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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2003 ______
H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS
Introduced By: Representatives Fox, and Watson
Date Introduced: May 08, 2003
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 Vincent L. Brophy; the joyous celebration of his 70th Birthday on May 5, 2003;
4 Speaker William J. Murphy
5 Jeanette Woodbury; the joyous celebration of her 36th Birthday on April 29, 2003;
6 Representative Almeida
7 Justine Boisvert and Debra Nelson, Ponaganset High School; receiving 2003 All-Class
8 Division I Girls Basketball Honors from the Providence Journal;
9 Representative Winfield
10 Casey Regan, Jessica Shalvoy, Robyn Andrade, Taylor Guertin, Ashley Devolve, Alesha
11 Amato, Anna Forde, Bianca Francois, Kayla Houle, Lauren Giarruso; winning the Boys and Girls
12 Club of Cumberland-Lincoln 7-8 Year Old Girls Basketball League Championship;
13 Representatives Menard, Petrarca and McManus
14 Coach John Andrade; your team’s success in the Boys and Girls Club of Cumberland-
15 Lincoln Girls Basketball League Championship;
16 Representatives Menard, Petrarca and McManus
17 Shandalier Adams, Dorcas Annoh, Paula Bettencourt, Michael Garcia, James Rajotte,
18 Eliana Rodriguez, Maria Rodriguez, Molly Tieney and Georgia Zadi; your induction into the
19 Pawtucket Teen Hall of Fame on April 30, 2003;
20 Representative McNamara 1 Todd Sanislow; Verizon Superpages commitment to the “Books are Wings” Program;
2 Representative Dennigan
3 John Muggridge; Fidelity Investments commitment to the “Books are Wings” Program;
4 Representative Dennigan
5 Leann Nelson and Kristin Creighton, Ponaganset High School; receiving 2003 All-Class
6 Girls Indoor Track Honors from the Providence Journal;
7 Representative Winfield
8 Christine Falguerra, Warwick Veterans High School; being presented with an Academic
9 Scholarship sponsored by Cox Communications;
10 Representative Trillo
11 Cynthia Welch; being honored as Volunteer of the Year at the Forest Farm Health Care
12 Center;
13 Representatives Long and Callahan
14 Lombardi’s 1025 Club; 50 years in the Catering and Banquet Business;
15 Representative Cerra
16 Mitchell Kerwin, Michael Bouchard, Benjamin Turner, Brent Lytle and Benjamin Leach;
17 Smithfield High School; receiving 2003 All-Met B-North Division Boys Hockey Honors from
18 the Providence Journal;
19 Representative Winfield
20 Gifford Plume, Ryan Dandeneau, Daniel Nadeau and Evan Keighley, Ponaganset High
21 School; receiving 2003 All-Met B-North Division Boys Hockey Honors from the Providence
22 Journal;
23 Representative Winfield
24 Daryl Pfeiffer, Tony Viveiros, Justin Fontaine and Sean Hamaker, Smithfield High
25 School; receiving 2003 All-Class B-2 Wrestling Honors from the Providence Journal;
26 Representative Winfield
27 Nathan Colwell, Curtis Folco, Jeff Champigny and Eric Eliason, Smithfield High School;
28 receiving 2003 All-Division I-North Boys Basketball Honors from the Providence Journal;
29 Representative Winfield
30 Erin Martell, Derek Lachance, Alex Healy, Greg Ahnrud, Roy Gibbs and Jesse Howard;
31 Ponaganset High School; receiving 2003 All-State First Team Wrestling Honors from the
32 Providence Journal;
33 Representative Winfield
34 Matthew Haczynski, Josh Goldstein and Marty Ingraham, Ponaganset High School;
2 1 receiving 2003 All-Division II North Boys Basketball Honors from the Providence Journal;
2 Representative Winfield
3 Dan Newman, Smithfield High School; receiving 2003 All-State Boys Indoor Track
