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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 JAKE LONGOLUCCO FOR BEING NAMED THE

RICHMOND GRANGE 2013

"COMMUNITY SERVICE FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR"

     

     

     Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, and Cool Rumsey

     Date Introduced: March 27, 2013

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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     WHEREAS, This Senate has learned that the Richmond Grange is honoring its 2013

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Firefighter of the Year, Jake Longolucco of the Narragansett Fire Department; and

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     WHEREAS, Like many little boys, Jake wanted to be a firefighter. At the age of five,

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one of his favorite things to do was to go and see fire trucks with his grandfather. Young Jake

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made an engine out of paper, markers, and a stapler that replicated one of the fire engines at

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Dunns Corner Fire Department, complete with opening compartment doors and himself as the

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driver; and

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     WHEREAS, Joining the Dunns Corner Department at the age of fourteen, Jake was

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awarded the Junior Firefighter of the Year Award. Motivated by a desire to help others in need,

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he joined the Fire Department shortly after moving to Ashaway and upon turning eighteen, he

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began volunteering on the Ashaway ambulance as an EMT; and

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     WHEREAS, Besides being a volunteer firefighter, Jake has participated in many

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fundraisers and charity events over the years, including forming a team for Relay for Life and

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Movember (Mustache Month), as well as several boot drives, stair climbs, 5K's, and a warrior

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dash; and

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     WHEREAS, At the swearing in of the Narragansett Fire Department, Jake was awarded

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two commendations, one for his involvement in water rescues during Hurricane Irene, and the

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other for his efforts in rescuing two fisherman who had fallen overboard; and

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     WHEREAS, The Narragansett Fire Department is composed of volunteers like Jake

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Longolucco, and these community members are always on hand to assist with whatever fire

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emergency there may be; 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 congratulates Jake Longolucco on being named the Richmond Grange 2013 Community

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Service Firefighter of the Year. We wish him many years of health and prosperity; 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 Jake Longolucco.

     

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