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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2006

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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: January 17, 2006

     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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      Sage Barnes, Allison Barry, Corrine Berry, Jacob Blais, Benjamin Clement, Hannah

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Cook, Lauren DelBrocco, Ryan Edgar, Jessica Fournier, Harlee Fowler, Matthew Gibbs, Rachel

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Graves, Daniel Hall, Justin Healey, Kristy Joseph, Victoria Kalhofer, Jonathan Leach, Caitlin

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McKenna, Thomas O'Brien, Austin Ostiguy, Ciara Peltier, Bridget Skerry, Jane Thomas, Ryan

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Tucker and Haley White; Quidnessett Elementary School; your graduation from the North

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Kingstown DARE Program;

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      Speaker William J. Murphy and Representative Carter

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      Olivia Andreozzi, Olivia Becker, Taylor Berlinsky, Christian Beinenstein, Lauren

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Bouyea, Marisa DeCollibus, Joseph DeQuattro, Alex Fijalkowski, Nicholas Ha, Dayshawn Hall,

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Brad Ianni, Damaris Jones, Emily Krochin, Christopher LaFerriere, Anthony Malafronte,

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Katherine Maloney, Kimberly Meilun, Tomas Mello, Collin Mulvey, Jake Parkins, Meagan

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Peterson, Aaron Schaupp, Kelsey Silfies, Samantha Stolzberg and Nicholas Sylvestre;

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Quidnessett Elementary School; your graduation from North Kingstown DARE Program;

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      Speaker William J. Murphy and Representative Carter

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      Victoria Albin, Austin Barry, Phillip Bowe, Daniel Caramante, Madalyn Flynn, Matthew

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Forest, Matther Gendron, Ryan Graves, Nicholas Harpool, Laura Heinzmann, Vannessa

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Henderson, Ellen Howard, Meghan Johnson, Alexander Madoian, Selena Martinez, Amanda

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Miller, Kayla Parente, Kelsey Porter, Kathleen Radigan, David Souza, Emily Stansfield, Smantha

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Stolzberg, Andrew Tanner, Breanne Willette and Jared Winpenny; Quidnessett Elementary

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School; your graduation from the North Kingstown DARE Program;

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      Speaker William J. Murphy and Representative Carter

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      Donald Clements, Owner, Clements Marketplace; the Clements Family's generous gift of

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$60,000 to the Portsmouth High School Gymnasium fundraising campaign;

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      Representative Loughlin

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      Len Jackson and Michael Maxon; the Grand Opening of the Mad House Cafe on January

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9, 2006;

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      Representative Kilmartin

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      David E. Crandall; being selected as the 2005 Mason of the Year Award recipient by the

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Franklin Lodge No. 20, F. & A.M.;

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      Representative Lewiss

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      Arlene D. Petit, the Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors "2005 Town

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Clerk of the Year" and the Jamestown Town Hall Staff; your commitment to duty, honesty,

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integrity and dedicated service to the citizens of Jamestown;

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      Representative Long

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      Robert M. Fay; being elected President of the Cumberland Police Union;

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      Speaker William J. Murphy

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      Jimmy Ray, Superintendent of Maintenance Adult Correctional Institution; your

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retirement after 34 ½ years of outstanding and dedicated service to the citizens of the State of

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Rhode Island;

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      Speaker William J. Murphy and Representatives Landroche and Williamson

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      Reverend Dr. Sammy C. Vaughan; being selected as the 2005 Woonsocket Citizen of the

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Year for your outstanding and dedicated service to our community;

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      Representative Brien

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      Sergeant Michael Kinch, Cumberland Police Department; being presented with the

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prestigious "Justice Award" in the Senior Protection Category by the Rhode Island Attorney

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General's Office;

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      Representative Singleton

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      Mary Agnes Coleman; the joyous occasion of your 95th Birthday on January 15, 2006;

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      Representative Sullivan

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      Alice H. Simone; the joyous occasion of your 90th Birthday on January 12, 2006;

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      Representative Sullivan

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      Dorothy M. Boudreau; the joyous occasion of your 85th Birthday on January 17, 2006;

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      Representative Sullivan

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      Beatrice Y. Bryant; the joyous occasion of your 85th Birthday on January 22, 2006;

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      Representative Sullivan

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      William Cahoon; the joyous occasion of your 85th Birthday on January 29, 2006;

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      Representative Sullivan

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      Louise Kaiser; the joyous occasion of your 85th Birthday on January 21, 2006;

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      Representative Sullivan

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      Raymond F. Morin; the joyous occasion of your 85th Birthday on January 26, 2006;

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      Representative Sullivan

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      Ferdinand J. Slezak; the joyous occasion of your 85th Birthday on January 26, 2006;

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      Representative Sullivan

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      Charles W. Lapointe; the joyous occasion of your 80th Birthday on January 19, 2006;

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      Representative Sullivan

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      Jeanette D. Maroney; the joyous occasion of your 80th Birthday on January 20, 2006;

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      Representative Sullivan

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      Beatrice P. Pajak; the joyous occasion of your 80th Birthday on January 28, 2006;

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      Representative Sullivan

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      Robert G. Quinn; the joyous occasion of your 80th Birthday on January 3, 2006;

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      Representative Sullivan

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      Elizabeth M. Shimmin; the joyous occasion of your 80th Birthday on January 3, 2006;

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      Representative Sullivan

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      Roger and Rita Ruest; the joyous occasion of the marriage of your son Raymond G.

