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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024
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	H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
	EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS

	Introduced By: Representatives Blazejewski, and Chippendale
	Date Introduced: January 23, 2024
	Referred To: House read and passed
1	WHEREAS, It has been made known to the House that certain persons and organizations
2	are deserving of commendation; and
3	South County School of Performing Arts; celebrating the Grand Opening and Ribbon
4	Cutting Ceremony of the South County School of Performing Arts and your commitment to
5	creating musicians and performers is South County, Rhode Island;
6	Representative Craven
7	Christina Maggiacomo, Stonehill College; the outstanding academic achievement of
8	being named to the Dean's list for the 2023 Fall Semester at Stonehill College;
9	Representative Fenton-Fung
10	Senior Minister Rebecca L. Spence, Central Congregational Church; your retirement after
11	35 years of dedicated and faithful service at Central Congregational Church located on Angell
12	Street in Providence;
13	Representative Newberry
14	Ella Maack, North Kingstown High School Girls Volleyball; the distinguished honor and
15	outstanding athletic achievement of being named 2023-2024 Gatorade Rhode Island Volleyball
16	Player of the Year;
17	Representative Casimiro
18	Wes' Rib House, Olneyville Team; celebrating the relaunching of Wes' Rib House
19	located in the Olneyville neighborhood on January 12, 2024;
20	Representatives Morales and Sanchez

1	John Alex "Jack" Kanakry, Boy Scout Troop 12; the distinction and honor of attaining
2	the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America for your commitment and dedication to the
3	values of Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness;
4	Representative Ackerman
5	Robert Aubin, President, Chimney Hill Residential Association; the distinguished honor
6	of being named President of the Chimney Hill Residential Association;
7	Representative Ackerman
8	Michelle Murray, Vice President, Chimney Hill Residential Association; the
9	distinguished honor of being named Vice President of the Chimney Hill Residential Association;
10	Representative Ackerman
11	Marguerite Girard, Secretary, Chimney Hill Residential Association; the distinguished
12	honor of being named Secretary of the Chimney Hill Residential Association;
13	Representative Ackerman
14	Kathleen LaSalle, Treasurer, Chimney Hill Residential Association; the distinguished
15	honor of being named Treasurer of the Chimney Hill Residential Association;
16	Representative Ackerman
17	Gladys Barrera-Velasquez, Nursing, University of Rhode Island; the distinguished honor
18	and outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino
19	Dollars Scholarship;
20	Representative Felix
21	Juliet Benitez, Nursing, Rhode Island College; the distinguished honor and outstanding
22	academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino Dollars
23	Scholarship;
24	Representative Felix
25	Erickson Comas Hernandez, International Studies and Public Health Policy, Brandeis
26	University; the distinguished honor and outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of
27	the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino Dollars Scholarship;
28	Representative Felix
29	Leonardo Contreras Rodriguez, Biology, University of Pittsburg; the distinguished honor
30	and outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino
31	Dollars Scholarship;
32	Representative Felix
33	Lesly Cordones, Psychology, Johnson & Wales University; the distinguished honor and
34	outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino
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1	Dollars Scholarship;
2	Representative Felix
3	Alberto De Leon, Engineering, Rhode Island College; the distinguished honor and
4	outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino
5	Dollars Scholarship;
6	Representative Felix
7	Jalen Dennis, Business, University of Rhode Island; the distinguished honor and
8	outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino
9	Dollars Scholarship;
10	Representative Felix
11	Anthony Fix, Visual Sciences, Muhlenberg College; the distinguished honor and
12	outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino
13	Dollars Scholarship;
14	Representative Felix
15	Hiromi Flores, Political Science, Rhode Island College; the distinguished honor and
16	outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino
17	Dollars Scholarship;
18	Representative Felix
19	Ethan Fratecilli-Flores, Film Production, Community College of Rhode Island; the
20	distinguished honor and outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024
21	Rhode Island Latino Dollars Scholarship;
22	Representative Felix
23	Crystal Garrido, Nursing, University of Rhode Island; the distinguished honor and
24	outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino
25	Dollars Scholarship;
26	Representative Felix
27	Yanasia Gonzalez, Psychology, University of Rhode Island; the distinguished honor and
28	outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino
29	Dollars Scholarship;
30	Representative Felix
31	Thalia Guardarrama, Arts and Humanities, Rhode Island College; the distinguished honor
32	and outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino
33	Dollars Scholarship;
34	Representative Felix
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1	Rahelin Guzman, Nursing, Community College of Rhode Island; the distinguished honor
