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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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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: January 13, 2016

     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

     Madeleine L. Briggs; the joyous celebration of your 85th Birthday on January 23, 2016;

Representative Sherry Roberts

     Susan J. Marsocci; the joyous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January 23, 2016;

Representative Sherry Roberts

     Albert J. Sidlik; the joyous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January 17, 2016;

Representative Sherry Roberts

     Florence L. Lawrence; the joyous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January 24, 2016;

Representative Sherry Roberts

     Raymond H. Bourgault; the joyous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January 30,

2016;

Representative Sherry Roberts

     Edith F. Barlow; the joyous celebration of your 90th Birthday on January 17, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Katherine Castellone; the joyous celebration of your 90th Birthday on January 24, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Louise Nascenzi; the joyous celebration of your 90th Birthday on January 25, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Manuel A. Delacruz; the joyous celebration of your 85th Birthday on January 1, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Edgar T. Pitman; the joyous celebration of your 85th Birthday on January 4, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Dora Florenz; the joyous celebration of your 85th Birthday on January 7, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Virginia Hazian; the joyous celebration of your 85th Birthday on January 10, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Marilyn Levine; the joyous celebration of your 85th Birthday on January 12, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Louise A. O'Hara; the joyous celebration of your 85th Birthday on January 18, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Patricia W. Dwyer; the joyous celebration of your 85th Birthday on January 24, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Eleanor M. Marcus; the joyous celebration of your 85th Birthday on January 28, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Frances M. Murray; the joyous celebration of your 85th Birthday on January 28, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Robert Oulosian; the joyous celebration of your 85th Birthday on January 28, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Ruth M. Eisenberg; the joyous celebration of your 85th Birthday on January 29, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Carolyn H. Livingston; the joyous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January 17, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Sukanya S. Rao; the joyous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January 9, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Leancia Aldover Sena; the joyous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January 13, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Audrey S. Shapiro; the joyous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January 17, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Manuel Gomes; the joyous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January 20, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Johanna S. Gibbons; the joyous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January 22, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Norman B. Palazini; the joyous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January 26, 2016;

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Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Bradford E. Southworth; the joyous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January 30,

2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

     Patricia D. O'Hara; the joyous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January 31, 2016;

Representative Robert B. Lancia

John Bolis, Honarary Consul of Latvia to Rhode Island; the joyous and momentous

occasion of your 80th Birthday on February 2, 2016;

Representative Doreen M. Costa

     Judith Abbott; the joyous celebration of your 86th Birthday on January 4, 2016;

Representative Sherry Roberts

     Roland LeVallee; the joyous celebration of your 91st Birthday on January 6, 2016;

Representative Sherry Roberts

     Richard Hughes; the joyous celebration of your 96th Birthday on January 6, 2016;

Representative Sherry Roberts

     Therese Coutu; the joyous celebration of your 82nd Birthday on January 7, 2016;

Representative Sherry Roberts

     Eleanor Bolton; the joyous celebration of your 87th Birthday on January 20, 2016;

Representative Sherry Roberts

     William House; the joyous celebration of your 97th Birthday on January 23, 2016;

Representative Sherry Roberts

     James Kline; the joyous celebration of your 90th Birthday on January 26, 2016;

Representative Sherry Roberts

     Charles Johnson; the joyous celebration of your 75th Birthday on January 30, 2016;

Representative Sherry Roberts

Ava Iacobucci, McGuire Kids Klub; the outstanding achievement of winning the "2015

Annual Holiday Card Contest";

Representative William W. O'Brien

Jeannette A. Laliberte; the joyous and momentous occasion of your 100th Birthday on

January 17, 2016;

Representatives Robert D. Phillips and Cale P. Keable

Ryan C. Cook, Troop 100, Pascoag; 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;

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Representative Brian C. Newberry

Louis Paul Costabile, Troop 138, West Kingston; 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 Kathleen A. Fogarty

     Dana Raphael; the joyous celebration of your 90th Birthday on January 5, 2016;

Representative Blake Anthony Filippi

     Elizabeth A. Fitzpatrick; the joyous celebration of your 90th Birthday on January 25,

2016;

Representative Blake Anthony Filippi

     Julia M. McGovern; the joyous celebration of your 85th Birthday on January 3, 2016;

