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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
EXPRESSING CONGRATULATIONS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Blazejewski, and Chippendale | |
Date Introduced: April 14, 2026 | |
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 | Maria Lourdes Ancona; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on |
4 | May 26, 2026; |
5 | Representative Kennedy |
6 | Christine Rose Anderson; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on |
7 | May 25, 2026; |
8 | Representative Kennedy |
9 | Vanita L. Arnold; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May |
10 | 22, 2026; |
11 | Representative Kennedy |
12 | Richard J. Arruda, Jr.; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on |
13 | May 30, 2026; |
14 | Representative Kennedy |
15 | Sandra A. Bailey; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May 8, |
16 | 2026; |
17 | Representative Kennedy |
18 | Jose A. Bedoya; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May 3, |
19 | 2026; |
20 | Representative Kennedy |
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1 | Alan Phillip Desrosiers; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on |
2 | May 14, 2026; |
3 | Representative Kennedy |
4 | Ana G. Garza; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May 26, |
5 | 2026; |
6 | Representative Kennedy |
7 | Nina Marja Houle; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May |
8 | 15, 2026; |
9 | Representative Kennedy |
10 | Mark Jon Kieon, Sr.; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on |
11 | May 9, 2026; |
12 | Representative Kennedy |
13 | Sean Patrick Kilcoyne; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on |
14 | May 18, 2026; |
15 | Representative Kennedy |
16 | Henri Leo Kowal; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May |
17 | 27, 2026; |
18 | Representative Kennedy |
19 | Michael Laudone; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May |
20 | 16, 2026; |
21 | Representative Kennedy |
22 | Wallace S. Lewis, Jr.; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on |
23 | May 18, 2026; |
24 | Representative Kennedy |
25 | Scott Manuel Maderia; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on |
26 | May 31, 2026; |
27 | Representative Kennedy |
28 | Deborah Jane Nigrelli; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on |
29 | May 9, 2026; |
30 | Representative Kennedy |
31 | Vernon Winston Oliver; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on |
32 | May 24, 2026; |
33 | Representative Kennedy |
34 | Laura Pointek; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May 21, |
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1 | 2026; |
2 | Representative Kennedy |
3 | Randy S. Reynolds; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May |
4 | 28, 2026; |
5 | Representative Kennedy |
6 | Kelly Jane Scott; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May |
7 | 29, 2026; |
8 | Representative Kennedy |
9 | Sharon Kay Smith; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May |
10 | 16, 2026; |
11 | Representative Kennedy |
12 | William A. Smith; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May |
13 | 5, 2026; |
14 | Representative Kennedy |
15 | Kevin D. Spencer; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May |
16 | 6, 2026; |
17 | Representative Kennedy |
18 | Gary P. Sylvia; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May 9, |
19 | 2026; |
20 | Representative Kennedy |
21 | Diane Louise Zanella; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on |
22 | May 15, 2026; |
23 | Representative Kennedy |
24 | Stephen A. Burke; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on May |
25 | 29, 2026; |
26 | Representative Kennedy |
27 | John P. Franciosi; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on May |
28 | 28, 2026; |
29 | Representative Kennedy |
30 | Angela Risica Furcolo; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on |
31 | May 8, 2026; |
32 | Representative Kennedy |
33 | Susan M. Gordon; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on May |
34 | 18, 2026; |
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1 | Representative Kennedy |
2 | Thomas Frederick Holberton; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th |
3 | Birthday on May 12, 2026; |
4 | Representative Kennedy |
5 | Richard Duncklee Lamourine Jr.; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th |
6 | Birthday on May 23, 2026; |
7 | Representative Kennedy |
8 | Joan Mary McCarthy; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on |
9 | May 31, 2026; |
