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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS

     Introduced By: Representatives DeSimone, and Newberry

     Date Introduced: June 23, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

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

are deserving of commendation; and

     Christopher Carrasco, Highlander Charter School; the outstanding academic achievement

of your graduation from the 8th Grade at Highlander Charter School;

Representative Almeida

Lisa M. and Wilfredo Melendez; your faithful and dedicated efforts to going above and

beyond to helping your son to meet his academic goals at the Highlander Charter School;

Representative Almeida

Hailey Nicole Smith, Woonsocket High School Class of 2015; the outstanding academic

achievement of your graduation from Woonsocket High School Class of 2015 on June 12, 2015;

Representative Casey

Elaine Paquette; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 60th Birthday on June 17,

2015 and your faithful service to help change the lives of the inmates by bringing the teachings of

the Catholic Church to the Wyatt Detention Facility;

Representative Tobon

Rob Migliaccio; the distinguished honor of receiving the Outstanding Service by a

Volunteer Award and being inducted into the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association Hall of Fame

for your numerous contributions to college sailing;

Representative Hearn

Richard Marchetti, West Warwick High School; the distinguished honor of being named

2015 West Warwick School District Teacher of the Year;

Representative Nunes

Carolyn Ahern, Barrington High School; your retirement after 15 years of outstanding

and dedicated service for the students of Barrington High School;

Representative Hearn

Mai Donohue, Barrington High School; your retirement after 16 years of outstanding and

dedicated service for the students of Barrington High School;

Representative Hearn

Geoffrey T. Bean, Bryant University; your outstanding academic achievement and being

named to the Dean's List during the 2015 Spring Semester at Bryant University;

Representative Roberts

Kaitlyn A. Becker, Bryant University; your outstanding academic achievement and being

named to the Dean's List during the 2015 Spring Semester at Bryant University;

Representative Roberts

David A. Benjamin, Bryant University; your outstanding academic achievement and

being named to the Dean's List during the 2015 Spring Semester at Bryant University;

Representative Roberts

Brian J. D'Onofrio, Bryant University; your outstanding academic achievement and being

named to the Dean's List during the 2015 Spring Semester at Bryant University;

Representative Roberts

Kimberly A. Denice, Bryant University; your outstanding academic achievement and

being named to the Dean's List during the 2015 Spring Semester at Bryant University;

Representative Roberts

Gianna M. Vallante, Bryant University; your outstanding academic achievement and

being named to the Dean's List during the 2015 Spring Semester at Bryant University;

Representative Roberts

Jason Miech, Emmanuel College; your outstanding academic achievement and being

named to the Dean's List during the 2015 Spring Semester at Emmanuel College;

Representative Roberts

Sr. Wilbrod Gravel; the distinguished honor of being named a 2015 Outstanding Father

on June 21, 2015 for your dedication and commitment to family and community;

Representative Diaz

Sr. Miguel Matos; the distinguished honor of being named a 2015 Outstanding Father on

June 21, 2015 for your dedication and commitment to family and community;

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Representative Diaz

Carlos Manuel de la Rosa; the distinguished honor of being named a 2015 Outstanding

Father on June 21, 2015 for your dedication and commitment to family and community;

Representative Diaz

Bonnie O'Toole, East Greenwich High School; the outstanding academic achievement of

your graduation from the East Greenwich High School Class of 2015 and being awarded a $1,000

Scholarship from the East Greenwich Art Club;

Representative Giarrusso

Dr. Fran Gallo, Central Falls School District; your retirement after many years of

outstanding and dedicated service to develop the students in Central Falls into responsible

citizens, effective communicators, and critical thinkers who make a positive impact on society;

Representative Tobon

Alyson Picard, Woonsocket Career and Technical Center; the outstanding academic

achievement of being named Salutatorian of the Woonsocket Area Career and Technical Center

Class of 2015 and best of luck at the 2015 Skills USA National Competition;

Representative Phillips

Ray Brown; the Kick-Off of the 2015 "What's Right With Rhode Island" campaign;

Representative Lancia

Richard Girton; your selection as the 2014-2015 "Volunteer of the Year" by the Ashaway

Volunteer Fire Association for outstanding service to the department and the community;

