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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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

CONGRATULATING JENNA MARIE O'CONNELL ON BEING NAMED "MISS IRELAND"

BY THE FRIENDLY SONS OF ST. PATRICK

     Introduced By: Senators Satchell, Raptakis, McCaffrey, Walaska, and Gallo

     Date Introduced: March 13, 2013

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick support and promote Irish heritage and

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culture, and this year, the Friendly Sons have elected Miss Jenna Marie O'Connell "Miss Ireland"

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for 2013; and

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     WHEREAS, Ms. O'Connell will be featured on a float with members of her court at the

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St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday, March 17th; and

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     WHEREAS, A senior at Warwick Veterans' Memorial High School, Ms. O'Connell has

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maintained academic excellence and has been a stand-out athlete. She has been a member of the

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soccer, softball, and field hockey teams for four years, serving as senior captain for the field

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hockey team, and received the All-Rookie, All-City, and All-Division Awards this past year. She

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was also on the indoor and outdoor track teams, where she received the Coach's Award for two

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years; and

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     WHEREAS, Jenna has served as Class President her Freshman year and remains an

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active member of her class executive committee; and

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     WHEREAS, In addition to her academics and sports affiliations at school, she is very

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involved in her community. She volunteers for the imPOSSIBLE DREAM and coaches for the

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Warwick Firefighters Soccer Club; and

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     WHEREAS, Jenna Marie O'Connell is an outstanding young lady who has already

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accumulated a plethora of honors and awards in her short lifetime and we are proud to

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congratulate and recognize her dazzling record of accomplishments; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby joins the fine organization, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, in celebrating Jenna Marie

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O'Connell is being named "Miss Ireland." May the eternal enchantment of the Emerald Isle infuse

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the life of this lovely colleen and hold her under its gentle spell all the days of her life; and be it

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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 Jenna Marie O'Connell.

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