HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS, the official text

H8576 2026 -- H 8576 ======== LC006487 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS Introduced By: Representatives Chippendale, and Kazarian Date Introduced: May 21, 2026 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 McKenna Workman, Chariho Regional School District; your participation in the 4 Inaugural Chariho Civic Engagement Summitt and your commitment to explore the functions of 5 government, civic responsibilities and community involvement that are essential to a healthy 6 democracy; 7 Representative Cotter 8 Michelle Murtha, Portsmouth High School; the distinguished honor of receiving the 9 National Education Association Rhode Island 2027 Teaching Excellence Award for your 10 outstanding commitment to the students of Portsmouth High School; 11 Representatives Cortvriend, McGaw and Donovan 12 Aaron Gencarelli; the distinguished honor and outstanding academic achievement of 13 being awarded a Westerly Elks $1,000 Scholarship; 14 Representative Azzinaro 15 Ella Murphy; the distinguished honor and outstanding academic achievement of being 16 awarded a Westerly Elks $1,000 Scholarship; 17 Representative Azzinaro 18 Westerly Lions Club; celebrating the “100 Years of the Westerly Lions Clubs” and the 19 commitment to serve the Westerly community by helping the visually impaired, supporting 20 underprivileged residents and addressing local needs through volunteerism; 1 Representative Azzinaro 2 Kristi Prestly, Cranston High School West; the distinguished honor and outstanding 3 academic achievement of being a Top 12 Senior Gold Medalist at the 2026 Rhode Island 4 Academic Decathlon; 5 Representatives Paplauskas, Fascia and Quattrocchi 6 Saige Hodges, Coventry High School; the distinguished honor and outstanding academic 7 achievement of being a Top 12 Senior Gold Medalist at the 2026 Rhode Island Academic 8 Decathlon; 9 Representatives Nardone, Noret, Roberts and Serpa 10 Sydney Pavao, Coventry High School; the distinguished honor and outstanding academic 11 achievement of being a Top 12 Senior Gold Medalist at the 2026 Rhode Island Academic 12 Decathlon; 13 Representatives Nardone, Noret, Roberts and Serpa 14 Jack Wallbillich, Boy Scout Troop 1139, Slatersville, RI; the distinction and honor of 15 attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America for your commitment and 16 dedication to the values of Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness; 17 Representative Newberry 18 Nirupama Bhatt, Cumberland High School Class of 2026; the distinguished honor and 19 outstanding academic achievement of being named Salutatorian of the Cumberland High School 20 Class of 2026; 21 Representative Ackerman 22 Molly F. Enestvedt, Cumberland High School Class of 2026; the distinguished honor and 23 outstanding academic achievement of being named Valedictorian of the Cumberland High School 24 Class of 2026; 25 Representative Ackerman 26 Rocco Czaja, Liam Kelly, Ben Ranney, Tristan Andrews, Bishop Hendricken High 27 School Swim Team; the outstanding athletic achievement of being named to the 2026 Rhode 28 Island Interscholastic League Swimming All State First Team 200 Yard Medley Relay Team; 29 Speaker Blazejewski 30 Griffin Cooper, Rocco Czaja, Ashton Rocchio, Tristian Andrews, Liam Kelly, Sean 31 Rourke, Hunter Andrews, Kai Bellows, Mario Cerullo, Evan Fournier, Ben Ranney, Cody 32 Hopkins, Raymond Rainville, Coash David W. Hanson, Assistant Coash Jacob Daniels, Bishop 33 Hendricken High School Swim Team; the outstanding athletic achievement of winning the 2026 34 Rhode Island Interscholastic League Division 1 Swimming State Championship; LC006487 - Page 2 of 16 1 Speaker Blazejewski 2 The Honorable Mark Boyer, West Greenwich Town Council; your retirement after many 3 years of dedicated and faithful service to the people of the Town of West Greenwich, Rhode 4 Island; 5 Representative Roberts 6 Amy Paul, Pocasset Elementary School; being honored for your heroic response in 7 saving the life of a student who was choking during lunchtime and couldn’t breathe. Your 8 outstanding commitment best exemplifies the highest standards of professionalism and duty of 9 care; 10 Representative Edwards 11 Sheida Soleimani; the outstanding achievement and distinguished honor of receiving the 12 2026 Guggenheim Fellow Award; 13 Representative Morales 14 Mary-Regina Bennett; your retirement after 23 years of outstanding and dedicated 15 educational service and most recently at the St. Philip School in Greenville, Rhode Island; 16 Representative Santucci 17 David Enos; the distinguished of having the gym at Lincoln High School renamed in your 18 honor as