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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 | |
CONGRATULATING BRIAN JOHNSON ON BEING CHOSEN TO REPRESENT SPECIAL | |
OLYMPICS RHODE ISLAND AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS USA AT THE 2023 SPECIAL | |
OLYMPICS SUMMER WORLD GAMES IN BERLIN, GERMANY | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Caldwell, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Craven, Chippendale, | |
Date Introduced: May 25, 2023 | |
Referred To: House read and passed | |
1 | WHEREAS, The Special Olympics was founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver and |
2 | today is the world's largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities. Currently, |
3 | 172 countries and 5 million people take part in year-round activities and training programs, with |
4 | more than 100,000 events being held across the globe; and |
5 | WHEREAS, The Special Olympics World Games host Summer and Winter games in |
6 | two-year cycles, with each occurring every four years. The 2023 World Games will be held in |
7 | Berlin, Germany, over an eight-day period from June 17 to June 25, 2023. It is expected that |
8 | approximately 7,000 athletes from about 170 countries will compete in 24 sports, with 3,000 |
9 | coaches and 20,000 volunteers also attending; and |
10 | WHEREAS, Brian "Bri" Johnson, who will represent Rhode Island and Special Olympics |
11 | USA at the 2023 Special Olympics Summer World Games, is a member of the Warwick team and |
12 | lives in East Greenwich. He is the son of Ray and Jane Johnson; and |
13 | WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson is a stellar athlete who has been active with the Special |
14 | Olympics for fourteen years. He has participated in numerous sports including basketball, bocce, |
15 | bowling, cycling, flag football, and volleyball, and will be competing in bocce at the World |
16 | Summer Games; and |
17 | WHEREAS, Thanks to the Special Olympics, Mr. Johnson has made many new friends, |
18 | and has learned all about the important value of sportsmanship. In 2014, he competed in the |
19 | Special Olympics USA Games in Volleyball and helped his team to win the Gold Medal; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson is employed at the Market Basket grocery store in Warwick, is |
2 | an advocate for inclusion in the workplace, and has proudly shared the impact and value of his |
3 | Special Olympics experiences with others. His hobbies include making YouTube videos, painting |
4 | rocks, and cheering for his favorite team, the New York Giants. Being a participant at the 2023 |
5 | Special Olympics Summer World Games is an incredible achievement, one that Mr. Johnson |
6 | should be proud of attaining and all Rhode Islanders will be heartily cheering him on at the |
7 | Games; now, therefore be it |
8 | RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
9 | congratulates Brian Johnson on being chosen to represent Special Olympics Rhode Island and |
10 | Special Olympics USA at the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, and wish him |
11 | continued success in all of his athletic and life endeavors; and be it further |
12 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
13 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Brian Johnson. |
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