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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2009

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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 Loughlin

	Date Introduced: March 10, 2009

	Referred To: House read and passed





1-1	WHEREAS, It has been made known to the House that certain persons and organizations
1-2	are deserving of commendation; and
1-3	William A. Machado, Troop 28, Pawtucket; attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy
1-4	Scouts of America for your commitment and dedication to exemplify the values of Scouting,
1-5	Citizenship, Character and Fitness;
1-6	Representative Kilmartin
1-7	Grace Gonzalez, Health; receiving the "Extraordinary Woman Award" recognizing the
1-8	outstanding work that women perform in difference areas of community and contribution each
1-9	day to improving the quality of life in the State of Rhode Island;
1-10	Representative Diaz
1-11	Ida Vatentin, Community Involvement; receiving the "Extraordinary Woman Award"
1-12	recognizing the outstanding work that women perform in difference areas of community and
1-13	contribution each day to improving the quality of life in the State of Rhode Island;
1-14	Representative Diaz
1-15	Rosa Quinones-Crowley, Professional Development; receiving the "Extraordinary
1-16	Woman Award" recognizing the outstanding work that women perform in difference areas of
1-17	community and contribution each day to improving the quality of life in the State of Rhode
1-18	Island;
1-19	Representative Diaz
2-1	Denise Barge, Business Development; receiving the "Extraordinary Woman Award"
2-2	recognizing the outstanding work that women perform in difference areas of community and
2-3	contribution each day to improving the quality of life in the State of Rhode Island;
2-4	Representative Diaz
2-5	Jenny Rosario, Education; receiving the "Extraordinary Woman Award" recognizing the
2-6	outstanding work that women perform in difference areas of community and contribution each
2-7	day to improving the quality of life in the State of Rhode Island;
2-8	Representative Diaz
2-9	Julianne Jennings, Cultural Enrichment; receiving the "Extraordinary Woman Award"
2-10	recognizing the outstanding work that women perform in difference areas of community and
2-11	contribution each day to improving the quality of life in the State of Rhode Island;
2-12	Representative Diaz
2-13	Carmen Tavarez, Exceptional Mother; receiving the "Extraordinary Woman Award"
2-14	recognizing the outstanding work that women perform in difference areas of community and
2-15	contribution each day to improving the quality of life in the State of Rhode Island;
2-16	Representative Diaz
2-17	Honorable M. Teresa Paiva-Weed, Politic Development; receiving the "Extraordinary
2-18	Woman Award" recognizing the outstanding work that women perform in difference areas of
2-19	community and contribution each day to improving the quality of life in the State of Rhode
2-20	Island;
2-21	Representative Diaz
2-22	Stephanie Montilla, Extraordinary Woman for the Future; receiving the "Extraordinary
2-23	Woman Award" recognizing the outstanding work that women perform in difference areas of
2-24	community and contribution each day to improving the quality of life in the State of Rhode
2-25	Island;
2-26	Representative Diaz
2-27	Nicholas Leporacci; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday;
2-28	Representative Brien
2-29	Maurice Trudeau; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday;
2-30	Representative Brien
2-31	Claire C. Condon; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday;
2-32	Representative Brien
2-33	Evelyn C. Raymond; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday;
2-34	Representative Brien
3-1	Guillermina Torres; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday;
3-2	Representative Brien
3-3	Russell J. Berard; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday;
3-4	Representative Brien
3-5	Robert E. Fernandes; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;
3-6	Representative Brien
3-7	Shirley Mae Wynkoop; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;
3-8	Representative Brien
3-9	Rene J. Joyal; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;
3-10	Representative Brien
3-11	Warren S. Darling; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;
3-12	Representative Brien
3-13	Joseph Depiero; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;
3-14	Representative Brien
3-15	Pauline T. Beaudet; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday;
3-16	Representative Brien
