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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING JESSICA MARFEO ON BEING CROWNED MISS RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Representative Doreen M. Costa | |
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Date Introduced: June 18, 2013 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, A combination of beauty and brains is a powerful mixture. Add a mountain |
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of courage and you get Jessica Marfeo, recently crowned Miss Rhode Island; and |
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WHEREAS, Jessica, a junior studying at the University of Rhode Island, is triple |
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majoring in biology, elementary education, and pre-physician assistant, with the goal of getting |
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two master’s degrees, including one in public health; and |
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WHEREAS, Miss Marfeo is not only a celebrated beauty, but she is also the reigning |
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Miss University of Rhode Island and a survivor of a battle with cancer. A graduate of The Prout |
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School, where she excelled academically, Jessica was a cheerleader and teen ambassador for the |
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Rhode Island Department of Health; and |
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WHEREAS, Jessica's life is full. She volunteers in the oncology unit at Hasbro |
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Children’s Hospital, playing with patients in the recreation room. In addition, Jessica serves as a |
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community outreach representative for We’re Offering Women Wisdom (WOWW), a URI group |
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that provides a place for students to talk about weighty topics like date rape and safe socializing. |
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She also acts as a mentor for students considering degrees in pre-med; 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 congratulates Jessica Marfeo on being crowned Miss Rhode |
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Island. We wish her happiness, good health, and best of luck with all of her new responsibilities; |
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and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Miss Jessica Marfeo. |
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