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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019
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	H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
	EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS

	Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, and Filippi
	Date Introduced: May 14, 2019
	Referred To: House read and passed
1	WHEREAS, It has been made known to the House that certain persons and organizations
2	are deserving of commendation; and
3	Suzanne Magaziner; the prestigious honor of receiving the "2019 Woman of Wisdom
4	Award" from the Sophia Academy for your commitment to support young women in their pursuit
5	of quality education in the state of Rhode Island;
6	Representative Donovan
7	Susan Pascale-Frechette, Owner and Director, PODS Swimming Inc of East Providence;
8	the distinguished honor of being named as the U.S. Small Business Administration of Rhode
9	Island "2019 Rhode Island and New England Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year";
10	Representative Kazarian
11	Jin Sup Hong, Grand Master Hong's World Class Taekwondo Center; in recognition of
12	your work to train adults and children in Rhode Island by building confidence and to be stronger
13	mentally physically in the sport of Kukkiwon Taekwondo and for your devotion to promoting the
14	35th Annual Rhode Island Open Korean Consul General Cup;
15	Representative Kennedy
16	Yong-hyon Kim, Consul General, Republic of Korea, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; in
17	recognition of your sponsorship of the 35th Annual Rhode Island Open Korean Consul General
18	Cup promoting and celebrating Rhode Island and Korean cross cultural activities and the sport of
19	Kukkiwon Taekwondo;
20	Representative Kennedy

1	Cadence Solon, Ashton Elementary School; the distinguished honor of being named as
2	the 2019 Rhode Island Governor for the Day;
3	Representative McLaughlin
4	Lorna G. Lopriore; the joyous celebration and momentous 65th Birthday on May 10,
5	2019;
6	Representative Kennedy
7	David F. Whelan; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May 2,
8	2019;
9	Representative Kennedy
10	Diane G. Reynolds; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May
11	12, 2019;
12	Representative Kennedy
13	Dorothy M. Connolly; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 90th Birthday on
14	May 8, 2019;
15	Representative Kennedy
16	Charles C. Nixon; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May
17	15, 2019;
18	Representative Kennedy
19	Carmela D. Aldrich; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on May
20	12, 2019;
21	Representative Kennedy
22	Jane E. Dias; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on May 8,
23	2019;
24	Representative Kennedy
25	Donald J. Kruppenbacher; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 85th Birthday
26	on May 14, 2019;
27	Representative Kennedy
28	Marilyn R. Maine; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on May
29	23, 2019;
30	Representative Kennedy
31	Alexander A. Gonsalves; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 80th Birthday on
32	May 28, 2019;
33	Representative Kennedy
34	Teresa S. DeJesus; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 80th Birthday on May
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1	14, 2019;
2	Representative Kennedy
3	Pasquale C. Cozzolino; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 80th Birthday on
4	May 22, 2019;
5	Representative Kennedy
6	Robert D. Morgan; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 95th Birthday on May
7	26, 2019;
8	Representative Kennedy
9	Richard A. Gray; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 80th Birthday on May
10	27, 2019;
11	Representative Kennedy
12	Phillip N. Rich; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May 2,
13	2019;
14	Representative Kennedy
15	Vincent Zabbo, United States Navy, WWII; your dedicated and faithful service to the
16	United States of America and serving our country as a member of the United States Navy;
17	Representative Vella-Wilkinson
18	Gerald H. Folsy, United States Army-Air Corps, WWII; your dedicated and faithful
19	service to the United States of America and serving our country as a member of the United States
20	Army-Air Corps;
21	Representative Vella-Wilkinson
22	Rene Degre, United States Air Force and United States Coast Guard; your dedicated and
23	faithful service to the United States of America and serving our country as a member of the
24	United States Air Force and United States Coast Guard;
25	Representative Vella-Wilkinson
26	Louis J. Gazdagh; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on May
27	31, 2019;
28	Representative Kennedy
29	Dolores A. Gacioch; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on May
30	13, 2019;
31	Representative Kennedy
32	Gerald D. Cahoon; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on May
33	26, 2019;
34	Representative Kennedy
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1	Michael W. Baton; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on May
2	7, 2019;
3	Representative Kennedy
4	Jaclynn M. Ferria; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May
5	8, 2019;
6	Representative Kennedy
7	Lois M. Pence; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 90th Birthday on May 15,
8	2019;
9	Representative Kennedy
10	Joseph J. Pucci; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 95th Birthday on May 12,
11	2019;