3-17	George Engram; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday;
3-18	Representative Brien
3-19	Normand St. Laurent; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday;
3-20	Representative Brien
3-21	Lucien Paquin; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday;
3-22	Representative Brien
3-23	Martha Armstrong; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday;
3-24	Representative Brien
3-25	Elvina Delorme; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;
3-26	Representative Brien
3-27	Jeannine Champigny; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;
3-28	Representative Brien
3-29	Rose Masnyk; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;
3-30	Representative Brien
3-31	Juliette R. Girard; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;
3-32	Representative Brien
3-33	Juliette Belisle; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;
3-34	Representative Brien
4-1	Aline Lavimodiere; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday;
4-2	Representative Brien
4-3	Hilda Rainone; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday;
4-4	Representative Brien
4-5	Jennie Wallace; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday;
4-6	Representative Brien
4-7	Mary C. Constable; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 95th Birthday;
4-8	Representative Brien
4-9	Peter W. Babbitt; the distinguished honor of being inducted into the 2009 Warren
4-10	Athletic Hall of Fame "Athletic Category";
4-11	Representative Malik
4-12	Marybeth Mann; the distinguished honor of being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic
4-13	Hall of Fame "Athletic Category";
4-14	Representative Malik
4-15	Kevin Martel; the distinguished honor of being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic
4-16	Hall of Fame "Athletic Category";
4-17	Representative Malik
4-18	Ramon L. Monast (Posthumously); the distinguished honor of being inducted into the
4-19	2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame "Athletic Category";
4-20	Representative Malik
4-21	Raymond J. Ouellette; the distinguished honor of being inducted into the 2009 Warren
4-22	Athletic Hall of Fame "Athletic Category";
4-23	Representative Malik
4-24	Mark Rhynard; the distinguished honor of being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic
4-25	Hall of Fame "Athletic Category";
4-26	Representative Malik
4-27	Stephen J. Shoren; the distinguished honor of being inducted into the 2009 Warren
4-28	Athletic Hall of Fame "Athletic Category";
4-29	Representative Malik
4-30	Ronald J. Silva; the distinguished honor of being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic
4-31	Hall of Fame "Athletic Category";
4-32	Representative Malik
4-33	Francis "Jigger" Higgins (Posthumously); the distinguished honor of being inducted into
4-34	the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame "Old Timers Category";
5-1	Representative Malik
5-2	Arthur "Red" Kilroy (Posthumously); the distinguished honor of being inducted into the
5-3	2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame "Old Timers Category";
5-4	Representative Malik
5-5	Paul E. Sevigny (Posthumously); the distinguished honor of being inducted into the 2009
5-6	Warren Athletic Hall of Fame "Old Timers Category";
5-7	Representative Malik
5-8	Michael P. "Bird" Witherell; the distinguished honor of being inducted into the 2009
5-9	Warren Athletic Hall of Fame "Coaches Category";
5-10	Representative Malik
5-11	Ted Abrain; the distinguished honor of being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall
5-12	of Fame "Contributors Category";
5-13	Representative Malik
5-14	Ed Conrick (Posthumously); the distinguished honor of the 1905-1916 Warren Silk Hats
5-15	Baseball Team being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
5-16	Representative Malik
5-17	Howie Martin, Sr. (Posthumously); the distinguished honor of the 1905-1916 Warren
5-18	Silk Hats Baseball Team being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
5-19	Representative Malik
5-20	Beany Ryan, Sr. (Posthumously); the distinguished honor of the 1905-1916 Warren Silk
5-21	Hats Baseball Team being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
5-22	Representative Malik
5-23	Walter "Zip" Urban (Posthumously); the distinguished honor of the 1905-1916 Warren
5-24	Silk Hats Baseball Team being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
5-25	Representative Malik
5-26	Karen Cabral Booth; the 1975 Warren High School Gymnastics State Championship
5-27	Team being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
5-28	Representative Malik
