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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

THANKING THE HONORABLE JOSEPH M. POLISENA FOR HIS NEARLY THIRTY

YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE

     Introduced By: Representatives Fellela, Costantino, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, McNamara,
Cardillo, Corvese, Slater, Diaz, and Azzinaro

     Date Introduced: January 19, 2023

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The Honorable Joseph Polisena was born in Providence and raised in

Johnston. He graduated from Johnston High School in 1972, and the Community College of

Rhode Island in 1985 with an Associate degree in nursing, and Roger Williams University in

1988, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in health services; and

     WHEREAS, Joseph Polisena has been a hard worker his entire life. He was employed by

the Community College of Rhode Island as a registered nurse, worked as a nurse at Our Lady of

Fatima Hospital, and also worked as a firefighter for the Johnston Fire Department; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Polisena began his distinguished public service career when he was

elected to serve the citizens of Johnston in the Rhode Island Senate in 1993, a position he held

from 1993 to 1999, and from 2001 to 2007, serving as a Deputy Majority Leader. He also served

on the State Commission to study making improvements to the State Fire Code following the

fatal 2003 Station Nightclub fire; and

     WHEREAS, In 2006, Mr. Polisena was elected as the 4th Mayor of Johnston, a position

he held for sixteen years. As Mayor, he was known for his tireless work ethic, impeccable

integrity, and his strong support for fiscal responsibility, and law and order. He has been a

beloved fixture within the Town of Johnston and his strong leadership skills were widely admired

by the Town's voters. He is married to Lucille “Lucy” Polisena and is the proud father of the new

Mayor of the Town of Johnston, Joseph Polisena, Jr.; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

heartily thanks the Honorable Joseph M. Polisena for his nearly thirty years of exemplary and

meritorious public service and wishes him continued success in all his future endeavors; 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 the Honorable Joseph M. Polisena.

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