Representative Blake Anthony Filippi

     S. Theodore Wadensten; the joyous celebration of your 85th Birthday on January 4, 2016;

Representative Blake Anthony Filippi

     John E. Helfrich; the joyous celebration of your 85th Birthday on January 23, 2016;

Representative Blake Anthony Filippi

     Elizabeth A. Buckley; the joyous celebration of your 85th Birthday on January 25, 2016;

Representative Blake Anthony Filippi

     Peter W. Arnold; the joyous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January 19, 2016;

Representative Blake Anthony Filippi

     Nancy C. Jones; the joyous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January 23, 2016;

Representative Blake Anthony Filippi

     Richard H. Volk; the joyous celebration of your 93rd Birthday on January 1, 2016;

Representative Patricia A. Serpa

     Harry J. Blanchard; the joyous celebration of your 86th Birthday on January 1, 2016;

Representative Patricia A. Serpa

     Frederick V. Slota; the joyous celebration of your 90th Birthday on January 2, 2016;

Representative Patricia A. Serpa

     Irene A. Wilde; the joyous celebration of your 91st Birthday on January 3, 2016;

Representative Patricia A. Serpa

     Madelyn V. Adams; the joyous celebration of your 88th Birthday on January 8, 2016;

Representative Patricia A. Serpa

     Davida Izzi; the joyous celebration of your 90th Birthday on January 9, 2016;

Representative Patricia A. Serpa

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     Germaine M. Matracia; the joyous celebration of your 100th Birthday on January 15,

2016;

Representative Patricia A. Serpa

     Edward K. MacCoy; the joyous celebration of your 86th Birthday on January 16, 2016;

Representative Patricia A. Serpa

     Everett P. Sanders; the joyous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January 16, 2016;

Representative Patricia A. Serpa

     Lois M. Lorello; the joyous celebration of your 80th Birthday on January 18, 2016;

Representative Patricia A. Serpa

     Louise E. King; the joyous celebration of your 91st Birthday on January 25, 2016;

Representative Patricia A. Serpa

     Doris L. Roper; the joyous celebration of your 90th Birthday on January 26, 2016;

Representative Patricia A. Serpa

Lisa Blair, Matunuck Elementary School; the distinguished honor of being named "The

Key is Me!" Award recipient for January, 2016;

Representative Teresa Tanzi

Kris Souza, South Kingstown Integrated Preschool; the distinguished honor of being

named "The I Make a Difference" Award recipient for January, 2016;

Representative Teresa Tanzi

Kerry L. Murphy, Johnston High School; the distinguished honor of being named as the

Rhode Island Art Education Association 2016 Outstanding Rhode Island Art Educator of the

Year;

Representative Deborah A. Fellela

Sergeant Jamie Quattromani, Charlestown Police Department; your retirement after 27

years of dedicated service to the Charlestown Police Department including many years as a

D.A.R.E. Officer in the Chariho Schools, teaching students good decision-making skills to help

them live safe and healthy lives;

Representative Brian Patrick Kennedy

     Jonathan Michael Haberek, Troop 15, Charlestown; 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 Blake Anthony Filippi

Beth Cotter, State of Rhode Island; your 10 Year Anniversary with the State of Rhode

Island on September 4, 2015. We wish you continued success and thank you for your service;

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Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Representative DeSimone

Katie Haughey Cardoza, State of Rhode Island; your 10 Year Anniversary with the State

of Rhode Island on October 23, 2015. We wish you continued success and thank you for your

service;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Representative DeSimone

Linda Haley, State of Rhode Island; your 15 Year Anniversary with the State of Rhode

Island on September 2, 2015. We wish you continued success and thank you for your service;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Representative DeSimone

Thomas Mahoney, State of Rhode Island; your 15 Year Anniversary with the State of

Rhode Island on September 5, 2015. We wish you continued success and thank you for your

service;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Representative DeSimone

Lisa Savickas, State of Rhode Island; your 15 Year Anniversary with the State of Rhode

Island on September 25, 2015. We wish you continued success and thank you for your service;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Representative DeSimone

Craig Montecalvo, State of Rhode Island; your 20 Year Anniversary with the State of

Rhode Island on September 24, 2015. We wish you continued success and thank you for your

service;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Representative DeSimone

Timothy Williamson, State of Rhode Island; your 20 Year Anniversary with the State of

