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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: April 04, 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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      Tony Hayter, Coach, East Providence Boys and Girls Club "Tidal Waves"; your many

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years of outstanding and dedicated service in the pursuit of excellence in the sport of swimming

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and building each swimmers sense of commitment, sacrifice and hard work;

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      Speaker William J. Murphy and Leader Fox

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      David A. McCauley; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday;

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      Speaker William J. Murphy

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      Tom Wilson; receiving the Alison J. Walsh Award for Outstanding Environmental

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Advocacy;

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      Representative Naughton

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      James Kareemo; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday;

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      Representative SanBento

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      Lauire Randall, Terrell Osborne, Elta McCullah, Everett LaMountain, Angela Ferrara and

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Arthur Plitt, Renaissance Artist of Prevention; being honored at the 14th Annual Prevention

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Academy Awards for inspiring a creative community and sculpting the future of prevention in the

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City of Pawtucket;

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      Representatives Dennigan, Kilmartin, Coderre, O'Neil,

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SanBento, McManus and Rose

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      Cliff C. Dutson; your retirement after 35 years of outstanding and dedicated service to the

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State of Rhode Island;

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      Representative Lima

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      Matthew Jerzyk; the joyous celebration of your 29th Birthday on March 27, 2006 and

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many thanks for your dedicated support and friendship;

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      Representative Diaz

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      Arthur Lawrence, Noel Lapierre, Eugene Lapierre, Leo P. Bernard and Alpherie Varin,

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Berard - Desjarlais Post 88 American Legion; celebrating 60 years as a member of the Berard-

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Desjarlais Post 88 American Legion "Veterans Serving Veterans and the Community";

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      Representative Pacheco

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      Officer Mark Minnella, Middletown Police Department; being presented with the medal

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for bravery by the American Legion for his outstanding actions on June 28, 2005;

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      Representative Long

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      William and Claudette Kerrigan; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 50th

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Wedding Anniversary on April 21, 2006;

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      Representative Brien

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      Scott and Elizabeth Levinson; the joyous occasion of the birth of your daughter Anna

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Carly Levinson on March 6, 2006;

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      Representative Lewiss

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      Michael's Fund; ten years of support for the National Marrow Donor Program and the

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Rhode Island Marrow Donor Program in particular;

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      Representative Ehrhardt

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      Christopher Jamison; his life-saving participation in the National Marrow Donor

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Program;

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      Representative Ehrhardt

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      Erik Paige and his Family; their visit to Rhode Island and support of the National Marrow

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Donor Program;

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      Representative Ehrhardt

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      Joe McGurrin, Cameron Moulton and A.J. Roland, Warwick Vets High School Boys

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Soccer; being named to the 2005 Fall All – City Boys Soccer Team;

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      Representative Ginaitt

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      Corrina Cole and Brittany Whiteside, Warwick Vets High School Girls Volleyball; being

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named to the 2005 Fall All – City Girls Volleyball Team;

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      Representative Ginaitt

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      Coventry School Community; your participation in the 2006 Service Learning Project;

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      Representative Moffitt

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      Joe McGurrin and Cameron Moulton, Warwick Vets High School; being named the

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Rhode Island Hockey Coaches Association as a Hobey Baker High School Character Award

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winner for displaying exemplary character and sportsmanship in school and community;

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      Representative Ginaitt

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      Shane Fontaine, Betsy Rinaldi and Laura Schmitz, Coventry High School; creative

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excellence as 2nd Place winners of the Your Voice, Your View Radio Contest to prevent sexual

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violence;

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      Representative Sullivan

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      Alice M. Fowler, William H. Kollmer and Theresa J. Lepine; the joyous and momentous

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celebration of your 90th Birthday;

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      Representative Pacheco

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      Lauretta Ohern and Frances S. Young; the joyous and momentous celebration of your

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85th Birthday;

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      Representative Pacheco

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      George A. Barber, Phillip A. Burke, Madine L. Marsh, Adelard H. Paquette and Simonne

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Poulin; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 80th Birthday;

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      Representative Pacheco

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      Ronald and Cheryl Wunschel; the joyous occasion of the marriage of your son Randy

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Winschel to Kourtney J. Kostka on November 26, 2005;

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      Representative Kilmartin

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      Kourtney J. Kostka and Randy Wunschel; the joyous occasion of your Wedding on

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November 26, 2005;

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      Representative Kilmartin

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      William Kostka; the joyous occasion of the marriage of your daughter Kourtney J.

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Kostka to Randy Winschel on November 26, 2005;

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      Representative Kilmartin

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      David Hughes and A. Fred Ramos; your outstanding and dedicated service to the success

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of the Bristol War Veterans Memorial Garden Committee;

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      Speaker William J. Murphy and Representative Carter

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      Graham Johnson, Rob Peterson, Jon Billouris, Jeff Grace, Mike Curran, Cory Pinheiro,

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Matt Loftus, Brandon Kape, Scott Eberenz, Bill McKiernan, Mike Haggerty, Eric Hogberg, Ryan

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Windish, Mark Latter, Tyler Reinhardt, James Gaffney, Derrek Douglas, David Beradinelli, Mike

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Bragger, Ben Herring, Stephen Gaffrey, Cory Manely, Justin Mroz, Anthony Feyock, Kevin

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Stockslager, Matt Wodecki, Ray Martin, Head Coach; Joe Augustine, Assistant Coach, Christian

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Rigamonti, Assistant Coach, Bob Jackson, Team Technician, Don Pagliarni, Team Physician, Dr.

