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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

HONORING REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH J. VOCCOLA FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Murphy, Moran, Fox, Kilmartin, and Ucci

     Date Introduced: June 23, 2006

     Referred To: House read and passed

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      WHEREAS, Representative Joseph J. Voccola was first elected to the Rhode Island

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House of Representatives on November 8, 1994. He has commendably represented the citizens

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of District 43, which encompasses neighborhoods in the Town of Johnston; and

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      WHEREAS, Joseph Voccola graduated from Moses Brown School. He continued his

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education receiving degrees from Boston University and the New England School of Law. He

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met and married his lovely wife Donna and together the couple have two children, Jordan Alyssa

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and Joseph John; and

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      WHEREAS, Representative Voccola began his political service to the people of Johnston

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on the Johnston School Committee, where he chaired the School Building Committee; and

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      WHEREAS, For the past twelve years, Representative Voccola has served the General

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Assembly with distinction, and a deep commitment to improving the lives of the citizens of the

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State of Rhode Island; and

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      WHEREAS, Earning the respect and esteem of his peers, Representative Voccola has

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been a member of the House Separation of Powers Committee, and the Committee on

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Environment and Natural Resources; and

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      WHEREAS, In addition to the copious hours he devotes to the State House,

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Representative Voccola has also been active with various civic and professional groups including:

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the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the American Bar Association, the Rhode Island

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Trial Lawyers Association, and the Justinian Law Society of Rhode Island. In addition, he is a

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communicant of Our Lady of Grace Parish, and is a member of the Sons of Italy , Loggia Vittoria

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Lodge, #585; and

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      WHEREAS, As a practicing lawyer, Representative Voccola has brought a wealth of legal

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knowledge to the General Assembly, helping to ensure that all Rhode Islanders enjoy a brighter

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and more prosperous future; now, therefore be it

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      RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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     Providence Plantations hereby honors Representative Joseph J. Voccola as he concludes his

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service in the Rhode Island General Assembly. We thank him for a job well done, and extend our

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sincere wishes for his continued health, happiness and success; and be it further

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      RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Honorable Joseph J. Voccola.

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