Rhode Island on September 2, 2015. We wish you continued success and thank you for your

service;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Representative DeSimone

Paul Zarrella, State of Rhode Island; your 20 Year Anniversary with the State of Rhode

Island on September 1, 2015. We wish you continued success and thank you for your service;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Representative DeSimone

JoAnn DiLeone, State of Rhode Island; your 25 Year Anniversary with the State of

Rhode Island on September 7, 2015. We wish you continued success and thank you for your

service;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Representative DeSimone

Marie Ganim, State of Rhode Island; your 30 Year Anniversary with the State of Rhode

Island on October 13, 2015. We wish you continued success and thank you for your service;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Representative DeSimone

Paula Gemma, State of Rhode Island; your 30 Year Anniversary with the State of Rhode

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Island on October 16, 2015. We wish you continued success and thank you for your service;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Representative DeSimone

Lieutenant Michael Pezzullo, Cranston Police Department; being honored at the Rhode

Island State House on January 19, 2016 for your investigation and relentless efforts to solve a

long history of breaking and entering crimes in the city of Cranston, Rhode Island;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello

Detective Erik Baccari, Cranston Police Department; being honored at the Rhode Island

State House on January 19, 2016 for your investigation and relentless efforts to solve a long

history of breaking and entering crimes in the city of Cranston, Rhode Island;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello

Detective Jamie Cahill, Cranston Police Department; being honored at the Rhode Island

State House on January 19, 2016 for your investigation and relentless efforts to solve a long

history of breaking and entering crimes in the city of Cranston, Rhode Island;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello

Detective Sean Turcotte, Warwick Police Department; being honored at the Rhode Island

State House on January 19, 2016 for your investigation and relentless efforts to solve a long

history of breaking and entering crimes in the city of Cranston, Rhode Island;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello

Detective Thomas DiGregorio, Warwick Police Department; being honored at the Rhode

Island State House on January 19, 2016 for your investigation and relentless efforts to solve a

long history of breaking and entering crimes in the city of Cranston, Rhode Island;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello

Detective Timothy Grant, Warwick Police Department; being honored at the Rhode

Island State House on January 19, 2016 for your investigation and relentless efforts to solve a

long history of breaking and entering crimes in the city of Cranston, Rhode Island;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello

Detective Sergeant Jon Chirnside, Retired, East Greenwich Police Department; being

honored at the Rhode Island State House on January 19, 2016 for your investigation and

relentless efforts to solve a long history of breaking and entering crimes in the city of Cranston,

Rhode Island;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello

Sergeant Glenn Tirelli, East Greenwich Police Department; being honored at the Rhode

Island State House on January 19, 2016 for your investigation and relentless efforts to solve a

long history of breaking and entering crimes in the city of Cranston, Rhode Island;

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Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello

Detective Dave Black, Retired, East Greenwich Police Department; being honored at the

Rhode Island State House on January 19, 2016 for your investigation and relentless efforts to

solve a long history of breaking and entering crimes in the city of Cranston, Rhode Island;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello

Special Investigator Nuno Figuerido, Department of Corrections; being honored at the

Rhode Island State House on January 19, 2016 for your investigation and relentless efforts to

solve a long history of breaking and entering crimes in the city of Cranston, Rhode Island;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello

Sergeant Donald Deleare, Scituate Police Department; being honored at the Rhode Island

State House on January 19, 2016 for your investigation and relentless efforts to solve a long

history of breaking and entering crimes in the city of Cranston, Rhode Island;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello

Albert Melikian, Jr., Cranston Regional Crime Watch; your commitment to develop a

positive working partnership and relationship between law enforcement and the community with

the ultimate goal of achieving and improving the quality of life through safe neighborhoods;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello

Suzanne Arena, Cranston Regional Crime Watch; your commitment to develop a positive

working partnership and relationship between law enforcement and the community with the

ultimate goal of achieving and improving the quality of life through safe neighborhoods;

Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello

Meghan Taryn Fogarty, ProvSlam Youth; being awarded a $5,000,000 Grant for

ProvSlam Youth by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts;

Representative Arthur J. Corvese

Neal Leaheey, Rhode Island Improv League; being awarded a $700.00 Grant for Rhode

Island Improv League by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts;

Representative Arthur J. Corvese

     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

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     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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