the Enos Auditorium for your commitment and dedication to the student of Lincoln 19 High School; 20 Representatives Ackerman, Costantino and Shallcross Smith 21 Saige Hodges, Coventry High School; the distinguished honor and outstanding academic 22 achievement of placing as a Top 12 Senior Gold Medalist in the 2026 Rhode Island Academic 23 Decathlon; 24 Representative Read 25 Sydney Pavao, Coventry High School; the distinguished honor and outstanding academic 26 achievement of placing as a Top 12 Senior Gold Medalist in the 2026 Rhode Island Academic 27 Decathlon; 28 Representative Read 29 Jaylene Le, Toll Gate High School; the distinguished honor and outstanding academic 30 achievement of placing as a Top 12 Senior Gold Medalist in the 2026 Rhode Island Academic 31 Decathlon; 32 Representative Read 33 Lt. John Bray, Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers; the honor of being 34 named as the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers 2026 Supervisor of the Year; LC006487 - Page 3 of 16 1 Representative Shekarchi 2 Cassandra Fonseca, Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers; the honor of 3 being named as the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers 2026 Hospital of the 4 Year; 5 Representative Shekarchi 6 Jay Pierotti, Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers; the honor of being 7 named as the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers 2026 Steward of the Year; 8 Representative Shekarchi 9 Steve Calise, Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers; the honor of being 10 named as the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers 2026 High Security of the Year; 11 Representative Shekarchi 12 Walter Cole, Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers; the honor of being 13 named as the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers 2026 Intake Service Center of 14 the Year; 15 Representative Shekarchi 16 Brandon Ferreira, Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers; the honor of being 17 named as the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers 2026 Maximum Security of the 18 Year; 19 Representative Shekarchi 20 Janilson Lopes, Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers; the honor of being 21 named as the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers 2026 Medium Security of the 22 Year; 23 Representative Shekarchi 24 Kathleen Hicks, Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers; the honor of being 25 named as the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers 2026 Women’s Division of the 26 Year; 27 Representative Shekarchi 28 Gerard Pilon, Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers; the honor of being 29 named as the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers 2026 Minimum Security of the 30 Year; 31 Representative Shekarchi 32 August Eve Pittman, Boy Scout Troop 77, Buttonwoods; the distinction and honor of 33 attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boys Scout of America for your commitment and 34 dedication to the values of Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness; LC006487 - Page 4 of 16 1 Representative Solomon 2 Suzanne, Pezza, Narragansett Pier School; being honor by the National Education 3 Association of RI “Legacy of Learning” campaign during Teacher Appreciation Week for your 4 commitment to building your student confidence, voice and inspiring a love of learning; 5 Representative Craven 6 Barrington Little League, 11U Majors Baseball 2025 All Star Team; the outstanding 7 athletic achievement of winning the District 2 Championship; 8 Representative Boylan 9 Barrington Little League, 12U Majors Baseball 2025 All Star Team; the outstanding 10 athletic achievement of winning the Silver City Slugfest; 11 Representative Boylan 12 Barrington Little League, 9/10U Baseball 2025 All Star Team; the outstanding athletic 13 achievement of winning the District 2 Ron Silva Championship; 14 Representative Boylan 15 Barrington Little League, 9U Softball Team; the outstanding athletic achievement of 16 winning the East Providence Fastpitch Tournament; 17 Representative Boylan 18 Woodley Benoit; the distinguished honor of receiving Honorable Mention for your 19 Gaspee Pencil Drawing at the Senator Jack Reed Art Competition on May 3, 2026; 20 Representative O’Brien 21 Carolyne Kellner; your commitment and dedication to the students who participate in Mt. 22 Pleasant High School Art Department; 23 Representative O’Brien 24 Attorney James Howe; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 70th Birthday; 25 Representative McEntee 26 Cohen Norman Brinker, Peter James Grammas, Jacob Benedict Sarkady, Boy