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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

EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS

     Introduced By: Representatives Blazejewski, and Chippendale

     Date Introduced: January 19, 2023

     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

     Josephine "Josie" Celentano; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 100th

Birthday on January 1, 2023;

      Representative Fellela

     Patricia Taveira; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday on January

12, 2023;

      Representative Cardillo

     Anthony Edmond; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a Purpose Basketball

Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support and develop youth

by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican Republic;

      Representative Slater

     Willie Ford; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a Purpose Basketball

Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support and develop youth

by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican Republic;

      Representative Slater

     US Customs & Border Patrol; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a Purpose

Basketball Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support and

develop youth by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican

Republic;

      Representative Slater

     RI State Police; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a Purpose Basketball

Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support and develop youth

by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican Republic;

      Representative Slater

     Providence Police Department; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a Purpose

Basketball Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support and

develop youth by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican

Republic;

      Representative Slater

     Providence Fire Department; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a Purpose

Basketball Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support and

develop youth by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican

Republic;

      Representative Slater

     RI Brotherhood of Correctional Officers; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a

Purpose Basketball Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support

and develop youth by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican

Republic;

      Representative Slater

     Dallas Police Department; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a Purpose

Basketball Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support and

develop youth by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican

Republic;

      Representative Slater

     Dominican Republic National Police; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a

Purpose Basketball Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support

and develop youth by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican

Republic;

      Representative Slater

     Jose Ignacio Paliza; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a Purpose Basketball

Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support and develop youth

by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican Republic;

      Representative Slater

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     Mayor Roquelito Garcia; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a Purpose

Basketball Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support and

develop youth by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican

Republic;

      Representative Slater

     Liga Master Puerto Plata; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a Purpose

Basketball Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support and

develop youth by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican

Republic;

      Representative Slater

     Liga Aneja de Sousa; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a Purpose Basketball

Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support and develop youth

by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican Republic;

      Representative Slater

     Casa Brugal Inc.; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a Purpose Basketball

Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support and develop youth

by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican Republic;

      Representative Slater

     Benjamin Puello; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a Purpose Basketball

Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support and develop youth

by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican Republic;

      Representative Slater

     Latin Public Radio; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a Purpose Basketball

Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support and develop youth

by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican Republic;

      Representative Slater

     Academia de Bomberos; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a Purpose Basketball

Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support and develop youth

by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican Republic;

      Representative Slater

     Carols Rivera; Lights & Sirens 14th Annual Vacation with a Purpose Basketball

Tournament & Humanitarian Trip and your commitment to educate, support and develop youth

by integrating sports and cultural exposure in Rhode Island & the Dominican Republic;

      Representative Slater

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     Joyce V. Jones; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on February

14, 2023;

      Representative Kennedy

     Robert F. MacKay, Jr.; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 65th Birthday on

February 15, 2023;

      Representative Kennedy

     Nancy A. Murano; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on

February 11, 2023;

      Representative Kennedy

     Robert Stephen Gielda; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 85th Birthday on

February 24, 2023;

      Representative Kennedy

     Charles B. Allott, Esq.; your retirement after more than three decades of leadership,

advancing the Aquidneck Land Trust and its vital mission of land preservation and stewardship;

      Representative Carson

     Joan Card, West Warwick Housing Authority Board of Commissioners; your continued

commitment to demanding the highest quality of living standards and safety are maintained,

while providing affordable housing for the West Warwick Community on the 60th Anniversary of

the Housing Authority;

      Representative Noret

     Thomas Zampa, Chairman, West Warwick Housing Authority Board of Commissioners;

your continued commitment to demanding the highest quality of living standards and safety are

maintained, while providing affordable housing for the West Warwick Community on the 60th

Anniversary of the Housing Authority;

      Representative Noret

     Debra Tocco, Vice Chair, West Warwick Housing Authority Board of Commissioners;

your continued commitment to demanding the highest quality of living standards and safety are

maintained, while providing affordable housing for the West Warwick Community on the 60th

Anniversary of the Housing Authority;

      Representative Noret

     Joshua Barrette, West Warwick Housing Authority Board of Commissioners; your

continued commitment to demanding the highest quality of living standards and safety are

maintained, while providing affordable housing for the West Warwick Community on the 60th

Anniversary of the Housing Authority;

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      Representative Noret

     Carol Brunero-Hoxie, West Warwick Housing Authority Board of Commissioners; your

continued commitment to demanding the highest quality of living standards and safety are

maintained, while providing affordable housing for the West Warwick Community on the 60th

Anniversary of the Housing Authority;

      Representative Noret

     Lori Ruggieri, West Warwick Housing Authority Board of Commissioners; your

continued commitment to demanding the highest quality of living standards and safety are

maintained, while providing affordable housing for the West Warwick Community on the 60th

Anniversary of the Housing Authority;

      Representative Noret

     Patricia A. Coyne-Fague, Esq.; your service and dedication to the State of Rhode Island

and the Department of Corrections and your contributions to public safety maintaining

community programs that provide successful offender reentry into the community upon release;

      Representative Diaz

     Lieutenant Sandra Kittell, Providence Police Department; your retirement after many

years of dedicated and faithful service to the people of the City of Providence as a member of the

Providence Police Department;