12	Representative Kennedy
13	James L. Waite; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on May 28,
14	2019;
15	Representative Kennedy
16	Lori A. Corbin; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May 17,
17	2019;
18	Representative Kennedy
19	Carol A. Brough; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on May
20	16, 2019;
21	Representative Kennedy
22	JoAnn T. Varas; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 90th Birthday on May 1,
23	2019;
24	Representative Kennedy
25	David B. Wagner; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on May
26	11, 2019;
27	Representative Kennedy
28	Rhode Island Yacht Club; the One Hundred Forty-Fourth Commissioning of the Rhode
29	Island Yacht Club on June 1, 2019;
30	Representative McNamara
31	Makayla Araujo, Jillian Aronhalt, Taylor Babcock, Kylie Bahry, Alison Batty, Emese
32	Benziger, Angela Braga, Kaylee Brosco, Donovan DaSilva, Emma DaSilva, Emma Dunn,
33	Thabata Dutra Ferreira, Jake Freitas, Pauline Gregory, Zion Hall, Hailey Hannon, Kayla Harris,
34	Mamata Head, Taylor Heck, Hannah Jorgenson, Dayann Leal, Isabel Lopes, Skylar Machado,
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1	Katrina Martin, Matthew Matarese, Mikayla Medeiros, Melissa Moniz, Valentina Mariella,
2	Esther Mulamba, Lily Palumbo, Gabrielle Patrone, Cedric Petion, Ellen Phillips, Kasey Playe,
3	Colin Rebelo, Katherine Rejto, Briana Santos, Adrionna Silva, Sabrina Soares, Devyn Souza,
4	Faith Swicker, Mikayla Taylor, Isabelle Wetmore, Amy Yang, East Providence High School; the
5	distinction and honor of being inducted into the East Providence High School 2019 National
6	Honor Society;
7	Representative Amore
8	Luke Malcolm Brown, Boy Scout Troop 30, Block Island; the distinction and honor of
9	attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America for your commitment and
10	dedication to the values of Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness;
11	Representative Filippi
12	Master Sergeant Phillip Paquette, United States Army 75th Regiment 1st Battalion; the
13	distinguished honor of receiving the Silver Star Medal for valor in combat and gallantry in action
14	against an enemy of the United States of America;
15	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
16	Thomas A. Bianco, Jr., United States Navy; the distinguished honor of your participation
17	in the Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
18	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
19	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
20	Leonard Brophy, United States Navy; the distinguished honor of your participation in the
21	Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
22	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
23	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
24	Sammy Carter, United States Navy; the distinguished honor of your participation in the
25	Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
26	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
27	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
28	Edwar Cole, United States Navy; the distinguished honor of your participation in the
29	Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
30	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
31	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
32	Alexander Dicamello, United States Navy; the distinguished honor of your participation
33	in the Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
34	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
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1	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
2	James D. Dias, United State Army; the distinguished honor of your participation in the
3	Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
4	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
5	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
6	Billie Dietz, United States Navy; the distinguished honor of your participation in the
7	Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
8	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
9	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
10	Edward S. Eliasz, United States Army; the distinguished honor of your participation in
11	the Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
12	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
13	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
14	Samuel Fyfe, Jr., United States Army; the distinguished honor of your participation in the
15	Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
16	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
17	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
18	Leo Heroux, United States Army; the distinguished honor of your participation in the
19	Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
20	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
21	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
22	Robert Lehane, United States Navy; the distinguished honor of your participation in the
23	Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
24	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
25	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
26	John Albert Leonard, United States Army; the distinguished honor of your participation
27	in the Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
28	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
29	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