Scout 27 Troop 6, Cranston, RI; the distinction and honor of attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy 28 Scouts of America for your commitment and dedication to the values of Scouting, Citizenship, 29 Character and Fitness; 30 Representative Paplauskas 31 Elena S. Arribas, Nirupama Bhatt, Lucy G. Biggs, Addison K. Buchanan, Athena Chang, 32 Cole J. Collemer, Savannah L. Collins, Katherine E. Dwyer, Molly F. Enestvedt, Emma C. 33 Figueiredo, Keira A. Fuller, Brett R. Hawkins, Samantha R. Jacinto, Brayden M. Janeiro, 34 Giabella A. Lamoureux, Grace V. Lopes, Georgia L. Lyles, Madison M. Magazu, Chase A. LC006487 - Page 5 of 16 1 Minchillo, Connor J. Moreau, Sudeepa Nayak, Abigail M. O’Connell, Evan C. Pereira, Shannon 2 S. Poirier, Jake R. Schonhoff, Brooke R. Tellier, Sophia M. Thibault, Sienna M. Tremblay, Ruby 3 R. Walsh, Sahasra Yenumula, Cumberland High School Class of 2026; the outstanding academic 4 achievement of being named Cumberland High School Class of 2026 Top 10% Student; 5 Representative Ackerman 6 Jeanne Michon, Executive Director, New Beginnings, Inc.; your 40 years of dedicated 7 and faithful service to providing food and basic human needs to the underserved and unhoused in 8 the City of Woonsocket, Rhode Island; 9 Representative Phillips 10 Aaliyah Rosaline Lama, Johnson & Wales University Class of 2026; the outstanding 11 academic achievement of your graduation from the Johnson & Wales University Class of 2026 12 College of Business with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting; 13 Representative Diaz 14 Lewis Pryer; being honored for going above and beyond to provide the unhoused in the 15 City of Providence and Kennedy Plaza the food and clothing necessary to helping them with the 16 resources they need; 17 Representative Solomon 18 Pierre Leveillee; being honored for going above and beyond to provide the unhoused in 19 the City of Providence and Kennedy Plaza the food and clothing necessary to helping them with 20 the resources they need; 21 Representative Solomon 22 Donald Bergeron, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 43 23 years of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a 24 member of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 25 Representative Shekarchi 26 Kenneth Nichols, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 41 years 27 of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member 28 of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 29 Representative Shekarchi 30 Donald Reil, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 41 years of 31 dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member of 32 the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 33 Representative Shekarchi 34 Joseph DiBlase, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 40 years LC006487 - Page 6 of 16 1 of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member 2 of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 3 Representative Shekarchi 4 Gerald Ducharme, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 39 5 years of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a 6 member of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 7 Representative Shekarchi 8 Dante Marovelli, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 39 years 9 of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member 10 of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 11 Representative Shekarchi 12 Gloria Cross, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 38 years of 13 dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member of 14 the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 15 Representative Shekarchi 16 Avelino Duarte, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 38 years 17 of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member 18 of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 19 Representative Shekarchi 20 Earl Forgue, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 38 years of 21 dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member of 22 the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 23 Representative Shekarchi 24 Robert St. Jean, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 38 years 25 of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member 26 of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 27 Representative Shekarchi 28 Matthew Lombardo, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 37 29 years of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a 30 member of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 31 Representative Shekarchi 32 Gregory Richards, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 