Introduced By: Representatives Caruolo, Salisbury and Henseler
Date Introduced : April 2, 1998
Referred To: Read and Passed
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
WHEREAS, It has been made known to the House that certain persons and organizations are deserving of commendation, and
WHEREAS,
The following individuals of the Boy Scouts of America -- Troop
183 -- Warwick for their outstanding achievement of attaining
the rank of Eagle Scout: Jeffrey Cameron; Randy Dittmar; Joseph
O'Connor; and Gerard Theroux
Representative Naughton
Colonel Anthony J. Zoglio; his retirement from the Rhode Island
Army National Guard after 58 years of honorable, dedicated and
exemplary service to his State and Nation;
Representative Kelley
The following individuals of the Burrillville Pee Wee Hockey
for their outstanding achievement in winning the 1998 New England
Pee Wee Hockey Championship: Shane Farrell #22; P.J. Coutu #23;
Craig Houle #24; Mike O'Mally #25; Bryan Caron #36; Nick Plante
#37; David Daigle #49; Nathan Perreault #52; Travis Pavoni #53;
Ed Cox #54; Ryan Dandereau #55; Danny Nadeau #56; Patrick Ciummo
#64; Ryan Burrill #97; David Houle, Assistant Coach; Steve Daigle,
Head Coach; and Michael Ciummo, Assistant Coach;
Speaker Harwood
The following individuals of the Cranston West School Hockey
Team for their outstanding achievement in winning the 1998 Metropolitan
B Division State Championship: Kathy Cooney; Greg Foster; David
Lancia; Evan Perry; Ernie Beal; Thomas Barker; Marc D'Ambra; Jason
Gladding; Karen Jamnic; Ronald LaRocca; Anthony Palombo; Michael
Pirolli; Matt Malachowski; David Russo; Greg Scorpio; Michael
Zolli; Matt Brannon; Daniel Cullen; Mark Lancia; Glenn Lussier;
and Mike Boyajian, Head Coach;
Speaker Harwood and Representative Montanaro
Marjorie L. Sundlun; being honored as a Rhode Island Patriot;
Speaker Harwood
Norma Hapgood, Lake City, California; your visit to the State
of Rhode Island;
Representative Moura
Stacy DePaul, Lake City, California; your visit to the State
of Rhode Island;
Representative Moura
Vincent Calia, Ph. D.; being named President of the Knights of
the Wine Table
Representative Iwuc
The following individuals of the Cranston High School West Academic Decathlon Team for their participation in the 1998 Rhode Island Academic Decathlon: Sally L. Hannaway, Coach; Deana M. Casale; and Rebecca A. Fong; Representative Montanaro
Craig S. Turgeon; Boy Scouts of America; his outstanding achievement
of attaining the rank of Eagle Scout;
Representative Bierman
Aaron D. Paolino; Boy Scouts of America; his outstanding achievement
of attaining the rank of Eagle;
Representative Bierman
Mr. and Mrs. Charles LaPointe; the joyous occasion of their 50th
Wedding Anniversary on June 28, 1998;
Representative Quick
The following individuals for their dedicated service and outstanding
performance as a valued member of the Rhode Island State Police:
Lieutenant James P. Mullen; Lieutenant Brendan P. Doherty; Lieutenant
Michael P. Quinn; Sergeant Cynthia A. Armour; Sergeant William
F. Labossiere; Sergeant Steven G. O'Donnell; Corporal Walter G.
Anderson; Corporal Dennis E. Pincince; and Trooper Eric L. Croce;
Speaker Harwood
Germaine G. Picard; the joyous celebration of your 75th Birthday;
Representative Picard
The following individuals for their dedicated service and outstanding
performance as a valued member of the Rhode Island State Police:
Trooper Douglas C. Newberg; Trooper James E. Pereira; Major Harold
E. Watson, Jr.; Inspector James M. Mousseau; Sergeant John T.
Leyden, III; Sergeant James E. Swanberg; Corporal Darren H. Delaney;
Corporal James O. Demers; Corporal Jan C. Hagopian; Corporal Steven
M. Lefebvre; and Corporal Kenneth J. Marandola;
Speaker
Harwood
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Marzella; the joyous celebration of your
40th Wedding Anniversary on April 19, 1998;
Representative
Voccola
The following individuals for being inducted into the Boys and
Girls Club of Cumberland-Lincoln Hall of Fame: Alan E. Shue,
Posthumuously; John F. McCann; Norm C. Martin; James L. Healy,
Jr.; Jay J. Grenier; Alan R. Bourgette;
Representatives Reilly, Iwuc, Menard, Farrell, Barr,
Montalbano and Winfield
The following individuals of Cranston High School West Academic
Decathlon Team for their participation in the 1998 Rhode Island
Academic Decathlon: Marianna Kessimian; Laura B. Mlyniec; Lucy
C. Byrd, Coach; Laura J. Difanti; Gregory A. Johnson; Khambay
Khamsyvoravong; and Richard A. Norberg;
Representative Montanaro
Brian Shea; being selected by the Ashaway Volunteer Fire Association
as the 1997-1998 Explorer of the Year;
Representative Kennedy
Paul Lawton; Life Member status in the Ashaway Volunteer Fire
Association and devoting 56 years of service to the community;
Representative Kennedy
Byron Champlin; Life Member status in the Ashaway Volunteer Fire
Association and devoting 52 years of service to the community;
Representative Kennedy
Harold Collings; Life Member status in the Ashaway Volunteer
Fire Association and devoting 49 years of service to the community;
Representative Kennedy
Ronald Kennedy; Life Member status in the Ashaway Volunteer Fire
Association and devoting 47 years of service to the community;
Representative Kennedy
Jason Caswell; being selected as the Hope Valley-Wyoming Fire
District Explorer Post #90 1997-1998 Firefighter of the Year;
Representative Kennedy
Michael Pelchat; being selected as the Hope Valley-Wyoming Fire
District Explorer Post #90 1997-1998 Volunteer of the Year;
Representative Kennedy
William and Helen (Lyman) Hannifan; the joyous occasion of their
60th Wedding Anniversary on November 27, 1997;
Representative
Benson
Linda Newbury; your outstanding dedication to the health and
safety to the Children in the Town of Lincoln;
Representatives
Barr and Menard
Retire Teachers of the State of Rhode Island; April 1, 1998 as
Retired Teachers Day;
Representative Kelley
The following individuals for their outstanding dedication to
the health and safety of the Children in the Town of Lincoln:
Joan Oster; Robert K. Whitacre; Mathew Jones; Raymond Mendillo;
Linda Resnevic; Lindsey Jones; Mike Hamel; Linda Mikula; Dr. Robert
A. DeRobbio; Margaret Jones; and Debra Arnold;
Representatives
Barr and Menard
The following individuals for their outstanding dedication to
the health and safety of the Children in the Town of Lincoln:
Normand Malbouef, Jr.; Ronald McKenna; Paul Sylvestre; Steven
Smith; Rita Kinniburgh; James Akers; Lucille Mandeville;
Representative Menard
The following individuals for their outstanding dedication to
the health and safety of the Children of the Town of Lincoln:
Michael Alves; Donna Dupuis; Chris Moses; James McElroy; Pat
Iannelli; Carolyn Wood; Alice Laroque; Joanne McManus; and Robert
Wilmarth;
Representative Barr
Mr. and Mrs. John Casale, Jr.; the joyous celebration of their
50th Wedding Anniversary on June 5, 1998;
Speaker Harwood
Wayne Montague; being honored as Providence Teacher of the Year;
Representative Giannini
My Friends at Mediterraneo; the 1st Anniversary of your splendid
restaurant;
Representative Cicilline
Viriato Sencion; your many literary achievements and for your
recent book "The Eyes of the Mountain";
Representative
Cicilline
The following individuals of the Mount Saint Charles Academy
"Mounties" for winning the 1998 Metropolitan A Hockey
State Championship: Jason Catalano, Goalie; Dustin Demianiuk,
Defense; Jeff Jillson, Defense; Graham Johnson, Defense; Joe Peters,
Forward; Matt Kasberg, Defense; Mark Esposito, Defense; Justin
Laverdiere, Forward; Joe Cardillo, Forward; Chris Snizek, Forward;