10 | Representative Kennedy |
11 | Janice E. Olszewski; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on May |
12 | 2, 2026; |
13 | Representative Kennedy |
14 | Cindy Lee Russo; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on May 2, |
15 | 2026; |
16 | Representative Kennedy |
17 | Martin Richard Tubbs; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on |
18 | May 4, 2026; |
19 | Representative Kennedy |
20 | Debra A. Washburn; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on May |
21 | 17, 2026; |
22 | Representative Kennedy |
23 | Michael Watkins; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on May |
24 | 18, 2026; |
25 | Representative Kennedy |
26 | Paul Andrew Yurof; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on May |
27 | 19, 2026; |
28 | Representative Kennedy |
29 | Raymond J. Alberts; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on May |
30 | 7, 2026; |
31 | Representative Kennedy |
32 | Raymond Leo Betty; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on |
33 | May 16, 2026; |
34 | Representative Kennedy |
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1 | Cecilia M. Coleman; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on |
2 | May 31, 2026; |
3 | Representative Kennedy |
4 | Bruce G. Eagan; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on May 24, |
5 | 2026; |
6 | Representative Kennedy |
7 | Julia Ann Fuller; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on May 4, |
8 | 2026; |
9 | Representative Kennedy |
10 | Robert E. Grady; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on May |
11 | 27, 2026; |
12 | Representative Kennedy |
13 | John Marshall Hobgood; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on |
14 | May 9, 2026; |
15 | Representative Kennedy |
16 | Lois M. Meek; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on May 17, |
17 | 2026; |
18 | Representative Kennedy |
19 | Maurice Joseph Murphy; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on |
20 | May 28, 2026; |
21 | Representative Kennedy |
22 | Linda Irene Nelson; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on May |
23 | 1, 2026; |
24 | Representative Kennedy |
25 | Margaret Mary Raiche; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on |
26 | May 6, 2026; |
27 | Representative Kennedy |
28 | Jayne Lee Scorpio; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on May |
29 | 31, 2026; |
30 | Representative Kennedy |
31 | Christy L. Webster; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on May |
32 | 16, 2026; |
33 | Representative Kennedy |
34 | Brigitte M. Bliven; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 80th Birthday on May |
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1 | 17, 2026; |
2 | Representative Kennedy |
3 | Kenneth Peter Burton, Sr.; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 80th Birthday |
4 | on May 27, 2026; |
5 | Representative Kennedy |
6 | Giorgio Decaro; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 80th Birthday on May 4, |
7 | 2026; |
8 | Representative Kennedy |
9 | Ettore M. Desantis; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on May |
10 | 29, 2026; |
11 | Representative Kennedy |
12 | Richard Edward Greene; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on |
13 | May 14, 2026; |
14 | Representative Kennedy |
15 | Mary L. Holland; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on May |
16 | 23, 2026; |
17 | Representative Kennedy |
18 | Barbara Turrisi Lamb; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on |
19 | May 5, 2026; |
20 | Representative Kennedy |
21 | John R. Novello; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on May 31, |
22 | 2026; |
23 | Representative Kennedy |
24 | James E. Palmer; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on May |
25 | 31, 2026; |
26 | Representative Kennedy |
27 | Juvenalia A. Pereira; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on |
28 | May 30, 2026; |
29 | Representative Kennedy |
30 | Edwin Glen Hoffman; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 85th Birthday on |
31 | May 27, 2026; |
32 | Representative Kennedy |
33 | James A. Sheldon; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 85th Birthday on May |
34 | 22, 2026; |
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1 | Representative Kennedy |
2 | Norman Grossmueller; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 90th Birthday on |
3 | May 7, 2026; |
4 | Representative Kennedy |
5 | Barbara Joan Hirst; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 90th Birthday on May |
6 | 9, 2026; |
7 | Representative Kennedy |