30	John F. Martino, United States Army; the distinguished honor of your participation in the
31	Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
32	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
33	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
34	Reginald T. Mattioli, United States Army; the distinguished honor of your participation
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1	in the Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
2	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
3	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
4	Albert McDuff, United States Army; the distinguished honor of your participation in the
5	Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
6	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
7	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
8	David Nardowy, United States Army; the distinguished honor of your participation in the
9	Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
10	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
11	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
12	Philip T. Newbury; the distinguished honor of your participation in the Honor Flight
13	"Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your dedicated and faithful
14	service to the United States of America;
15	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
16	Patrick Noonan, United States Navy and Army; the distinguished honor of your
17	participation in the Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs
18	Association for your dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
19	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
20	George Payne, United States Marines; the distinguished honor of your participation in the
21	Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
22	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
23	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
24	Joseph Perry, United States Army; the distinguished honor of your participation in the
25	Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
26	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
27	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
28	William Pratt, United States Army; the distinguished honor of your participation in the
29	Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
30	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
31	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
32	William Reynolds, United States Air Force; the distinguished honor of your participation
33	in the Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
34	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
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1	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
2	Roy R. Ringman, United States Army; the distinguished honor of your participation in
3	the Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
4	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
5	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
6	John Tameo, United States Army; the distinguished honor of your participation in the
7	Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
8	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
9	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
10	Normand Turcotte, United States Navy; the distinguished honor of your participation in
11	the Honor Flight "Whiskey" sponsored by the Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association for your
12	dedicated and faithful service to the United States of America;
13	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
14	Justin M. Hopkins, Boy Scout Troop 1, Pascoag; the distinction and honor of attaining
15	the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America for your commitment and dedication to the
16	values of Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness;
17	Representative Place
18	Kaylee Lameiro; the outstanding academic achievement of receiving the 2019 Anthony
19	Bento Portuguese-American Scholarship;
20	Representative Fellela
21	Warwick Lodge No. 7, Fraternal Order of Police; The 51st Annual Police Memorial
22	Service on May 19, 2019, and honoring the officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty
23	and the service and sacrifice of the men and women Police Officers in the City of Warwick;
24	Representative Shekarchi
25	James C. Weaver, Rhode Island College Class of 2019; the outstanding academic
26	achievement of your graduation from Rhode Island College Class of 2019 with a Bachelor's
27	Degree in Healthcare Administration;
28	Speaker Mattiello
29	Jarrod Hill, Boy Scout Troop 1139, Slatersville; the distinction and honor of attaining the
30	rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America for your commitment and dedication to the
31	values of Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness;
32	Representative Newberry
33	Molly Andrade; on being named Miss Rhode Island 2019 and representing the state in the
34	Miss America competition. Your talent of Irish step dance and work to empower women through
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1	self-defense is commendable. Best Wishes and highest hopes;
2	Representative Ruggiero
3	Dr. David Byrd, Director, University of Rhode Island School of Education; your
4	commitment and dedication to the University of Rhode Island School of Education and your
5	efforts to prepare students to be educational leaders in an ever-changing world through education,
6	innovation and collaboration;