37 33 years of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a 34 member of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; LC006487 - Page 7 of 16 1 Representative Shekarchi 2 Michele Rossi, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 37 years 3 of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member 4 of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 5 Representative Shekarchi 6 William Goclowski, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 36 7 years of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a 8 member of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 9 Representative Shekarchi 10 Keith Vieira, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 36 years of 11 dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member of 12 the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 13 Representative Shekarchi 14 Paul Abelli, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 35 years of 15 dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member of 16 the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 17 Representative Shekarchi 18 James Bailey, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 35 years of 19 dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member of 20 the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 21 Representative Shekarchi 22 Gregory Belisle, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 35 years 23 of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member 24 of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 25 Representative Shekarchi 26 Anthony Bomba, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 35 years 27 of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member 28 of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 29 Representative Shekarchi 30 Manuel Cortez, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 35 years 31 of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member 32 of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 33 Representative Shekarchi 34 Christopher Distasio, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 35 LC006487 - Page 8 of 16 1 years of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a 2 member of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 3 Representative Shekarchi 4 Jason Ditroia, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 35 years of 5 dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member of 6 the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 7 Representative Shekarchi 8 Bernard Fournier, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 35 9 years of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a 10 member of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 11 Representative Shekarchi 12 James Hollis, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 35 years of 13 dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member of 14 the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 15 Representative Shekarchi 16 Kevin Krupa, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 35 years of 17 dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member of 18 the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 19 Representative Shekarchi 20 Stephen Marsella, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 35 21 years of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a 22 member of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 23 Representative Shekarchi 24 John Marszalkowski, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 35 25 years of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a 26 member of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 27 Representative Shekarchi 28 Thomas Pilozzi, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 35 years 29 of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member 30 of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 31 Representative Shekarchi 32 Robert Renshaw, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 35 years 33 of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member 34 of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; LC006487 - Page 9 of 16 1 Representative Shekarchi 2 Kevin Silvia, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 35 years of 3 dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member of 4 the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 5 Representative Shekarchi 6 Theodore Paquette, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 34 7 years of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a 8 member of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 9 Representative Shekarchi 10 Mario