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

EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS

WHEREAS, It has been made known to the House that certain persons and organizations are deserving of commendation, and

WHEREAS,

Roy Vieira, Providence County; receiving the Deputy Sheriff of the Year Award 2000;

Representative Moura and Giannini

Reverend Amy Freedman; her installation on Saturday, January 20, 2001 as minister of Channing Memorial Church in Newport, Rhode Island;

Representative Callahan

Pawtucket Credit Union; their Grand Opening of the new branch on January 19, 2001;

Representative Kilmartin

Lorraine H. Davol; her retirement after many years of dedicated service to Newport Hospital;

Justin Scott Civic, Troop 1, Jamestown, his outstanding achievement of attaining the rank of Eagle Scout on January 28, 2001;

Representative Murphy

Reverend Leon R. Lawton; your outstanding service and dedication as outgoing President of the Hopkinton Historical Association;

Rebecca Anderson, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 First Team All-Class B, All-Southern Division and All-State in Girls Cross Country;

Rebecca Anderson, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Third Team All-New England in Girls Cross Country; Representative Kennedy

Kim Thompson, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 First Team All Division II in Girls Soccer; Representative Kennedy

Caityln Schneidenbach, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Third Team All Division II in Girls Soccer and the Division II Most Valuable Player Award for tournament

action; Representative Kennedy

Amanda Albanese, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Second Team All Division II in Girls Soccer and the Division II All-Tournament Team;

Jen Paulson, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Third Team All Division II in Girls Soccer and the Division II All-Tournament Team;

Lauren Devereaux, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Division II All-Tournament Team; Representative Kennedy

Kelly Cook, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Division II All-Tournament

Team; Representative Kennedy

Courtney Gordon, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 All-Division II First Team in Girls Field Hockey; Representative Kennedy

Emily MacCoy, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 All-Division II First Team in Girls Field Hockey; Representative Kennedy

Betsy Bliven, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 All-Division II Second Team in Girls Field Hockey; Representative Kennedy

Mary Serdakowski, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 All-Division II Third Team in Girls Field Hockey; Representative Kennedy

Josh Cardinal, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Division IV First Team in

Boys Football as a linebacker;

Michael Loggia, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Division IV Second Team in Boys Football as an offensive tackle;

Joseph Pelletier, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Division IV Second Team in Boys Football as a defensive tackle;

Chris Caswell, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Division IV Second Team in Boys Football as a kicker; Representative Kennedy

Steve Kilgore, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Division IV Second Team in Boys Football as a kick returner;

Jim Provuncher, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Division IV Third Team in Boys Football as a defensive back;

Justin Hazard, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Division IV Third Team in Boys Football as a halfback; Representative Kennedy

Asa Hoxie, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Division IV Third Team in Boys Football as a center;

Jeffrey Murphy, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Division IV Third Team in Boys Football as a wide receiver;

Shaun Horgan, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Southern Division First Team and Second Team All-Class B in Boys Cross Country;

Martin Donovan, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Southern Division First Team and Third Team All-Class B in Boys Cross Country;

Mark Kasabuski, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Southern Division Third Team and Third Team All-Class B in Boys Cross Country;

Drew Bishop, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Southern Division Third Team and Third Team All-Class B in Boys Cross Country;

Brooke Block, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 First Team All-Division and All-State Honors in Girls Tennis for the singles competition;

Alicia Zesk, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Second Team All-Division in Girls Tennis for the singles competition;

Julie Raddock, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 First Team All-Division in Girls Tennis for the doubles competition;

Emily Anderson, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 First Team All-Division in Girls Tennis for the doubles competition;

Sam Fisher, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 First Team All-Division and All-State in Boys Volleyball ;

Mark Hinchliffe, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Second Team All-Division and Third Team All-State in Boys Volleyball;

Nick Borsay, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Third Team All-Division and All-State in Boys Volleyball;

Paul Cole, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 First Team All-Division in Boys Soccer; Representative Kennedy

Michael DeVerna, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Second Team All-Division in Boys Soccer; Representative Kennedy

Brett Teolis, Chariho Regional High School; your selection by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Coaches Association to the 2000 Third Team All-Division in Boys Soccer; Representative Kennedy

Judith and Samuel West; the joyous and momentous occasion of their 40^th Wedding Anniversary on January 28, 2001;

Bill Skerpan; his many years of devotion and commitment to the youth of the Smithfield Soccer Association; Representative Hogan

David Prairie; his many years of devotion and commitment to the youth of the Smithfield Soccer Association; Representative Hogan

Sandra Brush; her retirement from the Harmony Hill School after 27 years of loyal and dedicated service; Representative Barr

Rose Loscalzo; the joyous and momentous occasion of her 101^st Birthday on December 23, 2000; Representative Gallison Jr.

Stephen E. Adamo; being named President of the Rhode Island Mortgage Bankers Association; Representative Amaral

The Village at Elmhurst; breaking ground for their new revolutionary freestanding Courtyard; Representative Giannini

Joao Medeiros; being elected as President of the Don Luiz Filipe

Society; Representative Gallison Jr.