8 | Gladys M. Marx; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 101 Birthday on May |
9 | 22, 2026; |
10 | Representative Kennedy |
11 | Del Alma Dance Company; celebrating the One Year Anniversary of Del Alma Dance |
12 | Company and the continued commitment to empower every dancer to move with purpose, |
13 | passion, and authenticity; |
14 | Representative Alzate |
15 | John and Laurie Costa; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 50th Wedding |
16 | Anniversary on March 27, 2026; |
17 | Representative Hull |
18 | A & K’s Kitchen; celebrating the Grand Opening of A & K’s Kitchen at 936 Chalkstone |
19 | Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island; |
20 | Representative Morales |
21 | Hearthside House; celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Hearthside House on Great |
22 | Road in Lincoln, Rhode Island and the importance of preserving its history; |
23 | Representative Smith |
24 | The Honorable Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe, Jr.; your distinguished service to the |
25 | Republic of Liberia as Senator of Bomi County, former Speaker of the House and a committed |
26 | advocate for national unity democratic governance and regional cooperation; |
27 | Representative Biah |
28 | Jim Parisi, Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals; your |
29 | retirement after many years of dedicated and faithful service lobbying the Rhode Island General |
30 | Assembly on behalf of Rhode Island’s teachers and health professionals; |
31 | Representative Diaz |
32 | Steven D. Elias, Rhode Island Public Transit Authority; your retirement after 34 years of |
33 | dedicated and faithful service as a Telephone Operator for RIPTA approaching every day with a |
34 | positive attitude towards fellow colleagues and citizens with your exemplary attendance and |
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1 | never being sick; |
2 | Representative Noret |
3 | Steven Piscopiello, Director, City of Cranston Parks and Recreation; the distinguished |
4 | honor of receiving the Rhode Island Parks and Recreation Association John “Jack” Cronin Award |
5 | for your outstanding leadership and service to the parks and recreation profession in the State of |
6 | Rhode Island; |
7 | Representative Paplauskas |
8 | Darran Watts, Chase Medeiros, Oliver Shockley, Cole Medeiros, Robert Considine III, |
9 | Evan Danusis, Austin Peters, Robert Mills, Cody Fuscaldo, Tyler Vespia, Owen McAdam, |
10 | Jaydon Hall, Coventry High School Freshman Boys Basketball; the outstanding athletic |
11 | achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2026 Division 2 Freshman Boys |
12 | Basketball State Championship and maintaining an “Undefeated Season” |
13 | Representatives Read and Noret |
14 | Caleb Satisfield, Cooper Johnson, Colin McDemott, Colin Appleyard, James Palmien, |
15 | Sam Tostes, Alexander Anderson, Ayyan Mahmud, Patrick McNamara, Cormac Sax, Ryan |
16 | Realejo, Ryan Rigamonti, Brady White, Connor Gillam, Barrington High School Varsity Boys |
17 | Basketball; the outstanding athletic achievement of winning the 2025-2026 Rhode Island |
18 | Interscholastic League Varsity Boys Basketball State Championship; |
19 | Representatives Boylan and Knight |
20 | McKenna Pires, Lauren Kilpatrickl, Isabella Hentz, Genesis Castro, Ava Morrissette, |
21 | Reagan Pires, Lucia Toribio Fermin, Faith Van Ness, Caroline Realejo, Maggie Omstedt, Keira |
22 | Martin, Laney Girard, Audrey Paxton, Ella Martin, Kilise Marzette, Abby Donato, Jordyn |
23 | Marzette, Barrington High School Varsity Girls Indoor Track; the outstanding athletic |
24 | achievement of winning the 2025-2026 Rhode Island Interscholastic League Class B Varsity |
25 | Girls Indoor Track Championship; |
26 | Representatives Boylan Knight |
27 | Thomas E. Deller, Town of Johnston; your retirement after many years dedicated and |
28 | faithful service to the people of the Town of Johnston, Rhode Island; |
29 | Speaker Shekarchi |
30 | Sergeant Aaron Mickelson, Rhode Island Army National Guard; the honor of entering the |
31 | Ring of Honor by the Military Order of Foreign Wars of Rhode Island for your commitment to |
32 | secure our homeland, and building enduring partnerships worldwide “Always Ready, Always |
33 | There”; |
34 | Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro |
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1 | Sergeant Adam Andrews, Rhode Island Army National Guard; the honor of entering the |
2 | Ring of Honor by the Military Order of Foreign Wars of Rhode Island for your commitment to |
3 | secure our homeland, and building enduring partnerships worldwide “Always Ready, Always |