Sousa, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 34 years of 11 dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member of 12 the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 13 Representative Shekarchi 14 Paul Bibeault, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 28 years of 15 dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member of 16 the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 17 Representative Shekarchi 18 Olufunmilayo Solanke, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 28 19 years of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a 20 member of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 21 Representative Shekarchi 22 Michael Hall, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 25 years of 23 dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member of 24 the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 25 Representative Shekarchi 26 Glenn McCartney, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 26 27 years of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a 28 member of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 29 Representative Shekarchi 30 Deborah Cunningham, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 22 31 years of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a 32 member of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 33 Representative Shekarchi 34 Robert Massa, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 22 years of LC006487 - Page 10 of 16 1 dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member of 2 the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 3 Representative Shekarchi 4 Michael Gerard, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 19 years 5 of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member 6 of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 7 Representative Shekarchi 8 Daniel Noble, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 18 years of 9 dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member of 10 the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 11 Representative Shekarchi 12 Victor Cotto, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 16 years of 13 dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member of 14 the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 15 Representative Shekarchi 16 Christopher Fortes, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 10 17 years of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a 18 member of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 19 Representative Shekarchi 20 Alfred Zannini, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; your retirement after 37 years 21 of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member 22 of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 23 Representative Shekarchi 24 Marvin Laguerre, Valedictorian, Smithfield High School Class of 2026; the distinguished 25 honor and outstanding academic achievement of being named Valedictorian of the Smithfield 26 High School Class of 2026; 27 Representative Santucci 28 Audrey Slaughter-Biello, Salutatorian, Smithfield High School Class of 2026; the 29 distinguished honor and outstanding academic achievement of being named Salutatorian of the 30 Smithfield High School Class of 2026; 31 Representative Santucci 32 Arrow Yuszczak, Valedictorian, Burrillville High School Class 2026; the distinguished 33 honor and outstanding academic achievement of being named Valedictorian of the Burrillville 34 High School Class of 2026; LC006487 - Page 11 of 16 1 Representatives Place and Newberry 2 Abigail Bassett, Salutatorian, Burrillville High School Class 2026; the distinguished 3 honor and outstanding academic achievement of being named Salutatorian of the Burrillville 4 High School Class of 2026; 5 Representatives Place and Newberry 6 Donovan Turner, Classical High School; the outstanding achievement and distinguished 7 honor of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 8 Speaker Blazejewski 9 Saige Hodges, Coventry High School; the outstanding achievement and distinguished 10 honor of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 11 Speaker Blazejewski 12 Sydney Pavao, Coventry High School; the outstanding achievement and distinguished 13 honor of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 14 Speaker Blazejewski 15 Kristi Prestly, Cranston West High School; the outstanding achievement and 16 distinguished honor of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 17 Speaker Blazejewski 18 Rosalind Bassen-Alexander, East Greenwich High School; the outstanding achievement 19 and distinguished honor of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 