Josh Venice, Forward; D.J. Pelletier, Forward; Paul Fede, Defense;
Josh Lanni, Forward; Chris Chaput, Forward; Pat Bruen, Defense;
Chris Minior, Forward; Charlie Ridolf, Forward; Jerry Turcotte,
Forward; Chris Lentini, Forward; Pat Hutchins, Forward; Sean Jackson,
Forward; Kurt Stokinger, Defense; Pete Capizzo, Goalie; Brian
Oliver, Goalie; Tony Ciresi, III -- Goalie; Mike Snizek, Forward;
Andrew Krantz, Forward; Tim Bouvier, Defense; Mike Tousignant,
Defense; Bill Belisle, Head Coach; Joey Lauricella, Manager; Justin
Hogue, Manager; Chris Murphy, Assistant Coach; and David Belisle,
Assistant Coach;
Speaker Harwood, Representatives Martineau, Benoit,
Burlingame, Munschy and Picard
Christopher Cronin, Troop #183; attaining the rank of Eagle Scout;
Representative Naughton
Isabella Zanobini; her excellent and outstanding choice of grandparents,
M. Charles and Elizabeth Bakst;
Representative Quick
M. Charles and Elizabeth Bakst; the joyous occasion of the birth
of their 1st grandchild Isabella Zanobini;
Representative
Quick
Ronald Petrocchi; your concern and hard work in aiding with the
reconstruction of "Frankie Iannotti's Market";
Representative
Voccola
Gilbert Bothello; your concern and hard work in aiding with the
reconstruction of "Frankie Iannotti's Market"
Representative
Voccola
Calise & Son's Bakery, Inc.; your concern and hard work in
aiding with the reconstruction of "Frankie Iannotti's Market";
Representative Voccola
Lori Simeone; your concern and hard work in aiding with the reconstruction
of "Frankie Iannotti's Market";
Representative
Voccola
Jean Simeone; your concern and hard work in aiding with the reconstruction
of "Frankie Iannotti's Market";
Representative
Voccola
Patrick Lyons; the joyous occasion of your retirement from the
Narragansett Electric Company, Representatives McNamara and
Sherlock Jorge and Dorothea Tenreiro; the joyous occasion of
their 23rd Wedding Anniversary on March 31, 1998;
Representative
Montalbano
Marc Paige; the joyous occasion of his 40th Birthday;
Representative
Cicilline
The following individuals of Barrington High School Chorus for
their gold medal award winnign choral performance at Lincoln Center,
New York, March, 1998: Jennifer Ahern; Christopher Almeida; Katie
Armstrong; Jennifer L. Bishop; Lauren Carson; Nathaniel DeLuca;
Jordan DeMaio; Brian Droitcour; Justin Eighme; Christine Free;
Courtney Frye; Scott Hanchar; Jessica Hiatt; Kerry Israel; Rebecca
Kemp; Anna Krieger; Elizabeth LaValley; Kathryn Purcell; Kim Rossi;
Travis Ruggiero; Monica Valenti; Abbie Wescott; Jamie Wielgus;
and Anna Swenson;
Representatives Barone and Heffner
Escola Portuguesa DO C.J.L.; their 69th Anniversary on March
29, 1998;
Representative Iwuc
C.R. Nelson; being the biggest University of Rhode Island Fan
in Wichita, Kansas;
Representative Little
The following individuals of the Cranston West Girls Basketball
Team for winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Division
I Central Championship: Meg Shewchuk; Kim Dolan; Becky Tropea;
Alli Fong; Michaela Lindemann; Beth Terminesi; Laura Zogby; Meghan
Childs; Alainna Schiano; Heather Pettigrew; Lindsay Votto; and
Michael Creedon, Head Coach;
Representative Montanaro
The following individuals of the Ponaganset High School Girls
Basketball Team for winning the Division I State Championship
(Sixth year in a row): Heather Dandrow; Jennifer Oates; Emily
Winsor; Brianne Doyle; Jamie Hazard; Erica Thomas; Jessica Shawver;
Kendra Nerbonne; Carleen Aube; Kyla Lyons; Britany Winsor; Stacie
Siedzik; Jenna Plante; Stephanie Pezzullo; Kaitlyn Fiorenzano;
Molly Arico, Manager; Paul Shawver, Head Coach; Walter Hagerty,
Assistant Coach; and Caz Malec, Volunteer Coach;
Representative
Carroll
Antonio Florio; the joyous celebration of his 50th Birthday;
Representative DeSimone
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives hereby extends to the aforesaid persons and organizations its very best wishes on this memorable occasion and expresses the hope for continued good fortune; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State is hereby respectfully requested to transmit a properly inscribed citation to each of the aforesaid.