4 | There”; |
5 | Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro |
6 | Sergeant Eric Santos, Rhode Island Army National Guard; the honor of entering the Ring |
7 | of Honor by the Military Order of Foreign Wars of Rhode Island for your commitment to secure |
8 | our homeland, and building enduring partnerships worldwide “Always Ready, Always There”; |
9 | Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro |
10 | Master Sergeant Christino Espada, Rhode Island Army National Guard; the honor of |
11 | entering the Ring of Honor by the Military Order of Foreign Wars of Rhode Island for your |
12 | commitment to secure our homeland, and building enduring partnerships worldwide “Always |
13 | Ready, Always There”; |
14 | Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro |
15 | Master Sergeant Courtney E. Malki, Rhode Island Army National Guard; the honor of |
16 | entering the Ring of Honor by the Military Order of Foreign Wars of Rhode Island for your |
17 | commitment to secure our homeland, and building enduring partnerships worldwide “Always |
18 | Ready, Always There”; |
19 | Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro |
20 | Staff Sergeant Domenic D. Simone, Rhode Island Air National Guard; the honor of |
21 | entering the Ring of Honor by The Military Order of Foreign Wars of Rhode Island for your |
22 | commitment to secure our homeland, and building enduring partnership's worldwide "Always |
23 | Ready, Always There"; |
24 | Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro |
25 | Master Sergeant Ian S. Tvenstrup, Rhode Island Air National Guard; the honor of |
26 | entering the Ring of Honor by The Military Order of Foreign Wars of Rhode Island for your |
27 | commitment to secure our homeland, and building enduring partnership's worldwide "Always |
28 | Ready, Always There"; |
29 | Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro |
30 | Senior Airman Ryan J. Floyd, Rhode Island Air National Guard; the honor of entering the |
31 | Ring of Honor by The Military Order of Foreign Wars of Rhode Island for your commitment to |
32 | secure our homeland, and building enduring partnership's worldwide "Always Ready, Always |
33 | There"; |
34 | Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro |
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1 | First Lieutenant Scott M. Shea, Rhode Island Air National Guard; the honor of entering |
2 | the Ring of Honor by The Military Order of Foreign Wars of Rhode Island for your commitment |
3 | to secure our homeland, and building enduring partnership's worldwide "Always Ready, Always |
4 | There"; |
5 | Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro |
6 | Eva Niosi, Instructor, Warwick Area Career and Technical Center; the outstanding |
7 | achievement of Placing 1st in the Culinary Arts Category at the 14th Annual Rhode Island |
8 | ProStart Culinary Arts, Foodservice & Hotel Management Competition; |
9 | Representative Solomon |
10 | Anthony Morales, Richard Desmarais, Tyler Hartley, Liam McGloin, Warwick Area |
11 | Career and Technical Center; the outstanding achievement of Placing 1st in the Culinary Arts |
12 | Category at the 14th Annual Rhode Island ProStart Culinary Arts, Foodservice & Hotel |
13 | Management Competition; |
14 | Representative Solomon |
15 | Austin Irons, Instructor, Warwick Area Career and Technical Center; the outstanding |
16 | achievement of Placing 1st in the Foodservice Management Category at the 14th Annual Rhode |
17 | Island ProStart Culinary Arts, Foodservice & Hotel Management Competition; |
18 | Representative Solomon |
19 | Jailyn Huffman, Giana Gioffreda, Alexiana Medeiros, Anissa Gill, Liliana Lunsmann, |
20 | Warwick Area Career and Technical Center; the outstanding achievement of Placing 1st in the |
21 | Foodservice Management Category at the 14th Annual Rhode Island ProStart Culinary Arts, |
22 | Foodservice & Hotel Management Competition; |
23 | Representative Solomon |
24 | Donald Fair, Instructor, Warwick Area Career and Technical Center; the outstanding |
25 | achievement of Placing 1st in the Hospitality Management Category at the 14th Annual Rhode |
26 | Island ProStart Culinary Arts, Foodservice & Hotel Management Competition; |
27 | Representative Cotter |
28 | Rosie Sposato, Logan Berdos, Maddie Niewiecki, Lylana Juneau, Warwick Area Career |
29 | and Technical Center; the outstanding achievement of Placing 1st in the Hospitality Management |
30 | Category at the 14th Annual Rhode Island ProStart Culinary Arts, Foodservice & Hotel |
31 | Management Competition; |
32 | Representative Cotter |
