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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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

EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS

     Introduced By: Representatives Mattiello, and Newberry

     Date Introduced: March 07, 2012

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, It has been made known to the House that certain persons and organizations

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are deserving of commendation; and

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     Franklin Solano, Jr.; the distinguished honor of receiving the "2012 Dominican

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Independence Award" for your Outstanding Contribution to Young Talent in the State of Rhode

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Island;

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     Representative Diaz

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     Victor Lozada; the distinguished honor of receiving the "2012 Dominican Independence

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Award" for your Outstanding Contribution to the Dominican Sport in the State of Rhode Island;

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     Representative Diaz

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     Marilyn Cepeda; the distinguished honor of receiving the "2012 Dominican

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Independence Award" for your Outstanding Dominican Community Leadership Service in the

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State of Rhode Island;

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     Representative Diaz

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     Ramon Reyes; the distinguished honor of receiving the "2012 Dominican Independence

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Award" for your Outstanding Dominican Business Leadership in the State of Rhode Island;

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     Representative Diaz

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     Jose Valerio; the distinguished honor of receiving the "2012 Dominican Independence

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Award" for your Outstanding Dominican Leadership Education in the State of Rhode Island;

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     Representative Diaz

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     Francis Parra; the distinguished honor of receiving the "2012 Dominican Independence

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Award" for your Outstanding Contribution to Dominican Art in the State of Rhode Island;

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     Representative Diaz

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     Miguel C. Luna (Posthumous), Providence Councilman; being the 2012 Honoree for

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Distinguished Service to the Dominican-American Community for a lifetime of extraordinary

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contributions in the State of Rhode Island;

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     Representative Diaz

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     Margarita Cepeda; the distinguished honor of being the Keynote Speaker of the 8th

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Dominican Independence Award Ceremony in the State of Rhode Island;

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     Representative Diaz

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     Anthony Amaral; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday on March

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27, 2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Emily Cassiere; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday on March 4,

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2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Anna M. Manni; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday on March 12,

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2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Gilda Merolla; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday on March 20,

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2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Marie Pennacchia; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday on March

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3, 2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Victoria Ranucci; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday on March

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17, 2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Joseph Campanile; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on March

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19, 2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Robert J. Cicione; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on March

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28, 2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Gloria Ruth Kelly; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on March

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18, 2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Vincenza Manco; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on March

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29, 2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Sofronio S. Saguid, Sr.; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on

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March 10, 2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Angela Zingale; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday on March 23,

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2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Mildred E. Bailey; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on March

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3, 2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Anna E. Celani; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on March 12,

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2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Robert S. Deshaies; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on March

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9, 2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Andrew Lee Harris, Sr.; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on

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March 13, 2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Jose H. Rico; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on March 18,

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2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Alfred W. Tortorella; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on

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March 12, 2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Donald T. York; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on March 31,

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2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Norma J. Gallucci; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on March

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4, 2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Juan A. Gonzalez; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday on March

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12, 2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Andrea Patrizio; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on March 9,

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2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Dorothy M. Pinheiro; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday on

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March 1, 2012;

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     Representative Lima

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     Louise A. Ladd; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;

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     Representative Kennedy

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     Steven C. Thompson; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;

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     Representative Kennedy

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     Joyce B. Duerr; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;

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     Representative Kennedy

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     Eileen Pappadia; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;

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     Representative Kennedy

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     Edwin J. Palmer; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;

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     Representative Kennedy

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     Teresa A. O'Donnell; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;

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     Representative Kennedy

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     Carol D. Comeau; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;

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     Representative Kennedy

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     Nancy Ann Fiore; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;

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     Representative Kennedy

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     Nancy L. Greene; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday;

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     Representative Kennedy

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     William F. Hoffman; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday;

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     Representative Kennedy

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     Claire Marie Godfrey; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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     Representative Kennedy

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     Billy W. Latta; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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     Representative Kennedy

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     Carmela Pellegrino; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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     Representative Kennedy

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     Carbita M. Clark; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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     Representative Kennedy

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     Henry Cardella; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday;

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     Representative Kennedy

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     Geronimo Torres; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;

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     Representative Tarro

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     Vincent DiCarlo; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;

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     Representative Tarro

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     Peter A. Capalbo; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday;

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     Representative Tarro

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     Barbara Bernstein; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday;

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     Representative Tarro

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     Urania E. Delacruz; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday;

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     Representative Tarro

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     Nazarena Ricci; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday;

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     Representative Tarro

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     Edward T. Ryan; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 80th Birthday;

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     Representative Tarro

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     Mary C. McKitchen; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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     Representative Tarro

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     Seena Percelay; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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     Representative Tarro

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     Nancy DiMaria; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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     Representative Tarro

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     Rocco Calo; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday;

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     Representative Tarro

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     Sylvia Zalkind; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday;

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     Representative Tarro

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     Rochelle E. Berthiaume; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;

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     Representative Brien

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     Charles Koury; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 75th Birthday;

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     Representative Brien

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     Raymond T. Beaudette; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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     Representative Brien

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     Robert Charpentier; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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     Representative Brien

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     Salvatore Saporito; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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     Representative Brien

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     Lionel H. Belisle; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 85th Birthday;

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     Representative Brien

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     Gertrude J. Jarvis; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday;

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     Representative Brien

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     Lola R. Tessier; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 90th Birthday;

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     Representative Brien

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     Judge Francis J. Darrigan, Jr.; your retirement after 28 years of dedicated and faithful

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service as a Rhode Island Superior Court Justice for the people of the State of Rhode Island;

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     Representative Ruggiero

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     Marilyn Cepeda Sanchez, President; celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Quis Queya

