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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING AND THANKING CHERYL RICCI ON THE OCCASION OF HER

RETIREMENT

     Introduced By: Senators Algiere, Morgan, Paolino, Gee, and Ruggerio

     Date Introduced: June 21, 2018

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, To the immense good fortune of the Rhode Island Senate, Cheryl Ricci

began her employment with the Senate Minority Office on August 27th of 1988; and

     WHEREAS, Over the course of the next thirty years, Cheryl gained vast knowledge on

myriad subjects, enabling her to find solutions, produce answers, track legislation through its

many journeys, and provide copious amounts of research quickly and efficiently; and

     WHEREAS, Outshining her panoply of intellectual abilities, Cheryl's personality and

generosity has made her a true and loyal friend to the legislators she so capably serves and her

fellow staff members; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to her legislative duties, Cheryl's life revolves around her family.

She is the mother of Jason Ruotolo and Sarah Bigelow and the very proud grandmother of John

and Leah Ruotolo, and Alexis and Emma Bigelow; and

     WHEREAS, When not at the State House, Cheryl enjoys the ocean, reading, hiking,

gardening, and photography, especially shots of nature; and

     WHEREAS, Cheryl will be retiring at the end of 2018, but her life will continue at a

vigorous pace with hopefully a little more time for family, friends, traveling the globe, spending

winters in a warmer climate, and remodeling her home with her partner, Mark McNeilly; and

     WHEREAS, As Cheryl embarks on the wonderful world of retirement possibilities, she

leaves behind many friends and fans. She is enormously worthy of our emulation, adulation, and

acknowledgement and she will be greatly missed; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby recognizes and sincerely thanks Cheryl Ricci for thirty years of devoted service and

friendship. We wish her continued happiness, health, and fulfillment as she begins a new chapter

in her life; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Cheryl Ricci.

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