2	and outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino
3	Dollars Scholarship;
4	Representative Felix
5	Jeremy Herrera Santos, Industrial & Systems Engineer, University of Rhode Island; the
6	distinguished honor and outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024
7	Rhode Island Latino Dollars Scholarship;
8	Representative Felix
9	Yune Jackson, Textile, Merchandising and Design, University of Rhode Island; the
10	distinguished honor and outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024
11	Rhode Island Latino Dollars Scholarship;
12	Representative Felix
13	Ailyn Mendoza, Biomedical Sciences, Brown University; the distinguished honor and
14	outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino
15	Dollars Scholarship;
16	Representative Felix
17	Beatriz Ortega, Political Science & Philosophy, College of the Holy Cross; the
18	distinguished honor and outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024
19	Rhode Island Latino Dollars Scholarship;
20	Representative Felix
21	Roselyn Pantoja Ramirez, Pre-medicine, College of the Holy Cross; the distinguished
22	honor and outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island
23	Latino Dollars Scholarship;
24	Representative Felix
25	Hector Peguero Hernandez, Animal Science, Oklahoma State University; the
26	distinguished honor and outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024
27	Rhode Island Latino Dollars Scholarship;
28	Representative Felix
29	Jordan Quiles, Psychology, Tufts University; the distinguished honor and outstanding
30	academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino Dollars
31	Scholarship;
32	Representative Felix
33	Anthony Quinones, Psychology, Roger Williams University; the distinguished honor and
34	outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino
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1	Dollars Scholarship;
2	Representative Felix
3	Irvin Rosales Garcia, Nursing, Rhode Island College; the distinguished honor and
4	outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino
5	Dollars Scholarship;
6	Representative Felix
7	Ericka Saquic, Physical Therapy, University of Rhode Island; the distinguished honor
8	and outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino
9	Dollars Scholarship;
10	Representative Felix
11	Lessis Silverio, Film Production & Arts, University of Rhode Island; the distinguished
12	honor and outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island
13	Latino Dollars Scholarship;
14	Representative Felix
15	Michelle St. Onge Moscoso, Early Childhood Education, University of Massachusetts;
16	the distinguished honor and outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-
17	2024 Rhode Island Latino Dollars Scholarship;
18	Representative Felix
19	Amelia Susana, Education, University of Rhode Island; the distinguished honor and
20	outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino
21	Dollars Scholarship;
22	Representative Felix
23	Alejandra Tavarez, Psychology, Roger Williams University; the distinguished honor and
24	outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Latino
25	Dollars Scholarship;
26	Representative Felix
27	Alejandro Tavarez, Law and Legal Studies, Roger Williams University; the distinguished
28	honor and outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024 Rhode Island
29	Latino Dollars Scholarship;
30	Representative Felix
31	Dustin Trejo, Computer and Information Sciences, Rhode Island College; the
32	distinguished honor and outstanding academic achievement of being a recipient of the 2023-2024
33	Rhode Island Latino Dollars Scholarship;
34	Representative Felix
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1	Steven Amaral, Roger William University; the outstanding academic achievement of
2	being named to the Dean's List for the 2023 Fall Semester at Roger Williams University;
3	Representative Fenton-Fung
4	Hamilton Tyler Carney, Roger William University; the outstanding academic
5	achievement of being named to the Dean's List for the 2023 Fall Semester at Roger Williams
6	University;
7	Representative Fenton-Fung
8	Caroline Thomas, Roger William University; the outstanding academic achievement of
9	being named to the Dean's List for the 2023 Fall Semester at Roger Williams University;
10	Representative Fenton-Fung
11	Noah Ernest Colangelo, Roger William University; the outstanding academic
12	achievement of being named to the Dean's List for the 2023 Fall Semester at Roger Williams
13	University;
14	Representative Fenton-Fung
15	Sarah Hardiman, Roger William University; the outstanding academic achievement of
16	being named to the Dean's List for the 2023 Fall Semester at Roger Williams University;
17	Representative Fenton-Fung
18	Fiona Maureen O'Donoghue, Roger William University; the outstanding academic
19	achievement of being named to the Dean's List for the 2023 Fall Semester at Roger Williams
20	University;
21	Representative Fenton-Fung
22	Nate Masse, Captain, North Kingstown High School Basketball; the distinguished honor
23	of being named as a "High School Hoops" Scholar Athlete for your dedication to Academics
24	(4.02 GPA & 4 year honor roll) Athletics (Executive Board Member Best Buddies & Captain of
25	NKHS Basketball);
26	Representative Casimiro
27	Abiageal Emery, Westerly High School; the distinguished honor of Placing 1st in District
28	3 in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Rhode Island Voice of Democracy Contest;
29	Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro
30	Seth Fontenault, Homeschool N. Smithfield; the distinguished honor of Placing 1st in
31	District 3 in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Rhode Island Voice of Democracy
32	Contest;
33	Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro
34	Anne Barbour, Exeter Metcalf School; the distinguished honor of Placing 1st in District 3
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1	in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Rhode Island Voice of Democracy Contest;
2	Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro
3	Joseph Fusaro, Westerly Middle School; the distinguished honor of Placing 1st in District
4	3 in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Rhode Island Voice of Democracy Contest;
5	Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro
6	Chad Abel, Coventry High School; the distinguished honor of Placing 1st in District 3 in
7	the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Rhode Island Voice of Democracy Contest;
8	Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro
9	Emma Martin, Pawtucket St Raphael Academy; the distinguished honor of being a
10	Finalist in Post 6342 in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Rhode Island Citizenship
11	Education Teacher Awards;
12	Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro
13	Nehuel Armenanzas, Portsmouth High School; the distinguished honor of being a Finalist
14	in Post 6342 in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Rhode Island Citizenship Education
15	Teacher Awards;
16	Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro
17	Anne Smith, Lawn School Jamestown; the distinguished honor of being a Finalist in Post
18	6342 in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Rhode Island Citizenship Education
19	Teacher Awards;
20	Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro
21	Danielle Whitworth, Narragansett Pier Middle School; the distinguished honor of being a
22	Finalist in Post 6342 in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Rhode Island Citizenship
23	Education Teacher Awards;
24	Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro
25	Dave Cannon, Narragansett High School; the distinguished honor of being a Finalist in
26	Post 6342 in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Rhode Island Citizenship Education
27	Teacher Awards;
28	Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro
29	Christine Costa, Tiverton Middle School; the distinguished honor of being a Finalist in
30	Post 6342 in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Rhode Island Citizenship Education
31	Teacher Awards;
32	Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro
33	Deidre McDonald, North Smithfield Elementary; the distinguished honor of being a
34	Finalist in Post 6342 in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Rhode Island Citizenship
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1	Education Teacher Awards;
2	Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro
3	Andrew Blanchard, Boy Scout Troop 35, West Greenwich; the distinction and honor of
4	attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America for your commitment and
5	dedication to the values of Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness;
6	Representative Cotter
7	Gerry James; sharing your creative art as a part of the Mt. Pleasant Library Art Exhibit
8	and Participating in an Artist Talk;
9	Representative Morales
10	Brian Brodeur; sharing your creative art as a part of the Mt. Pleasant Library Art Exhibit
11	and Participating in an Artist Talk;
12	Representative Morales
13	Patrick Wentzell; sharing your creative art as a part of the Mt. Pleasant Library Art
14	Exhibit and Participating in an Artist Talk;
15	Representative Morales
16	Lt. Col. Collin J. Dunn, Rhode Island Air National Guard; your retirement after many
17	years of dedicated and faithful service to the people of the State of Rhode Island and the United
18	States of America as a member of the Rhode Island Air National Guards;
19	Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro
20	Grace Ritchotte; the outstanding academic achievement of being named to the Dean's
21	List for the 2023 Fall semester at Roger William University;
22	Speaker Shekarchi
23	Kendall Brooks; the outstanding academic achievement of being named to the Dean's
24	List for the 2023 Fall semester at Roger William University;
25	Speaker Shekarchi
26	Sydnee Perreault; the outstanding academic achievement of being named to the Dean's
27	List for the 2023 Fall semester at University of Bridgeport;
28	Speaker Shekarchi
29	Jeremy E. Giammarco, Boy Scout Troop 53; the distinction and honor of attaining the
30	rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America for your commitment and dedication to the
31	values of Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness;
32	Representative O'Brien
33	Senior Minister Patrick Faulhaber; the distinguished honor of your appointment as,
34	Senior Minister at Central Congregational Church;
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1	Representative Newberry
2	Asia Benz; for all her hard work on behalf of the State of Rhode Island;
3	Representative Sanchez
4	Catherine P. Adams; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 65th Birthday on
5	February 20, 2024;
6	Representative Kennedy
7	Joanne E. Arbige; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 65th Birthday on February
8	4, 2024;
9	Representative Kennedy
10	Colleen M. Coulombe; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 65th Birthday on