7	Representative Tanzi
8	Daniel S. Bradley, Jack R. DeAngelis, Luke A. Hamel, Connor J. Jordan, Samuel A.
9	Millette, William T. Newman, Zachary S. Robinson, Boy Scout Troop 1, Arnold Mills; the
10	distinction and honor of attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in the dedication to the values of
11	Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness;
12	Representative Ackerman
13	La Villa Bistro; celebrating the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of La Villa Bistro on May 11,
14	2019, and serving Caribbean and Latin American comfort for the people of Central Falls and the
15	surrounding area;
16	Representative Maldonado
17	E. Lloyd Ranglin; your 26.5 years of outstanding and impeccable service to the people of
18	the state of Rhode Island. Thank you and enjoy your retirement;
19	Representative Ranglin-Vassell
20	McShawn's Pub Back Porch Veterans Association; your outstanding support and
21	sponsoring the Honor Flight "Whiskey" on June 1, 2019, and your commitment to honor Rhode
22	Island's brave men and women who have served and sacrificed for the United States of America;
23	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
24	Katherine French, Chairwomen, McShawn's Pub Back Porch Veterans Association; your
25	outstanding support and sponsoring the Honor Flight "Whiskey" on June 1, 2019, and your
26	commitment to honor Rhode Island's brave men and women who have served and sacrificed for
27	the United States of America;
28	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
29	The Family of Dan McDonald, Sr.; recognizing Dan McDonald, Sr. (posthumously)
30	supporting the Honor Flight "Whiskey" on June 1, 2019, and his commitment to honor Rhode
31	Island's brave men and women who have served and sacrificed for the United States of America;
32	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
33	GFWC Cranston Community Women's Club, GFWC Wampanoag Women's Club,
34	GFWC Warwick Women's Club, GFWC Bristol County Women's Club, GFWC Women's Club
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1	of South County Inc., GFWC Rhode Island EX Club, Angela Vescera Manzo-The Beauty Lounge
2	at Magnolia; your outstanding support and sponsoring the Honor Flight "Whiskey" on June 1,
3	2019, and your commitment to honor Rhode Island's brave men and women who have served and
4	sacrificed for the United States of America;
5	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
6	Raymond G. Blanda, Sr.; your dedicated and faithful service as State Commander of the
7	VFW of Rhode Island and your commitment to ensure that veterans sacrificed on behalf of the
8	United States of America;
9	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
10	Scott Jamieson; your dedicated and faithful service as State President of the VFW of
11	Rhode Island and your commitment to ensure that veterans sacrificed on behalf of the United
12	States of America;
13	Speaker Mattiello and Representative Azzinaro
14	Allison Benoit, Gianna Brodeur, Melanie Capraro, Vincent Chan, Henock Constant,
15	Emma Homenick, Nicholas Keller, Talia Laflamme, Antonia Marocco, Giulia Marrocco, Ariana
16	Medeiros, Ayomide Josephine Olagundoye, Julia Parsons, Joshua Philbrick, Emily Pistocco,
17	Steffi Rotella, Derek Salvatore, Michael Gary Salzillo, Makayla Scuncio, Dillon So, Catrina
18	Zinni, Ferri Middle School; the outstanding academic achievement of receiving "2019 Honors
19	with Distinction" at Ferri Middle School;
20	Representative Fellela
21	Emmjay Agosto, Marlen Aguilar, Valarie Aguilar, Jayla Araujo, Jaylen Araujo, Nicole
22	Artuz Uran, Jeremy Barbosa-Carvalho, Kenneth Barrios, Nathael Barrios, Andy Barros, Britney
23	Benitez, Alejandro Blandon, Valeria Breve, Jarelys Brito Acevedo, Kassidy Carmenatty, Edward
24	Cepeda, Astrid Colindrez, Swender Cosigua, Faith Cosores, Juliana Cruz, Jayden Davila, Luis De
25	Jesus, David Del Cid, Olivia Del Villar, David Duque, Jan Carlos Echevarria, Josue Franco,
26	Monserrat Franco, Elizah Garcia, Evelyn Garcia, Getsemani Garcia, Isaiah Garcia, Kiara Garcia,
27	Kaylyn Gonzaga, Alessandra Gonzalez, Ashley Grijalva, Diana Grijalva, Jennifer Guzman,
28	Yaquelin Hernandez, Jaiden Herrera, Denilson Lopez, Mia Lopez, Angel Lucario, Marangeliz
29	Lugo, Ariana Magana, Chrisyadiel Marfisi, Benjamin M. McCallum, Edgar Mejia, Nayaly
30	Minaya, Migdalia Morales, Shane Isaiah Morris, Joshua Nunez, Christian Ordonez, Nathalie
31	Ortiz, Angelo Otero, Ja-Sean Penate, Luis Perez, Jaiden Perry, Zaylin Pichardo, Rashell
32	Quinonez, Jazmin Ramos, Luisa Restrepo, Luis Rivera, Alex Rodriguez, Aliesh Rodriguez,
33	Christopher Salazar, Alexis Salmeron, Alexis Santiago, Louldez Taylor, Alexsya Torres, Daejia
34	Torres, Harrison Usma-Giraldo, Dominic Vargas, Carolina Velasquez, Selena Vicente, Jessica
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1	Villanueva, Segue Institute for Learning; the outstanding academic achievement of your
2	graduation from Segue Institute for Learning Class of 2019;
3	Representative Maldonado
4	NOW, THEREFORE BE IT
5	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives hereby extends to the aforesaid persons
6	and organizations its very best wishes on this memorable occasion and expresses the hope for
7	continued good fortune; and be it further
8	RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is respectfully requested to
9	transmit a properly inscribed citation to each of the aforesaid.
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