Antonio Avila; being elected as Vice-President of the Don Luiz Filipe

Society; Representative Gallison Jr.

Francisco deAguiar; being elected as Secretary of the Don Luiz Filipe

Society; Representative Gallison Jr.

Berta Raposo; being elected as Treasurer of the Don Luiz Filipe

Society; Representative Gallison Jr.

Manuel Hilario; being elected as Dues Receiver of the Don Luiz Filipe

Society; Representative Gallison Jr.

Alfredo Andrade; being elected to the Financial Board of the Don Luiz Filipe

Society; Representative Gallison Jr.

Emanuel Silva; being elected to the Financial Board of the Don Luiz Filipe

Society; Representative Gallison Jr.

Joao Luis Ferreira; being elected as Conductor of the Don Luiz Filipe

Society; Representative Gallison Jr.

Joao Sousa; being elected as Internal Guard of the Don Luiz Filipe

Society; Representative Gallison Jr.

Daniella M. Pennine; her quick reaction which resulted in saving the life of her uncle who was having a heart attack;

Jessica A. Pennine; her quick reaction which resulted in saving the life of her father who was having a heart attack;

The following individuals for the 2000 Tiverton Football Team, winning the Division IV Championship for the second year in a row, and ending a spectacular season by winning the State Championship; Blake Hayden, Jay Arruda, Captain, David Decosta, Nie Valilere, Mark Webster, Richard Corey, Dan Decosta, Captain, Jon Beaupre, Richard Messier, Captain, Matt Charette, Dillion Fourinier, Richard Monis, Dan Camera, Matt Messier, Kyle McGaw, Ryan Alecrim, Josh Sanna, Brian Lopes, Brad Lynch, Dan Byrne, John Purcell, Shane Pacheco, James Black, Butch Byrne, Ian MacNaught, Chris Chouinard, David Purcell, Robert Corey, Jared Pasqua, Captain, Adam Manchester, Stephen Souza, Jon Arruda, Pete Tryon, Ryan Andrade, Andy Oliveira, Justin McCarthy, Zach Lewis, Kyle Andrade, Jon Campion, Charles Silvia III, Justin Roies, Deon Ferreira, Kevin Noyes, Zeek Kramers, Ben Marks, Sean Heath, Jeffery Morais, Brett Reilly, Jeff Heath, Josh Soares, Kyle Pimental, Bob Murray, Head Coach, Jack McKinnon, Assistant Coach, Bill Phillips, Assistant Coach, Matt McGuire, Assistant Coach, Andy Gacloch, Assistant Coach and Scott Peixinho, Assistant Coach;

Representative Amaral

Pat Houlihan, Rhode Island AFL-CIO; her retirement after many years of dedicated service to the working men and women of the State of Rhode Island, and the tremendous contribution she has provided as our political activities director and coordinator of the retiree program; Representative Lanzi

The Honorable Paul E. Moura, Representative - District 2; the joyous occasion of his 45^th birthday on January 23, 2001;

Nick Sousa, Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School, winning the District Spelling Bee Contest on January 17, 2001;

Representative Gorham

Rear Admiral Barbara E. McGann Provost, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island; your visit to the Rhode Island State House on January 23, 2001 and your many years of dedicated service to our Nation;

Speaker John B. Harwood, Representatives Martineau, Henseler

and Watson

Senior Airman Shelley L. Sencar, North Smithfield; the outstanding accomplishment and honor of being selected as the Airman of the Year by the 282 Combat Communications Squadron; Representative Moran III

Connor Stephen Bishop; the momentous occasion of your birth on January 19, 2001 at 5:57 PM; Representative Quick

Manny Santos, your many years of loyal and dedicated service to the community and the Randall Manor; Representative Lanzi

Brian J. Kampper, Kyle Moore and Michael R. Velino, Troop 1, Warwick; for their outstanding achievement of attaining the rank of Eagle Scout on January 27, 2001 the highest honor awarded;

Representative Ginaitt

Joan Testa; her retirement after more than 20 years of dedicated service to the Town of North Providence; Representative Corvese

Louis J. Pugliese; your outstanding contribution, in the field of architecture and art, to the citizens of Warwick; Representative McNamara

Joan Testa, Switchboard Operator; her retirement after many years of loyal and dedicated service to the Town of North Providence;

Representative Schadone

Teresa Arlia; the joyous occasion of her 40^th birthday celebrated on February 3, 2001;

Representative Schadone

Rhode Island 21^st Century Labor Management Partnership; the formation of your coalition which will provide a prosperous and fruitful partnership of local companies and unions;

Representative Lanzi

Marann M. McCann, the joyous occasion of her 50^th birthday on January 31, 2001;

Speaker John B. Harwood

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives hereby extends to the aforesaid persons and organizations its very best wishes on this memorable occasion and expresses the hope for continued good fortune; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State is hereby respectfully requested to transmit a properly inscribed citation to each of the aforesaid.