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Ruest to Jennifer D. Laird on October 2, 2005;

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      Representative Kilmartin

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      Jennifer D. Laird and Raymond G. Ruest; the joyous occasion of your Wedding on

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October 2, 2005;

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      Representative Kilmartin

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      David and Nancy Camirand; the joyous occasion of the marriage of your son Christopher

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J. Camirand to Erin E. Sears on October 1, 2005;

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      Representative Kilmartin

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      Erin E. Sears and Christopher J. Camirand; the joyous occasion of your Wedding on

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October 1, 2005;

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      Representative Kilmartin

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      Nina Mackta; being presented with the excellence in mentoring award by the Rhode

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Island Mentoring Partnership;

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      Representative Watson

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      Susan Campbell; being presented with the excellence in mentoring award by the Rhode

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Island Mentoring Partnership;

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      Representative Watson

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      Robert (Bob) B. Shaw, PE; Providence Engineering Society – 2006 Freeman Award;

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      Representative Malik

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      Mark E. Felag, PE; Providence Engineering Society – 2006 Humanitarian Award;

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      Representative Malik

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      Kevin L. Viveiros, PE; Rhode Island Society of Professional Engineers – 2006 Engineer

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of the Year Award;

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      Representative Malik

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      Russell J. Morgan, PE; Rhode Island Society of Professional Engineers – 2006 Engineer

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of the Year Award;

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      Representative Malik

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      Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership; the vision of providing a mentor for every child

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who requires one, the leadership to unite communities to address mentoring and the commitment

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to improve the lives of the youth in the State of Rhode Island;

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      Speaker William J. Murphy

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      Paul Greene, Legal Council; your many years of dedicated service to the House Minority

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Leader's Office and the entire House of Representatives and we wish you a most happy and

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joyous retirement and continued success in all future endeavors;

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      Speaker William J. Murphy, Leader Fox and Representative Watson

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      Barbara Absi, Tammy Beaudreault, Mike Bennett, Matt Billings, Jane Blanchette, Kathy

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Brownell, Nuala Cabral, Susan Campbell, Maria Casimiro, Jen Christoff, Sister Holly Cloutier,

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Lisa Coen-Byrnes, Tony Costa, Lt. David Crepeau, Louise Dias, Denise DiMare, Diane Drown,

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Elizabeth Evans, Karen Gager, Frank Galleshaw, Carolyn Gammell, Kristen Gardiner, Ann Mary

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Garris, Catherine Giard, Kristin Hempel, Vladimir Ibarra, Al Jacobs, Midge Kahn, Mary

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Kammerer, Ray Klabouch, Nadine Lilly, Nina Mackta, John Mattson, James McBride, Shane

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McConnell, Mary "Midge" McPeak, Joan Mekrit, Judy Mendes, Lontega Morris, Robert Murphy,

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Lt. David Obermeier, Mary O'Rourke, Sue Petronello, Annemarie Phelps, Arthur Plitt, Phyllis

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Porcelli, Virginia Purviance, Tom Quinn, Dr. Donna Raptakis, Gerald Reynolds, Pat Ryherd,

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Kerri Silverman, Michael Solitro, Big Brothers Staff, R.I. Mentoring Partnership Staff, Roberta

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Thompson, Karlene Toppin, Sally Veltri, Maria Votta, Robert Watson and Liz Zabetta; being

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presented with the Excellence in Mentoring Award by the Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership

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for your dedication and commitment to improve the lives of the youth in the State of Rhode

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Island;

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      Speaker William J. Murphy

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      Jon A. Greenwood, Andrew M. Lizotte, Thomas M. Taddeo, Aaron E. Scotland and

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Jonathan D. Dalton; Burrillville High School Football "Broncos"; winning the 2005 Rhode Island

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Interscholastic League Football Division III State Championship;

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      Representative Pacheco

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      Cameron Martin, Amber Isabelle, Sarah Jasinski, Brett Campbell, Keion Medeiros,

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Jenaha Lescarbeau, Maria Escudero, Aaron Vazquez, Jacob Sennick, Christian Roberts, Nicholas

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Bousquet, Mario Enriquez, Kimberly Nguyen, Taila-Rose Landry, Nicholas Beals, Samantha

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Young, Jordon Marcos and Philip Enriquez; Leo A. Savoie School; being named "Student of the

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Month" January 2006 and the "Respect" that you display in school each day;

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      Representative Picard

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      Mary Alyce Gasbarro; the joyous celebration of your 60th Birthday;

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      Representative McNamara

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      Jose B. Amaral; being honored as Honorary member of the Holy Ghost Brotherhood

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Mariense for your many years of dedication and commitment to the success of the organization;

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      Representative Melo

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      Heidi Anne Lebeaux; the joyous occasion of your Bat Mitzvah at Temple Beth-El on

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January 14, 2006;

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      Representative Winfield

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      Domenic "Zip" Raiola; your retirement after 54 years of dedication to develop the

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qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, competitive zeal and academic excellence in the student

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athletes of Bristol and Mt. Hope High Schools;

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      Representative Anguilla

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      Robert L. Mandeville; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 80th Birthday on

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February 4, 2006;

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      Representative Anguilla

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      Richard Genovese, Troop 31, Crompton; attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy

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Scouts of America and the distinction you bring to yourself, family and your community;

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      Speaker William J. Murphy

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      President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; your visit to the State of Rhode Island on January 14,

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2006 and your commitment, dedication and passion to improve the quality of the lives of

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Liberians and the people of the world community;

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      Representative Diaz

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      Dr. Rafael Alburquerque, Vice President of the Dominican Republic; your visit to the

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State of Rhode Island on January 14, 2006;

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      Representative Diaz

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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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