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2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Philomene Hebert; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday on April 2,

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2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Joseph Tatro; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday on April 18,

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2008;

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      Representative Sullivan

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     Stelvio Cordeiro; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 12,

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2008;

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      Representative Serpa

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     Carlton Emmett; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 26,

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2008;

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      Representative Serpa

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     Mary Novak; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 18,

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2008;

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      Representative Serpa

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     Kenneth Hudson; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 5,

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2008;

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      Representative Serpa

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     Roger Tougas; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 3,

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2008;

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      Representative Serpa

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     Manuel Roderick; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on April 30,

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2008;

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      Representative Serpa

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     Esther Hebert; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on April 8,

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2008;

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      Representative Serpa

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     Beverly Kempton; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on April 26,

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2008;

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      Representative Serpa

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     Doris Paskin; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on April 23,

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2008;

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      Representative Serpa

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     Doris Picard; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on April 23,

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2008;

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      Representative Serpa

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     Nicholas DeMarco; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on April

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25, 2008;

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      Representative Serpa

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     Angela DiManna; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on April 27,

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2008;

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      Representative Serpa

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     Madelyn Metivier; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on April

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20, 2008;

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      Representative Serpa

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     Majorie Trudeau; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on April 17,

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2008;

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      Representative Serpa

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     Blanche Henault; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 100th Birthday on April 22,

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2008;

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      Representative Serpa

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     Samuel Lazo; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 30,

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2008;

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      Representative Diaz

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     Willie Lovic; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 5, 2008;

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      Representative Diaz

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     Florenc Silva; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 14,

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2008;

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      Representative Diaz

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     James Winters; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on April 19,

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2008;

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      Representative Diaz

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     Gerald Athaide; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on April 4,

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2008;

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      Representative Diaz

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     Elizabeth Smith; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on April 26,

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2008;

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      Representative Diaz

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     Wilma Tyler; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday on April 19,

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2008;

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      Representative Diaz

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     Phyllis Fleisig; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on March 5,

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2008;

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      Representative Diaz

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     Richard Maynard; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on March

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15, 2008;

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      Representative Diaz

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     John McCallister; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on March 9,

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2008;

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      Representative Diaz

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     Constance Payne; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on March

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24, 2008;

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      Representative Diaz

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     Josefina Rosario; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on March 16,

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2008;

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      Representative Diaz

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     Diana Horan; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 95th Birthday on March 17,

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2008;

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      Representative Diaz

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     Sally T. Gravino; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday on April 8,

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2008;

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      Representative DeSimone

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     Cumberland High School Hockey "Clippers"; Andrew Barlow, Andrew Bouchard, Ryan

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Chopy, Jonathan Cox, Michael Darlington, Zack Dohring, Nicholas Donnelly, Joshua Engels,

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Michaelangelo Frederici, Nicholas Haase, Matthew Hayes, Jake Howard, Matthew Jones, Kyle

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McLaughlin, Eric Meunier, Greg Miller, Edward Norberg, John Partington, Aaron Poisson,

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Joshua Pora, Josh Paor, Jonathan Pora, Michael Ray, Thomas Salisbury, Zack Scuncio, Head

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Coach, Mark Andreozzi, Assistants, Adam Gilbert, John Paquin, Michael Hosney, winning the

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2007-2008 Rhode Island Interscholastic League Hockey Division II State Championship;

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     Representatives Vaudreuil, Menard, Singleton

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     Patrick Lambert, Portsmouth High School; being selected as a "2008 Rhode Island Cox

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Communications scholarship" recipient awarded to exemplary high school seniors who have

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made an outstanding commitment to academic excellence and community service;

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      Representative Loughlin

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     Meredith Thurston, East Greenwich High School; being selected as a "2008 Rhode Island

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Cox Communications scholarship" recipient awarded to exemplary high school seniors who have

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made an outstanding commitment to academic excellence and community service;

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      Representative Watson

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     Samantha Bui, East Greenwich High School; being selected as a "2008 Rhode Island Cox

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Communications scholarship" recipient awarded to exemplary high school seniors who have

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made an outstanding commitment to academic excellence and community service;

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      Representative Watson

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     Larry A. Polzin, DAV National 4th Junior Vice Commander; the distinguished honor of

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your visit to the State of Rhode Island and commitment to build better lives for disabled veterans

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and their families;

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      Speaker Murphy, Representative Carter

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     Judy Polzin; the distinguished honor of your visit to the State of Rhode Island;

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      Speaker Murphy, Representative Carter

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     Gloria Haddad; your retirement after 35 years of outstanding and dedicated service to the

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students and faculty of the Pawtucket School Department;

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      Representative Kilmartin

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      NOW, THEREFORE BE IT

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      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives hereby extends to the aforesaid persons

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and organizations its very best wishes on this memorable occasion and expresses the hope for

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continued good fortune; and be it further

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      RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State hereby is respectfully requested to transmit a

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properly inscribed citation to each of the aforesaid.

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