20 Speaker Blazejewski 21 Savanna Tickner, East Greenwich High School; the outstanding achievement and 22 distinguished honor of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 23 Speaker Blazejewski 24 Amir Depina, North Providence High School; the outstanding achievement and 25 distinguished honor of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 26 Speaker Blazejewski 27 Preston Maong, South Kingstown High School; the outstanding achievement and 28 distinguished honor of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 29 Speaker Blazejewski 30 Jaylene Le, Toll Gate High School; the outstanding achievement and distinguished honor 31 of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 32 Speaker Blazejewski 33 Thomas Hutchinson, The Wheeler School; the outstanding achievement and 34 distinguished honor of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; LC006487 - Page 12 of 16 1 Speaker Blazejewski 2 Chichi Minami, The Wheeler School; the outstanding achievement and distinguished 3 honor of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 4 Speaker Blazejewski 5 Philip Spradlin, The Wheeler School; the outstanding achievement and distinguished 6 honor of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 7 Speaker Blazejewski 8 Coach Dayna Cueva Alegria The Wheeler School; the outstanding achievement and 9 distinguished honor of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 10 Speaker Blazejewski 11 Daniel Shea The Wheeler School; the outstanding achievement and distinguished honor 12 of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 13 Speaker Blazejewski 14 Angela D’Amico The Wheeler School; the outstanding achievement and distinguished 15 honor of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 16 Speaker Blazejewski 17 Kiara Jin The Wheeler School; the outstanding achievement and distinguished honor of 18 winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 19 Speaker Blazejewski 20 Austin Nolan Bidwell The Wheeler School; the outstanding achievement and 21 distinguished honor of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 22 Speaker Blazejewski 23 Amelia Collins The Wheeler School; the outstanding achievement and distinguished 24 honor of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 25 Speaker Blazejewski 26 Shay Smith The Wheeler School; the outstanding achievement and distinguished honor 27 of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 28 Speaker Blazejewski 29 Seamus Smith The Wheeler School; the outstanding achievement and distinguished 30 honor of winning the 43rd Annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon; 31 Speaker Blazejewski 32 William Riccio, Director, City of Newport Public Services; the distinguished honor of 33 receiving the American Public Works Association Top 10 Public Works Leaders of the Year 34 Award for your commitment to public service that has benefited generations of Newport LC006487 - Page 13 of 16 1 residents; 2 Representative Carson 3 Recce Vitale, Valedictorian, Cranston West High School Class of 2026; the distinguished 4 honor and outstanding academic achievement of being named Valedictorian of the Cranston West 5 High School Class of 2026; 6 Representatives Paplauskas, Fascia, and Quattrocchi 7 Celina Cheng, Salutatorian, Cranston West High School Class of 2026; the distinguished 8 honor and outstanding academic achievement of being named Salutatorian of the Cranston West 9 High School Class of 2026; 10 Representatives Paplauskas, Fascia, and Quattrocchi 11 Billy M. Accardi, Kareem Al-Bilbeisi, Krstel Alam, Emmanuel Alba, Racquel A. 12 Albuquerque, Tyler T. Almeida, Natalia Amaral-Beale, Brianna Barbara Angela, Lorelei Denise 13 Archambault, Tila V. Armstrong, Sienna Lynn Auclair, Tre Leonard Baker, Jefferson Clinton 14 Barbosa Montrond Teixeira, Aliyah Bedoya, Neala R. Bentley, Zackery M. Berg, Joshua Stephen 15 Bergeron, Hector Julio Bermude, Jordan J. Bibeault, Tyler Joseph Biddle, Layla Marie Bolduc, 16 Amari B. Bonelli, Nicholas George Boudjouk, Breanne Ava-Marie Bouthillette, Brayden A. 17 Brouillard, Colby Lawrence Brown, Holden Timothy Brown, Jeremiah J. Brown Garza 18 Alexander Bugera, Ava Amelia Cabral, Aidan Anthony Caetano, Elzbieta R. Caldarone, Isabel 19 Grace Campagnone, Liam Patrick Canale, Liam Joseph Carraher, Allyson R. Catu Gomez, 20 Liedson Andrade Centeio, Deaven De Jesus Cepeda, Adrian Russell Chase, Devin Cifuentes, 21 Ryan Matthew Cimorelli Jr., Ava Elizabeth Cipriano, Jameson David Clark, Anastasia Caitlin 22 Coleman, Angel Jay Colon, Donovan Thomas Conway, Nicholas B. Cormier, Maya Alice 23 Crocker, Hailey Culhane, Meredith Virginia Dawkins, Mathieu Eugene Delisle, Niccolo