11	February 3, 2024;
12	Representative Kennedy
13	Carolyn J. Doyle; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 65th Birthday on February
14	11, 2024;
15	Representative Kennedy
16	Ivan Navarre Kirschner; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 65th Birthday on
17	February 27, 2024;
18	Representative Kennedy
19	Valerie A. Villucci; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 65th Birthday on
20	February 10, 2024;
21	Representative Kennedy
22	Roger Andrews Woodard, Jr.; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 65th Birthday
23	on February 19, 2024;
24	Representative Kennedy
25	Leslie J. Barney; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday on February
26	16, 2024;
27	Representative Kennedy
28	Pamela J. Beil; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday on February
29	13, 2024;
30	Representative Kennedy
31	Nicholas Anthony Bottone, Jr.; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday
32	on February 18, 2024;
33	Representative Kennedy
34	Anne Carpenter; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday on February
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1	6, 2024;
2	Representative Kennedy
3	Joan L. Coon; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday on February 1,
4	2024;
5	Representative Kennedy
6	Donald Lucien Coulombe; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday on
7	February 26, 2024;
8	Representative Kennedy
9	Lawrence Joseph Devoe; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday on
10	February 24, 2024;
11	Representative Kennedy
12	Sherry J. Hull; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday on February 24,
13	2024;
14	Representative Kennedy
15	Michelle D. Jacobson; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday on
16	February 4, 2024;
17	Representative Kennedy
18	Bradford C. Lavigne; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday on
19	February 26, 2024;
20	Representative Kennedy
21	Nancy A. Moran; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday on February
22	18, 2024;
23	Representative Kennedy
24	Robert O'Connor; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday on February
25	17, 2024;
26	Representative Kennedy
27	Donna M. Panciera; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday on
28	February 1, 2024;
29	Representative Kennedy
30	Marleen Paolucci; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday on February
31	22, 2024;
32	Representative Kennedy
33	William H. Post, Jr.; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 70th Birthday on
34	February 1, 2024;
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1	Representative Kennedy
2	Mary Lou Margaret Bowers; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday
3	on February 15, 2024;
4	Representative Kennedy
5	James E. Clark; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on February
6	15, 2024;
7	Representative Kennedy
8	Edward R. Hill; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on February
9	19, 2024;
10	Representative Kennedy
11	Sharon A. Keefe; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on February
12	3, 2024;
13	Representative Kennedy
14	Jurgen F. Kleist; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on February
15	19, 2024;
16	Representative Kennedy
17	Michelle R. Serra; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on February
18	2, 2024;
19	Representative Kennedy
20	Nancy E. Virbila; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on February
21	20, 2024;
22	Representative Kennedy
23	Judith Briggs; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on February 5,
24	2024;
25	Representative Kennedy
26	Cecile M. Burdick; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on
27	February 26, 2024;
28	Representative Kennedy
29	Joann S. Carson; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on February
30	5, 2024;
31	Representative Kennedy
32	Arthur Walter Eklof; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on
33	February 4, 2024;
34	Representative Kennedy
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1	William J. Gray; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on February
2	15, 2024;
3	Representative Kennedy
4	Douglas Arthur Radicioni; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on
5	February 26, 2024;
6	Representative Kennedy
7	Nancy Nelson Richmond; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on
8	February 9, 2024;
9	Representative Kennedy
10	Maria A. Trombino; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on
11	February 19, 2024;
12	Representative Kennedy
13	Anna M. Francese; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday on
14	February 3, 2024;
15	Representative Kennedy
16	Shirley A. Fallon; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 95th Birthday on February
17	28, 2024;
18	Representative Kennedy
19	Catherine M. Monastesse; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 95th Birthday on
20	February 27, 2024;
21	Representative Kennedy
22	Helen M. Payne; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 108th Birthday on February
23	5, 2024;
24	Representative Kennedy
25	NOW, THEREFORE BE IT
26	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives hereby extends to the aforesaid persons
27	and organizations its very best wishes on this memorable occasion and expresses the hope for
28	continued good fortune; and be it further
29	RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is respectfully requested to
30	transmit a properly inscribed citation to each of the aforesaid.
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