Representative Kennedy

Michael Williams; your selection as the 2014-2015 "Fireman of the Year" by the

Ashaway Volunteer Fire Association for outstanding service to the department and the

community;

Representative Kennedy

Ryan Buglio, Captain, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding athletic

achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South

Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball

State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

Nick Chaves, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding athletic

achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South

Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball

State Championship;

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Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

John Equitani, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding athletic

achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South

Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball

State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

Alex Harrington, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding athletic

achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South

Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball

State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

Kyle Kirkland, Captain, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding

athletic achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I –

South Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I

Volleyball State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

Connor Lucas, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding athletic

achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South

Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball

State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

John Palmer, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding athletic

achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South

Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball

State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

Matthew Peloso, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding athletic

achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South

Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball

State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

Ryan Robillard, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding athletic

achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South

Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball

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State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

Cameron Roth, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding athletic

achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South

Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball

State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

Zack Turner, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding athletic

achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South

Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball

State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

Matthew Buglio, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding athletic

achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South

Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball

State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

Anthony DellaGrotta, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding athletic

achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South

Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball

State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

Greg Denigris, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding athletic

achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South

Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball

State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

Tyler Ferrara, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding athletic

achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South

Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball

State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

Matthew Johnson, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding athletic

achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South

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Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball

State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

Cody Mottshaw, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding athletic

achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South

Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball

State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

Coach Jonathan Bartlett, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding

athletic achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I –

South Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I

Volleyball State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

Coach Jillian Krebs, Coventry High School Varsity Volleyball; the outstanding athletic

achievement of winning the Rhode Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South

Boys Spring Volleyball Regular Season Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball

State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

Coventry High School; the Coventry High School Boys Volleyball winning the Rhode

Island Interscholastic League 2014-2015 Division I – South Boys Volleyball Regular Season

Championship and the 2014-2015 Division I Volleyball State Championship;

Representatives Nardolillo, Roberts, Morgan, Chippendale, Serpa, and Nunes

     Avery Alexander-Yaccai Coves, St. Paul School; your outstanding academic

achievement and being promoted from Kindergarten to the First Grade at St. Paul School on June

18, 2015;

Representative Williams

     Emma Gonzalez; the outstanding achievement of your graduation from the Parent

Leaders Training Institute and wishing you continued success as an advocate for children and

becoming a strong voice for the next generation;

Representative Casey

     Geraldine Barclay-King; the outstanding achievement of your graduation from the Parent

Leaders Training Institute and wishing you continued success as an advocate for children and

becoming a strong voice for the next generation;

Representative Casey

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     Zaida Lopez; the outstanding achievement of your graduation from the Parent Leaders

Training Institute and wishing you continued success as an advocate for children and becoming a

strong voice for the next generation;

Representative Casey

     Kamphone Nhativong; the outstanding achievement of your graduation from the Parent

Leaders Training Institute and wishing you continued success as an advocate for children and

becoming a strong voice for the next generation;

Representative Casey

     Rossy Nova; the outstanding achievement of your graduation from the Parent Leaders

Training Institute and wishing you continued success as an advocate for children and becoming a

strong voice for the next generation;

Representative Casey

     Quatia Osorio; the outstanding achievement of your graduation from the Parent Leaders

Training Institute and wishing you continued success as an advocate for children and becoming a

strong voice for the next generation;

Representative Casey

     Daisy Ramos; the outstanding achievement of your graduation from the Parent Leaders

Training Institute and wishing you continued success as an advocate for children and becoming a

strong voice for the next generation;

Representative Casey

     Antonio Rodriguez; the outstanding achievement of your graduation from the Parent

Leaders Training Institute and wishing you continued success as an advocate for children and

becoming a strong voice for the next generation;

Representative Casey

     Nittaya Saenbut; the outstanding achievement of your graduation from the Parent Leaders

Training Institute and wishing you continued success as an advocate for children and becoming a

strong voice for the next generation;

Representative Casey

     Bradford Tordoff; the outstanding achievement of your graduation from the Parent

Leaders Training Institute and wishing you continued success as an advocate for children and

becoming a strong voice for the next generation;

Representative Casey

     Daniel Tordoff; the outstanding achievement of your graduation from the Parent Leaders

Training Institute and wishing you continued success as an advocate for children and becoming a