Lucien 24 Della Vecchia, Brooke A. DeMarco, Elizabeth Louise Deneneo, Khadija Anta Laye Diagne, 25 Mason Corey DiDomenico, Mason Christopher Diorio, Emilly Andrade do Nascimento, Wynston 26 Frank Domenico, Ariel Alejandro Donis Rosales, Charlotte Lyllyan Louise Drolet, Maya 27 Marguerite Drolet, Dylan Russell Embrey, Weslie Williams Estevez, Ashley Rebeka Estrada- 28 Lima, Keegan Jeffrey Falcone, Jake M. Famiglietti, Tyler C. Fay, Amerie Fernandez, Emma 29 Brady Fetters, Dylan Michael Fonseca, Kaia Fortier, Reed Wesley Fortier, Arthur Harold Fortune 30 III, Keian Mcadoo Fox, Cassidy Love Fuller, Zoe Eleni Gaitanis, Nicholas R. Ganim, Evelyn 31 Samantha Gay, Kyleigh Marie Gay, Addison Rose Goff, Riley James Goff, Julie Kennedy 32 Gongoleski, Ava Marie Good, Siena Lynn Goris, Jade Lynn Gracia, Emily Joann Gray, Helen 33 Mary Green, Brian E. Gugel, Jacob T. Harris, Elliana Sophia Havey, Landyn N. Heart, Aislinn 34 Henry, Christian A. Hernandez, Jesse Hetu, Kimberly R. Hickey, Max Raymond Hill, Dina LC006487 - Page 14 of 16 1 Mackenzie Howland, Eli V. Hughes, Thomas J. llluzzi, Andreya Sophia Imondi, Levi A. Jackson, 2 Jenraeigh Jasmine Jatta, Conor Adin Johnson, Elaine Tresa Joy, Milo S. M. Joyce, Rheann Alicia 3 Kalinga, Jonathan Andrew Kamborian, Aaron David Kanter, Noah William Kilroy, Mackenzie 4 M. Kishfy, Khadija Kouraj, Holden James Lambert, Jeremy Edward Langlois, Lily Larivee, 5 Emma Margaret Lavery, Zaiden L. Le Grand, Jasmine Olivia Lebeau, Samantha Maitland Lees, 6 Ryan Justin Lemery, Joseph Stanley Lezon IV, Jacob James Lizotte, Evan James Lombardi, Anna 7 Margaret Longpre, Jennifer Estefania Lopez Roman, David Americo Lucci, Angelo Joseph Lupo, 8 Zoe Jolie Lyle, Peter Mallon, Charles J. Manion, Alexander David Manning, Luis Eliejah 9 Maravilla, Luke Anthony Marchand, Kianna Nicole Marfeo, Lucas David Marshall, Evelyse 10 Marie Martinez, Jordan P. Martins, Abigail Lauren Marzetta, Samuel Lee Masanz, Nicholas J. 11 McCann, Riley Elizabeth McCluskey, Molly Rose McGum, Trevor Paul McKee, Janise Annette 12 Marie McNamara, Audrey Ella McQuade, Carson M. Mellen, Ava Lynn Mello, Maggie Simas 13 Melo, Brody Alexander Mendonca, Jace Gavin Miller, Hailey Lynne Miranda, Jaylene Veronica 14 Monteiro, Liam F. Moore, Elliana Marie-Skye Moreau, Hunter Richard Moreau, Tyler R. Morris, 15 Jessie Mira Mostello-Kubel, Stephen James Motta, Isabella Marie Moulico, Alexandra J. Murray, 16 Mackenzie Grace Musto, Nogaye Ndiaye, Caitlyn Nicole Newton, Brayden Nicastro, Scott M. 17 Nicoll, Kaitlyn Nieves, Madison Marie Alicea O Connor, Jarett John O Hagan Jr., Connor James 18 Olick, Gianni Joseph Pagios, Boston Kenneth Paquette, Caleigh I. Parent, Julian James Paroyian, 19 Edwar Camilo Parra Valencia, Nicholas James Pelosi, Wyatt William Pereira, Malakai R. 20 Phetsarath, Emma Michelle Picard, Andrew J. Picozzi, Ava Sophia Pistacchio, Amanda Rose 21 Proia, Kyle R. Provost, Louis Ranieri, London R. Rapko, Aiden Thomas Pereira Reid, Aidan 22 Nicholas Ricci, Brandon Riley, Gianna Dimitra Rivera, Sofia Ioanna River, Brennan Harold- 23 Frederick Robery, Riley Daniel Robertson, Jayden Xavier Rosario Rodrigues, Logan Peter Rojas, 24 Sarah Roldan-Restrepo, Rocco Antonio Romeo, Matthew Ruest, Saffia Sajjad, Benjamin E. 25 Sampers, Lily Silvana Schmidts, Niclos Cristiano Semedo, Hailey Beth Serabian, Damien P. 26 Setaro, Kayden Z. Shaub, Alexiah H. Silva, Adelaide Grace Smith, Noura Srour, Finley R. 27 Stebenne, Theodore Frederick Stimson, Aiden Finn Syvertsen, Angelo Thibeault, Liana Marie 28 Torres, Sanford Joel Trachtenberg, Christian Stephen Trottier, Aubrey Shay Tucker, Giana Grace 29 Tumminelli, Zakkary Jozef Tyler, Mohammed Umar, Andrea Nicole Urizar, Noah Hunter 30 Valedofsky, Mia Dawn Vespia, Caterina A. Vuono, Ameenah Waahid, Everett Matthew Webster, 31 Mason Amaro White, Thomas Whitford, Lucia Kelly Whyte, Chase Joseph Williams, Wilson 32 Yang, Giulia Laine Zambarano, Mark A. Zarlenga, Luka James Zdravkovic, Jacob Zhang, Mahdi 33 Ziani, Lincoln High School Class of 2026; the outstanding academic achievement of your 34 graduation from the Lincoln High School Class of 2026; LC006487 - Page 15 of 16 1 Representatives Ackerman, Costantino and Shallcross Smith 2 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT 3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives hereby extends to the aforesaid persons 4 and organizations its very best wishes on this memorable occasion and expresses the hope for 5 continued good fortune; and be it further 6 RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is respectfully requested to 7 transmit a properly inscribed citation to each of the aforesaid. ======== LC006487 ======== LC006487 - Page 16 of 16