4 Honors from the Providence Journal;
5 Representative Winfield
6 Katelyn Brochu, Smithfield High School; being named to the 2003 Providence Journal
7 All-State Girls Swimming First Team;
8 Representative Winfield
9 Tiffany Williamson, Smithfield High School; receiving 2003 All-State Girls Indoor
10 Track Honors from the Providence Journal;
11 Representative Winfield
12 Kimberly Dionne, Kristina Fox, Amy Brequet, Meghan Overdeep and Julie Krol,
13 Smithfield High School; receiving 2003 All-Class Girls Indoor Track Honors from the
14 Providence Journal;
15 Representative Winfield
16 Kelley Brague and Mary Kate Carey, Smithfield High School; receiving 2003 All-
17 Division Girls Indoor Track Honors from the Providence Journal;
18 Representative Winfield
19 Michael Van Gieson and Michael Keeling, Ponaganset High School; receiving 2003 All-
20 Class C Boys Indoor Track Honors from the Providence Journal;
21 Representative Winfield
22 Jeffrey Svansson and David Constant, Ponaganset High School; receiving 2003 All-
23 Division Boys Indoor Track Honors from the Providence Journal;
24 Representative Winfield
25 Reverend Alvin T. Riley, Reverend E. Naomi Craig and Thelma Williams; receiving the
26 Community Service Award from the Women’s Newport League;
27 Representative Shavers
28 Patricia Meyer; your outstanding contribution to the State of R.I. Gaspee Days
29 Proclamation Ceremony on May 1, 2003;
30 Representative McNamara
31 Erica Pisaturo, Sarah Eliason, Melissa Carney and Kerri-Lynn LaBossiere, Smithfield
32 High School; receiving 2003 All-Division II-West Girls Basketball Honors from the Providence
33 Journal;
34 Representative Winfield
3 1 Maarten Hoogeboom, Nicole Jensen, Kevin Gill, Nigel King, Kim Martel, Danielle
2 McDonough, Dana Haakensen, Meghan Prosser, Erin Silva, Candice Sampson, Cassandra
3 Tonallo, Tim Duffy and Gail Frappier, Drama Teacher; Cumberland High School; the successful
4 production of your recent dramatic presentation “Bang, Bang, You’re Dead”;
5 Representatives Menard, Reilly and Moran
6 Alyssa Champagne, North Smithfield High School; receiving 2003 All-Division Class B
7 Girls Gymnastics Honors from the Providence Journal;
8 Representative Lowe
9 John Russo and Jake Tousignant, North Smithfield High School; receiving 2003 All-
10 Division II-North Boys Basketball Honors from the Providence Journal;
11 Representative Lowe
12 Michael Godfrin and John Joyal, Brian Vadenais, Michael Masse, North Smithfield High
13 School; receiving 2003 All-Met C Division Hockey Honors from the Providence Journal;
14 Representative Lowe
15 Crystal Archambault and Allison Mariani, North Smithfield High School; receiving 2003
16 All-State Girls Hockey Honors from the Providence Journal;
17 Representative Lowe
18 Elizabeth Nangle, North Smithfield High School; receiving 2003 All-Division Girls
19 Hockey Honors from the Providence Journal;
20 Representative Lowe
21 Evelyn Hadden, Stefanie Forget and Sonet Yee, North Smithfield High School; receiving
22 2003 All-Division II-North Girls Basketball Honors from the Providence Journal;
23 Representative Lowe
24 Rosetta Desrosiers; your contribution to the History of R.I. and the publication of your
25 poem and the R.I. House of Representatives Journal on May 1, 2003;
26 Representative McNamara
27 Meghan Grady; your being the recipient of the Cox Communications 2003 Scholarship;
28 Representative Savage
29 Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell R. Edwards; the celebration of their marriage on May 25, 2003;