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en Accion;

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     Representatives Medina, Hull and Carnevale

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     Margarita Cepeda, Founder; celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Quis Queya en

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Accion;

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     Representatives Medina, Hull and Carnevale

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     Franklin Solano, Jr.; being honored at the Dominican Independence Awards at the Rhode

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Island State House for your outstanding contributions to the youth in our community,

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demonstration of leadership and commitment to academic excellence;

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     Representatives Medina, Hull and Carnevale

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     Victor Lozada; being honored at the Dominican Independence Awards at the Rhode

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Island State House for your outstanding contributions to athletic excellence and achievement;

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     Representatives Medina, Hull and Carnevale

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     Ramon Reyes; being honored at the Dominican Independence Awards at the Rhode

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Island State House for being named Merchant of the Year;

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     Representatives Medina, Hull and Carnevale

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     Marilyn Cepeda Sanchez; being honored at the Dominican Independence Awards at the

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Rhode Island State House for receiving the Community Leader Excellence Award;

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     Representatives Medina, Hull and Carnevale

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     Jose Valerio, Principal; being honored at the Dominican Independence Awards at the

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Rhode Island State House and being recognized for your commitment and dedication to academic

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excellence;

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     Representatives Medina, Hull and Carnevale

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     Francis Parra; being honored at the Dominican Independence Awards at the Rhode Island

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State House for your outstanding contributions to art and theatre;

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     Representatives Medina, Hull and Carnevale

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     Jillian I. Lindsay and Michael K. Pullano; the joyous and momentous occasion of your

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Wedding Day on October 22, 2011;

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     Representative Menard

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     Edwin and Paula Lindsay; the joyous and momentous occasion of the marriage of your

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daughter Jillian I. Lindsay to Michael K. Pullano on October 22, 2011;

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     Representative Menard

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     Donna and Gary Scotto; the joyous and momentous occasion of the birth of your

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granddaughter Kayleigh Alyssa Mooney on November 13, 2011;

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     Representative Menard

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     Marc and Denise Laliberte; the joyous and momentous occasion of the birth of your

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granddaughter Violet Denise Mastalerz on November 20, 2011;

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     Representative Menard

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     Thomas Gilligan; your many years of dedicated and faithful service to the Charlestown

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Parks and Recreation;

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     Representative Walsh

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     Deborah Nigrelli; being a Hometown Hero in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island;

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     Representative Walsh

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     Matthew M. Goudreau, Boy Scout Troop 1139, Slatersville; attaining the rank of Eagle

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Scout in the Boy Scouts of America for your commitment and dedication to the values of

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Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness;

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     Representative Newberry

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     Marsha Cohen; the joyous and momentous occasion of celebrating your 15th Birthday

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and "Fiesta de Quince Ano" on February 29, 2012;

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     Representative Kennedy

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     Medhat Kader; your outstanding and dedicated service of volunteering for over 150 hours

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to the Rhode Island Free Clinic;

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     Representative Diaz

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     John S. "Jack" Scuncio; being honored for your 38 years of faithful service protecting the

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citizens of the State of Rhode Island as a Rhode Island State Trooper and Police Chief for the

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Hopkinton Police Department;

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     Representative Kennedy

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     Patrick Griffen, Patrick's Pub; celebrating the 20th Anniversary of providing traditional

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Irish food and entertainment “There is no stranger at Patrick's Pub: only friends you've yet to

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meet" Best Wishes and continued success;

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     Representatives Messier and McCauley

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     Raymond Matthew Norberg, Boy Scout Troop 1, Gaspee Plateau; attaining the rank of

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Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America for your commitment and dedication to the values of

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Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness;

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     Representative McNamara

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     Brother Leon C. Knudsen, Most Worshipful Grand master; your election as Most

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Worshipful Grand master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Rhode Island;

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     Representative Malik

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     Brother Richard F. Lynch; your outstanding service as Editor of the Rhode Island

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Freemason publication;

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     Representative Malik

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     Cheryl M. Higley; your long, dedicated and outstanding service as Secretary of the

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Seventh Armored Division Association;

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     Representative Malik

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     Michael McQuade; being honored by the Rhode Island Food Dealers Association for

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your outstanding service to the food industry and local community;

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     Representative Azzinaro

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     Michael Goldberger, Athletic Director Brown University; the distinguished honor of

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being named to the Special Olympics, Rhode Island 2012 Hall of Fame for demonstrating the

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spirit of the Special Olympics and making a significant impact on the lives of the athletes;

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     Representative Hearn

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     Bonnie Perlman Jaffe; the distinguished honor of receiving the Newport Art Museum's

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2012 Best in Show Award for your photograph "Dressing";

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     Representative Hearn

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     Kristin Rojas, Assistant Vice President Pawtucket Credit Union; being promoted to

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Assistant Vice President of the Financial Literacy and Community Outreach at Pawtucket Credit

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Union;

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     Representative Hearn

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     William Loehning, Executive Vice President Fidelity Financial Advisors Solutions; the

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distinguished honor of being appointed Chairman of the Rhode Island Advisory Board for the

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Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island;

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     Representative Hearn

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     Ben Engvall, Barrington High School Basketball; the outstanding athletic achievement of

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scoring 19 points and reaching the "1,000 Point Milestone" on a jumper from the free throw line

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during the 61-34 victory over Pilgrim High School on February 14, 2012;

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     Representative Hearn

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     NOW, THEREFORE BE IT

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     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives hereby extends to the aforesaid persons

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and organizations its very best wishes on this memorable occasion and expresses the hope for

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continued good fortune; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is respectfully requested to

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transmit a properly inscribed citation to each of the aforesaid.

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