33 | Captain Matthew Richarson; the honor of being promoted to the rank of Captain on the |
34 | Woonsocket Police Department and your continued commitment to fostering a safe, secure |
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1 | environment free from the threat of crime for the people of the city of Woonsocket; |
2 | Representatives Phillips, Brien and Casey |
3 | Lieutenant Patrick McGurty; the honor of being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on |
4 | the Woonsocket Police Department and your continued commitment to fostering a safe, secure |
5 | environment free from the threat of crime for the people of the city of Woonsocket; |
6 | Representatives Phillips, Brien and Casey |
7 | Sergeant Joseph Wasilewski; the honor of being promoted to the rank of Sergeant on the |
8 | Woonsocket Police Department and your continued commitment to fostering a safe, secure |
9 | environment free from the threat of crime for the people of the city of Woonsocket; |
10 | Representatives Phillips, Brien and Casey |
11 | Detective Sergio Pratt; the honor of being promoted to the rank of Detective on the |
12 | Woonsocket Police Department and your continued commitment to fostering a safe, secure |
13 | environment free from the threat of crime for the people of the city of Woonsocket; |
14 | Representatives Phillips, Brien and Casey |
15 | Joe Adams, Aahan Ananthakrishna, Brady Andrew, Xavier Barako, Sam Barrick, Becket |
16 | Capizzo, Anthony Eaton, Grady Hazlett, Kelly Hill, Vlad Horvatic, Henry Humphreys, Ryan |
17 | Hurlock, Kevin Igo, Adam Izzi, Thomas Jackson, Rowan Knight, Stephan Jaquet, Brady Martin, |
18 | Brooks Mello, Calvin Mentzner, Colby Napolitano, Andrew Niemeyer, Levi Robbins, Danny |
19 | Serna, Sam Spencer, Henry Stockwell, Will Sturla, OnsonTieu, Patrick Trainor, Nick Valdez, |
20 | Wesley Vallois, Eddy Wang, Jack Williamson, Kevin Zhang; the outstanding athletic |
21 | achievement of winning the 2025-2056 Rhode Island Interscholastic League Class B Varsity |
22 | Boys Indoor Track Championship; |
23 | Representatives Boylan and Knight |
24 | Head Coach Bill Barrass, Assistant Coach Mike Katz, and Assistant Coach Robbyn |
25 | McFetters; the outstanding athletic achievement of winning the 2025-2056 Rhode Island |
26 | Interscholastic League Class B Varsity Boys Indoor Track Championship; |
27 | Representatives Boylan and Knight |
28 | Adequoyah Mathews; the outstanding achievement and distinguished honor of being |
29 | named a Newport Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year Candidate for your exceptional |
30 | contributions to family, school and community; |
31 | Representative Carson |
32 | Brady Finn; the outstanding achievement and distinguished honor of being named a |
33 | Newport Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year Candidate for your exceptional contributions to |
34 | family, school and community; |
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1 | Representative Carson |
2 | Jaz'myne King; the outstanding achievement and distinguished honor of being named a |
3 | Newport Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year Candidate for your exceptional contributions to |
4 | family, school and community; |
5 | Representative Carson |
6 | Magdalena Chipel; the outstanding achievement and distinguished honor of being named |
7 | as a Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket Youth of the Year Finalist for your exceptional |
8 | contributions to family, school and community; |
9 | Representative Alzate |
10 | Jalene Matthews; the outstanding achievement and distinguished honor of being named |
11 | as a Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket youth of the Year Finalist for your exceptional contributions |
12 | to family, school and community; |
13 | Representative Alzate |
14 | Ethan Mullarky; the outstanding achievement and distinguished honor of being named as |
15 | a Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket youth of the Year Finalist for your exceptional contributions to |
16 | family, school and community; |
17 | Representative Alzate |
18 | NOW, THEREFORE BE IT |
19 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives hereby extends to the aforesaid persons |
20 | and organizations its very best wishes on this memorable occasion and expresses the hope for |
21 | continued good fortune; and be it further |
22 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is respectfully requested to |
23 | transmit a properly inscribed citation to each of the aforesaid. |
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