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strong voice for the next generation;

Representative Casey

     Kathleen Bradley-Tordoff; the outstanding achievement of your graduation from the

Parent Leaders Training Institute and wishing you continued success as an advocate for children

and becoming a strong voice for the next generation;

Representative Casey

     Emma Velasques; the outstanding achievement of your graduation from the Parent

Leaders Training Institute and wishing you continued success as an advocate for children and

becoming a strong voice for the next generation;

Representative Casey

     Ginny Fox, PLTI Coordinator; your dedicated service to being a leading advocate for

children and commitment to teach parents who wish to improve the lifelong health, safety and

learning of children to become the voices of the next generation;

Representative Casey

     Rafael Agudelo, PLTI Coordinator; your dedicated service to being a leading advocate

for children and commitment to teach parents who wish to improve the lifelong health, safety and

learning of children to become the voices of the next generation;

Representative Casey

     Deoshore F. Haig, Phase I, PLTI Facilitator; your dedicated service to being a leading

advocate for children and commitment to teach parents who wish to improve the lifelong health,

safety and learning of children to become the voices of the next generation;

Representative Casey

     Sakinah Abdur-Rasheed, Phase II, PLTI Facilitator; your dedicated service to being a

leading advocate for children and commitment to teach parents who wish to improve the lifelong

health, safety and learning of children to become the voices of the next generation;

Representative Casey

     Andrew Boardman; the distinction and honor of attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in the

Boy Scouts of America for your commitment and dedication to the values of Scouting,

Citizenship, Character and Fitness;

Representative Fogarty

     Nicholas Charbonneau; the distinction and honor of attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in

the Boy Scouts of America for your commitment and dedication to the values of Scouting,

Citizenship, Character and Fitness;

Representative Fogarty

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     Nathan Rego; your participation in the Bristol 4th of July Flag Day Ceremony given June

14, 2015;

Representative Gallison

     James V. Ricci, Jr.; your being an Honorary Military Aide for the 230th Annual Bristol 4th

of July Celebration given June 14, 2015;

Representative Gallison

     Vasco Castro; in commemoration of Vasco Castro being an Honorary Military Aide for

the 230th Annual Bristol 4th of July Celebration given June 14, 2015;

Representative Gallison

     Manuel Vieira; in commemoration of Manuel Vieira being an Honorary Military Aide for

the 230th Annual Bristol 4th of July Celebration given June 14, 2015;

Representative Gallison

     Michael Andrade; in commemoration of Army Specialist Michael Andrade being an

Honorary Military Aide for the 230th Annual Bristol 4th of July Celebration given June 14, 2015;

Representative Gallison

     Anthony Sousa; in commemoration of Anthony Sousa being and Honorary Military Aide

for the 230th Annual Bristol 4th of July Celebration given June 14, 2015;

Representative Gallison

     Ashley Tourgee; your outstanding academic achievement and being named to the Dean's

List during the 2015 Spring Semester at Assumption College;

Representative Roberts

     Zachary Szymkowicz; your outstanding academic achievement and being named to the

Dean's List during the 2015 Spring Semester at Assumption College;

Representative Roberts

     New England Construction Company and the Sluter Family; celebrating the 30th

Anniversary of New England Construction and recognizing your commitment to helping your

customers to plan and manage their real estate, design and building needs. "Integrity,

Commitment and Excellence";

Representative Nunes

     Daniel Thow, Troop 77, Middletown; the distinction and honor of attaining the rank of

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

Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness;

Representative Reilly

     Theodore Panoutsopoulos, Troop 77, Middletown; the distinction and honor of attaining

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

values of Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness;

Representative Reilly

     Peter LaLancette, Troop 77, Middletown; the distinction and honor of attaining the rank

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

of Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness;

Representative Reilly

     Joseph and Christina Robinson; celebrating the joyous and momentous occasion of your

7th year of Marriage on June 18, 2015;

Representative Almeida

     Roy Wells; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 60th Birthday;

Representative Almeida

     Ethan J. Mendes; the outstanding achievement of receiving the Dunkin Donuts

Scholarship for your academic excellence, demonstration of leadership qualities and commitment

to community service;

Representative Tobon

     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 be and hereby is respectfully requested to

transmit a properly inscribed citation to each of the aforesaid.

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