5-29	Joan Chaves; the 1975 Warren High School Gymnastics State Championship Team being
5-30	inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
5-31	Representative Malik
5-32	Linda Coccio Ash; the 1975 Warren High School Gymnastics State Championship Team
5-33	being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
5-34	Representative Malik
6-1	Debbie Cordeiro; the 1975 Warren High School Gymnastics State Championship Team
6-2	being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
6-3	Representative Malik
6-4	Bonnie O'Blenis Dion; the 1975 Warren High School Gymnastics State Championship
6-5	Team being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
6-6	Representative Malik
6-7	Lori Francis; the 1975 Warren High School Gymnastics State Championship Team being
6-8	inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
6-9	Representative Malik
6-10	Pat LaChance; the 1975 Warren High School Gymnastics State Championship Team
6-11	being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
6-12	Representative Malik
6-13	Donna Aldcroft Laires; the 1975 Warren High School Gymnastics State Championship
6-14	Team being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
6-15	Representative Malik
6-16	Kathy Alexander Massa; the 1975 Warren High School Gymnastics State Championship
6-17	Team being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
6-18	Representative Malik
6-19	Cindy Moran; the 1975 Warren High School Gymnastics State Championship Team
6-20	being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
6-21	Representative Malik
6-22	Coach Ann Morris; the 1975 Warren High School Gymnastics State Championship Team
6-23	being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
6-24	Representative Malik
6-25	Mary Ellen Annunziata Neves; the 1975 Warren High School Gymnastics State
6-26	Championship Team being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
6-27	Representative Malik
6-28	Cindi Bonalewicz O'Blenis; the 1975 Warren High School Gymnastics State
6-29	Championship Team being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
6-30	Representative Malik
6-31	Maureen Sousa; the 1975 Warren High School Gymnastics State Championship Team
6-32	being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
6-33	Representative Malik
7-1	Jane Urban; the 1975 Warren High School Gymnastics State Championship Team being
7-2	inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
7-3	Representative Malik
7-4	Judy Heaney; the 1975 Warren High School Gymnastics State Championship Team
7-5	being inducted into the 2009 Warren Athletic Hall of Fame;
7-6	Representative Malik
7-7	Timothy Hordern, Troop 4 Riverside; attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts
7-8	of America for your commitment and dedicated to exemplify the values of Scouting, Citizenship,
7-9	Character and Fitness;
7-10	Representative Savage
7-11	Lt. Col. Todd Oliver, Rhode Island Air National Guard; your retirement after many years
7-12	of outstanding and dedicated service to protect and defend our state and country as a member of
7-13	the Rhode Island Air National Guard;
7-14	Speaker William J. Murphy and Representative Carter
7-15	Wang Jianyng, Vice Principal Hengshui High School; the distinguished honor of your
7-16	visit to the Rhode Island State House on March 4, 2009 and your participation in the 2008-2009
7-17	U.S. China Administration Shadowing Project;
7-18	Representative McNamara
7-19	Fang Zhijian, Vice Principal Beijing National Day School; the distinguished honor of
7-20	your visit to the Rhode Island State House on March 4, 2009 and your participation in the 2008-
7-21	2009 U.S. China Administration Shadowing Project;
7-22	Representative McNamara
7-23	Xu Yonghiu, Principal Langfang, No. 8 Middle School; the distinguished honor of your
7-24	visit to the Rhode Island State House on March 4, 2009 and your participation in the 2008-2009
7-25	U.S. China Administration Shadowing Project;
7-26	Representative McNamara
7-27	Chen Jinhua, Vice Principal No. 1 High School of Shijiazhang; the distinguished honor
7-28	of your visit to the Rhode Island State House on March 4, 2009 and your participation in the
7-29	2008-2009 U.S. China Administration Shadowing Project;
7-30	Representative McNamara
7-31	Yang Youbin, Prinicipal Shijiangzhuang No. 25 High School; the distinguished honor of
7-32	your visit to the Rhode Island State House on March 4, 2009 and your participation in the 2008-
7-33	2009 U.S. China Administration Shadowing Project;
7-34	Representative McNamara
8-1	Taste of India; celebrating the 20th Anniversary of providing the citizens of the State of