      Representative Hull

     Chief Master Sergeant Robert E. Smith, Rhode Island Air National Guard; your

retirement after many years of faithful and dedicated service to the people of the State of Rhode

Island and the United States of America as a member of the Rhode Island Air National Guard;

      Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Azzinaro

     George Grammas, Boy Scout Troop 6, Cranston; 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;

      Representatives Edwards, Casey and McNamara

     Christopher Pires, Boy Scout Troop 6, Cranston; 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;

      Representatives Edwards, Casey and McNamara

     Derek Sundberg, Boy Scout Troop 6, Cranston; 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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      Representatives Edwards, Casey and McNamara

     John Vann, Boy Scout Troop 6, Cranston; 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;

      Representatives Edwards, Casey and McNamara

     Stephen J. O'Rourke, Executive Director, West Warwick Housing Authority; providing a

welcoming, safe and stable living environment to residents of the West Warwick Community and

Housing Authority on its 60th Anniversary;

      Representative Noret

     Jennifer Lemoi, Administrative Affairs Officer, West Warwick Housing Authority;

providing a welcoming, safe and stable living environment to residents of the West Warwick

Community and Housing Authority on its 60th Anniversary;

      Representative Noret

     Kelly Connelly, Resident Services Manager, West Warwick Housing Authority;

providing a welcoming, safe and stable living environment to residents of the West Warwick

Community and Housing Authority on its 60th Anniversary;

      Representative Noret

     Lisa Castellanos, Leased Housing Manager, West Warwick Housing Authority;

providing a welcoming, safe and stable living environment to residents of the West Warwick

Community and Housing Authority on its 60th Anniversary;

      Representative Noret

     Brian Osberg, Jr. Facilities Manager, West Warwick Housing Authority; providing a

welcoming, safe and stable living environment to residents of the West Warwick Community and

Housing Authority on its 60th Anniversary;

      Representative Noret

     Patricia Raposa, Public Housing Manager, West Warwick Housing Authority; providing

a welcoming, safe and stable living environment to residents of the West Warwick Community

and Housing Authority on its 60th Anniversary;

      Representative Noret

     Kristin Osberg, Finance Manager, West Warwick Housing Authority; providing a

welcoming, safe and stable living environment to residents of the West Warwick Community and

Housing Authority on its 60th Anniversary;

      Representative Noret

     Andrew Nester, Facilities Foreman, West Warwick Housing Authority; providing a

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welcoming, safe and stable living environment to residents of the West Warwick Community and

Housing Authority on its 60th Anniversary;

      Representative Noret

     Tim Diffley, Facilities Technician, West Warwick Housing Authority; providing a

welcoming, safe and stable living environment to residents of the West Warwick Community and

Housing Authority on its 60th Anniversary;

      Representative Noret

     Gary Fenton, Facilities Technician, West Warwick Housing Authority; providing a

welcoming, safe and stable living environment to residents of the West Warwick Community and

Housing Authority on its 60th Anniversary;

      Representative Noret

     Charles Ring, Facilities Technician, West Warwick Housing Authority; providing a

welcoming, safe and stable living environment to residents of the West Warwick Community and

Housing Authority on its 60th Anniversary;

      Representative Noret

     Holly Cinquanta, Resident Services Associate, West Warwick Housing Authority;

providing a welcoming, safe and stable living environment to residents of the West Warwick

Community and Housing Authority on its 60th Anniversary;

      Representative Noret

     Lena Shanty, East Providence High School; The distinguished honor and outstanding

achievement of Placing 2nd in the 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. High School Essay Contest;

      Representatives Boylan, Henries, and Kazarian

     Jim White, Vice President, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 57; The

distinguished honor of being promoted to the Office of Vice President in the International Union

of Operating Engineers Local 57;

      Representative Tanzi

     Jesus Nunez; Your commitment and outstanding service to the people of the City of

Providence during your tenure as a member of the Providence School Board;

      Representative Morales

     Kinzel Thomas; Your commitment and outstanding service to the people of the City of

Providence during your tenure as a member of the Providence School Board;

      Representative Morales

     Diagnesis Garcia; Your commitment and outstanding service to the people of the City of

Providence during your tenure as a member of the Providence School Board;

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      Representative Morales

     OURS RESTAURANT; Celebrating the Grand Opening of OURS RESTAURANT on

January 20, 2023, and recognizing your commitment to a new level of elegance and dining to

Federal Hill;

      Representative Sanchez

     Kathleen Burke, Executive Director, Newport Partnership for Families; Thank You for

your 27 years of dedicated service to develop and maintain a coordinated network of partners that

will strengthen families and enhance the quality of life in Newport, Rhode Island;

      Representative Carson

     Coach Dennis McGovern, Jr., Feinstein Middle School of Coventry Boys' Basketball; the

distinction and outstanding achievement of your 300th Win for the Feinstein Middle School of

Coventry Boys' Basketball Team on January 5, 2023.

      Representative Noret

     Fire Chief Derek Silva, Providence Fire Department; the distinguished honor of being

promoted to the rank of Fire chief in the Providence Fire Department.

      Representative Diaz

     Joshua Shanty, Edward R. Martin Middle School; the distinguished honor and

outstanding achievement of placing 1st in the 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School

Essay Contest.

      Representatives Boylan, Henries, Kazarian and Dawson

     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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