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Rahzib Khaund, Team Physician, Dr. Robert Shalvoy, Trainer, Joe Maynard, URI Official, Art

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Tuveson, Academic Advisor, Kristen Maar, Stick Boy, Tyler Maar, Stick Boy, Jon Augustine,

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Stick Boy, Jewell Augustine, Team Manager, Lauren Dow and Team Manager, Kristin-Ann

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Barbieri, University of Rhode Island; winning the 2006 American Collegiate Hockey Association

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Division I National Championship;

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      Speaker William J. Murphy and Representatives Carter,

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      Shanley, Lally and Caprio

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      Ervinw Peña Torres, Director of Sedefir in Providence; your participation in the XIII

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National Games in the Dominican Republic;

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      Representative Diaz

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      Julio A. Aza, Director of Sedefir in Providence; your participation in the XIII National

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Games in the Dominican Republic;

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      Representative Diaz

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      Wilfredo Almonte, President of the Dominican Olympic Association; your participation

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in the XIII National Games in the Dominican Republic;

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      Representative Diaz

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      Radhames Brea, Presidente de la Athletic Association in NewYork; your participation in

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the XIII National Games in the Dominican Republic;

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      Representative Diaz

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      Herminia Garcia, Athletics Delegate and Trainer; your participation in the XIII National

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Games in the Dominican Republic;

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      Representative Diaz

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      Maria Acevedo, Athletics Delegate and Trainer; your participation in the XIII National

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Games in the Dominican Republic;

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      Representative Diaz

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      Christopher Barona, Athletic Mount Pleasant High School; your participation in the XIII

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National Games in the Dominican Republic;

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      Representative Diaz

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      Maria Beltres, Athlete, Mount Pleasant High School; your participation in the XIII

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National Games in the Dominican Republic;

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      Representative Diaz

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      Joel Sánchez, Athlete, Central High School; your participation in the XIII National

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Games in the Dominican Republic;

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      Representative Diaz

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      Jonathan Sánchez, Athlete Central High School; your participation in the XIII National

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Games in the Dominican Republic;

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      Representative Diaz

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      Emanuel Nivar and Leo Nivar, Athletes, Central High School; your participation in the

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XIII National Games in the Dominican Republic;

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      Representative Diaz

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      Anai Arias, Karate, El Pais High School – 2 Bronce; your participation in the XIII

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National Games in the Dominican Republic;

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      Representative Diaz

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      Muriel del Rosario, Karate, Rhode Island College – 1 Silver; your participation in the

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XIII National Games in the Dominican Republic;

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      Representative Diaz

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      Victor Baez, Baseball, Central High School; your participation in the XIII National

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Games in the Dominican Republic;

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      Representative Diaz

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      José Durán, Baseball, Hope High School; your participation in the XIII National Games

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in the Dominican Republic;

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      Representative Diaz

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      Officer Mark Minnella, Middletown Police Department; being presented with a medal for

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bravery from the American Legion and the Meritorious Service Medal from the Middletown

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Police Department for outstanding actions on June 28, 2005;

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      Representative Long

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      Raine Raab, Janelle Beaulieu, Chelsea Dwyer, Taryn Lapierre (Captain), Amanda

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Tassoni (Captain), Erica Larence, Taylor Gagnon, Jocie Cipolla, Ashley Rondeau (Captain),

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Courtney Shea, Katherine Connolly, Bryanna Arpin, Alysha Arnold, Tayla Lackey, Emily Greer,

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Kaeli Havunen, Denyse St. Germain, Hannah Morton, Vicky Baxter, Gen Thomas and Coach,

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Amy Matuewezski, Mount St. Charles Academy Girls Hockey, (Mounties); winning the 2005-

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2006 Rhode Island Interscholastic League Girls Hockey Division I Regular Season

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Championship and the Division I State Championship;

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      Representatives Brien and Anguilla

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      Marcus Huffman; being sworn in as President of the Rhode Island Minority Police

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Association;

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      Leader Fox, Representatives Williams, Almeida and Diaz

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      Jessie Ferrell; being sworn in as Vice-President of the Rhode Island Minority Police

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Association;

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      Leader Fox, Representatives Williams, Almeida and Diaz

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      Torrance Crawford; being sworn in as Treasurer of the Rhode Island Minority Police

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Association;

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      Leader Fox, Representatives Williams, Almeida and Diaz

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      Jose Daniel Santos Abueg, David Capaldo, Maurice Cerullo, Caitlin Costello, Kayla

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Cruz, Tonya Fontaine, Erin Greene, Katie Leahy, Megan McPhillips, Ryan Miranda, Ryan

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Murphy, Toya Oshinkanlu and John Swenson; being a member of the West Warwick American

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Government Class who competed and won the "We The People Citizens And The Constitution"

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State Competition held on March 4, 2006;

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      Representatives Landroche and Williamson;

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      Ronald A. Lebe, Esquire; appointment as Director to the State of Rhode Island

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Department of Human Services;

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      Representative Rice

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      Reverend Alvin T. Riley; being the Guest Speaker at the Women's Newport League's

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2006 Annual Luncheon;

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      Representative Jackson

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      Alphonsa A. Cook, James I. Winters and John T. Somerville; being honored by the

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Women's Newport League for your dedicated and distinguished service to the community;

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      Representative Jackson

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      Kathryn Hutchings, University of Rhode Island; winning the 2006 American Collegiate

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Hockey Association Division I National Championship;

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      Speaker William J. Murphy, Representatives Shanley and Carter

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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 be and he hereby is respectfully requested to

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transmit a properly inscribed citation to each of the aforesaid.

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