8-2	Rhode Island with delicious Indian delicacies served in the traditional Indian style with warmth
8-3	and hospitality;
8-4	Representative Segal
8-5	Larry Castonguay; being honored for your 35 years of outstanding and dedicated service
8-6	providing the highest standard of emergency service as a member of the Harrisville Fire
8-7	Department;
8-8	Representative Pacheco
8-9	Joseph Cullen, Troop 2, Natick; attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy scouts of
8-10	America for your dedication and commitment to exemplify the values of Scouting, Citizenship,
8-11	Character and Fitness;
8-12	Speaker William J. Murphy
8-13	Pack 20, Johnston; Giorgios Bovis, Joseph Jordan, Michael Taylor Hill, Ryan Albro and
8-14	Joseph Martino; the outstanding achievement of receiving the Arrow of Light Award and
8-15	crossing over from the Cub Scouts to the Boy Scouts embarking on a new adventure in scouting;
8-16	Representative Ucci
8-17	Pack 1, Diamond Hill; Oliver O'Neill, Ryan Laverty, Sean Laverty, Eric Dench, Andrew
8-18	Duncan, Matthew Curran, Zachary Hoagland, Erik Schlicht and Ryan Collard; the outstanding
8-19	achievement of receiving the Arrow of Light Award and your commitment to prepare yourself for
8-20	crossing over the Cub Scouts to the Boy Scouts embarking on a new adventure in scouting;
8-21	Representative Macbeth
8-22	Adam Brunetti, Woonsocket High School; your visit to the Rhode Island State House on
8-23	March 5, 2009 and the outstanding achievement of having your first novel "Dream Wars"
8-24	published;
8-25	Representative Baldelli-Hunt
8-26	Corey and Jillian Dumas; the joyous occasion of the birth of your daughter Shelby Carrie
8-27	Dumas;
8-28	Representative Menard
8-29	Patsy and Gerard Dumas; the joyous occasion of the birth of your granddaughter Shelby
8-30	Carrie Dumas;
8-31	Representative Menard
8-32	Hon. William A. Castro, 1960-1962; being honored for your outstanding and dedicated
8-33	service to the Holy Ghost Beneficial Brotherhood of Rhode Island;
8-34	Representatives DaSilva and Melo
9-1	Hon. Paul J. Tavares, 1977-1979; being honored for your outstanding and dedicated
9-2	service to the Holy Ghost Beneficial Brotherhood of Rhode Island;
9-3	Representatives DaSilva and Melo
9-4	Fernando Pereira, 1980-1982; being honored for your outstanding and dedicated service
9-5	to the Holy Ghost Beneficial Brotherhood of Rhode Island;
9-6	Representatives DaSilva and Melo
9-7	Joseph A. DeMelo, 1983-1989; being honored for your outstanding and dedicated service
9-8	to the Holy Ghost Beneficial Brotherhood of Rhode Island;
9-9	Representatives DaSilva and Melo
9-10	Manuel Garcia, 1990; being honored for your outstanding and dedicated service to the
9-11	Holy Ghost Beneficial Brotherhood of Rhode Island;
9-12	Representatives DaSilva and Melo
9-13	Carlos Silva, 1991-1995; being honored for your outstanding and dedicated service to the
9-14	Holy Ghost Beneficial Brotherhood of Rhode Island;
9-15	Representatives DaSilva and Melo
9-16	Manuel F. Sousa, 1996-1997; being honored for your outstanding and dedicated service
9-17	to the Holy Ghost Beneficial Brotherhood of Rhode Island;
9-18	Representatives DaSilva and Melo
9-19	David G. DaSilva, 1998-2001; being honored for your outstanding and dedicated service
9-20	to the Holy Ghost Beneficial Brotherhood of Rhode Island;
9-21	Representatives DaSilva and Melo
9-22	Jose A. Vieira, 2002-2003; being honored for your outstanding and dedicated service to
9-23	the Holy Ghost Beneficial Brotherhood of Rhode Island;
9-24	Representatives DaSilva and Melo
9-25	Manuel F. Sousa, 2004-Current; being honored for your outstanding and dedicated
9-26	service to the Holy Ghost Beneficial Brotherhood of Rhode Island;
9-27	Representatives DaSilva and Melo
9-28	Michael and Karen Kinch; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 20th Wedding
9-29	Anniversary on March 4, 2009;
9-30	Representative Kilmartin
9-31	Council Keith Hamilton, Portsmouth Town Council; the joyous and momentous occasion
9-32	of your 40th Birthday on February 20, 2009;
9-33	Representatives Edwards, Loughlin, Gallison and Amy G. Rice
9-34	NOW, THEREFORE BE IT
10-1	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives hereby extends to the aforesaid persons
10-2	and organizations its very best wishes on this memorable occasion and expresses the hope for
10-3	continued good fortune; and be it further
10-4	RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State hereby is respectfully requested to transmit a
10-5	properly inscribed citation to each of the aforesaid.

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