30 Representative Cerra
31 Timothy Fascitelli; receiving the Gold Award in the Precision Machining Technology
32 Category;
33 Representative Corvese
34 Christine Falaguerra; being the recipient of the Cox Communication 2003 Scholarship;
4 1 Representative Naughton
2 James Bullock; being named a 2003 Gold Medal Winner in the Rhode Island Academic
3 Decathlon;
4 Representative Malik
5 Jonathan Nadeau, Captain-Flyers, Aaron Andrews, Adam Brunetti, Timmothy Fecteau,
6 Christopher Paradis, Asheley Smith, Indhira Velasquez, Wesley DeChristofaro, Justine St.
7 Laurent, Peter Talamini, and Luis Velasquez; Flyers; winning the 2003 Savoie Floor Hockey
8 League Championship;
9 Representative Picard
10 Jessica Allard, Matthew Barrett, Megan Bertherman, Beth Boronski, Nic ole Breault,
11 Emily Cavedon, James Dybala, William Fleury, Deana Franceschi, Gelsandra Guzman, Kara
12 Harrington, Rebekah Larko, Ashley Leitao, Jared Lemieux, Holly Nevadonski, Elizabeth
13 Overdeep, Stephanie Scarpelli and Nicholas Stark; of North Smithfield Junior Senior High
14 School; being named to the Rhode Island Honor Society May 19, 2003;
15 Representative Lowe
16 Sean Authier, Clarissa Belisle, Jenna Berthiaume, Laura Blasko, Kerrilynn Carney,
17 Shelia Carpentier, James Charest, Lauren Degrange, Sarah Dodd, Daniel Ducharme, JoAnn
18 Duhamel, Kaitlyn Eydenberg, Michael Frayne, Sara Gouveia, Evelyn Hadden, Melanie Hardy,
19 Lauren Houle, Ryan Hutchins, Gregory Joseph, Jennifer Mancone, Daniel McGahan, Margaret
20 McPherson, Adam Muratori, Matthew Nadeau, Andrea O’Hearne, Ryan Smith, Anna Torvi,
21 Chelsea Vario, Sonet Yee, Zachary Yontz and Lillie Zuck; North Smithfield Junior Senior High
22 School; being named to the National Honor Society May 19, 2003;
23 Representative Lowe
24 Jennifer Bradstreet, Deanna Cichon, Derek Cournoyer, Stephanie Crane, Aline Dallaire,
25 Jake Dec, Jordon Dionne, Kristin Flynn, Stefanie Forget, Kathryn Gazaille, Michael Godfrin,
26 Robert Gormley, Alanna Green, Sarah Harpin, Rachel Henry, Jeffrey Houle, Courtney Hutchins,
27 Michelle Karn, Nicole Kennedy, Michael Konnerth, Christie Lavoie, Carmen Lepine, Grace
28 Lincourt, Jillian Michaud, Rachel Mills, Ashleigh Mondoux, Caitlin Nangle, Angela Pandolfi,
29 Jeffery Patenaude, Jessica Perron, Meghan Rowe, Michael Sandstrom, Jason Stelle, Amanda
30 Tancrell, Christopher Waterson, Amanda Wowk and Lauren Zanolli; North Smithfield Junior
31 Senior High School; being named to the Rhode Island and National Honor Society May 7, 2003;
32 Representative Lowe
33 Solomon A. Solomon; being awarded the Status of Honorary Alumnus at the Community
34 College of Rhode Island;
5 1 Representative Rose
2 Heather Murray and Allison Dupuis, North Kingstown High School; being named a 2003
3 Gold Medal Winner in the Rhode Island Academic Decathlon;
4 Representative Benson
5 Kerri Marie Gaccione; receiving the “Youth Caring for Others International Award”;
6 Representative Lewiss
7 John and Sally Kelly; the joyous occasion of your 40th Wedding Anniversary;
8 Representative Reilly
9 Lloyd Malin; distinguished service to the community and devoted service as President of
10 Temple Sinai;
11 Representative Sherlock
12 Lynnea Finnigan; being Carter’s favorite “Nurse”;
13 Representative Carter
14 Rocco Baldelli; settling the Major League Baseball record for most hits in April by a
15 Rookie, with 40;
16 Representative Brien
17 Marissa Hart, South Kingstown High School; being named Miss Rhode Island Jr.
18 National Teen-Ager;
19 Representatives Shanley and Carter
20 Lisa Brissette, Globe Park School; the prestigious honor of being named the Rhode Island
21 Principal of the Year;
22 Representative Picard
23 Elizabeth Carlson, Katie Coats, Adele Janik, Jennifer Burrows, Sharon Feldman, Amy
24 Ferreira, Tiffany Heroux, Kristina Lanctot, Diana Vargas, Ninurta Bet-Shlimon, Tana DaSilva,
25 Darlena Fulp, Sophie Habib, Danielle Hall, Stacy Lima, Monica Santos, Catherine Spinella,
26 Cristen Spinella, Stephanie Tanzi, Nineveh Bet-Shlimon, Shayna Daugherty, Stephanie Kishfy,
27 J’Liina Mangana, Quanita Moore, Sarah Payne, Erica Roskowski and Savanna Torres, Lincoln
28 High School; winning their first Girls Indoor Track Class Championship on February 14, 2003;
29 Representative Menard
30 Heather Murray, North Kingstown High School; being honored by the board of directors
31 of the Rhode Island Academic Decathlon for being a Gold Medal Winner in this years
32 competition;
33 Representative Long
34 Christopher Howland Berleth, Troop 64, Saylesville; attaining the Rank of Eagle Scout in
6 1 the Boy Scouts of America;
2 Representative McManus
3 PFLAG, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays; the celebration of their 5th
4 Anniversary on May 18, 2003;
5 Representative Ajello
6 John J. Walsh, Jr. M.D.; providing Medical Service to the People of South County for 50
7 years;
8 Speaker William J. Murphy and Majority Leader Fox
9 Gary Hunt, Mercymount Country Day School; being named one of R.I.’s top youth
10 volunteers by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards;
11 Representative Reilly
12 Lorie J. Tucker, R.N., Barbara Medeiros, R.N., Robin Martellini, R.N., Kristen Shea,
13 R.N., Elizabeth Broadway, R.N., Beth Harnois, R.N. and Robyn Moore, R.N.; finishing in a tie
14 for First Place in the National Nurses Week Essay Contest;
15 Representative Giannini
16 Cindy Sweet, R.N. and Darlene Dunphy, R.N.; finishing in a tie for Second Place in the
17 National Nurses Week Essay Contest;
18 Representative Giannini
19 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT
20 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives hereby extends to the aforesaid persons
21 and organizations its very best wishes on this memorable occasion and expresses the hope for
22 continued good fortune; and be it further
23 RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State is hereby respectfully requested to transmit a
24 properly inscribed citation to each of the aforesaid.
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