HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS, the official text

H8626 2026 -- H 8626 ======== LC006582 ======== 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 Kazarian, and Chippendale Date Introduced: June 05, 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 Behnema Sirleaf, Mikm’ea Campbell, Taisa Tavares, Samuel Alexander; the outstanding 4 achievement and distinguished honor of being inducted into the “2026 Pawtucket Teen Hall of 5 Fame”; 6 Representative Cruz 7 Interim Superintendent Robert Mitchell, Barrington Public Schools; your outstanding 8 service providing out schools and community with leadership during a period of transition and 9 continued commitment to empowering all students so that they will have a positive impact in the 10 future; 11 Representatives Boylan and Knight 12 Khalaf Alosman, Rayyan Azam, Olivia Costa, Madison Diehl, Emilia Duarte, Joseph 13 Duquette, Jaiden Gomes, Jameson Hehir, Kayden Houlihan, Yolany Madrid, Carter Manni, Luca 14 Morton, Madelyn Murphy, Moksh Patel, Jose Peralta-Locke, Ricardo Rodriguez, Khloe Santos, 15 Richard Sylvia, Selbi Tevyaw, Jamal Veiga, Malish Vieira, Massiel Vilchez Calle, Fabiana 16 Vizquerra Vilchez, Greenbush Elementary School; the outstanding academic achievement of your 17 promotion from the 4th Grade at Greenbush Elementary School on June 15, 2026 Class of 2026; 18 Representative Serpa 19 Michael Aponte, Sebastian Bonney, Natalie Breard, Harper Danis, William Eghian, Ben 20 Ferrara, Antony Garcia, Lillyana Gustafson, Adalyn Hamilton, Oliver Jacques, Olivia Legault, 1 Nova LiBassi, Mason Mercier-DiMezza, Taneesha Nock, Eamon O’Neill, Jaxon Parent, 2 Annabelle Rivera, Vilannie Rodriquez, Avery Silva, Dustin Stevens, Greenbush Elementary 3 School; the outstanding academic achievement of your promotion from the 4th Grade at 4 Greenbush Elementary School on June 15, 2026 Class of 2026; 5 Representative Serpa 6 Alyssa Adamonis, Amber Cetola, Quinten Emison, Brady Gribbin, Isaish Guy, Anthony 7 Johnson, Autumn Lima, Larkin Longo, Liam Macari, Sebastian Norman, RJ Panneton, Ryleigh 8 Pelletier, Griffin Raiche, Natalie Richards, Addelyn Servello, Jason Turcios, Avery Vang, Emma 9 Wright, Greenbush Elementary School; the outstanding academic achievement of your promotion 10 from the 4th Grade at Greenbush Elementary School on June 15, 2026 Class of 2026; 11 Representative Serpa 12 Olivia Anderson, Aubree Bianco, Kaylee Clark, Mason Cormier, Lorenzo, Damiano 13 Lorenzo, Emmett Ellis, Lucy Ellis, Sam Ferrara, Jay Frechette, Jelis Gonzalez, Spencer Higgins, 14 Violet Hunold-Vega, Quinn Kell, Arianna Lacross, Logan Lizarda, Francis McHale, Jameson 15 Mizell, Aaron Pienda, Mya Robinson, Adeilys Ruiz Torres, Sophia Leah Veras, Greenbush 16 Elementary School; the outstanding academic achievement of your promotion from the 4th Grade 17 at Greenbush Elementary School on June 15, 2026 Class of 2026; 18 Representative Serpa 19 Zaiden Almeida, Colin Bodnaruk, Charlotte Camara, Gavin Downey, Steven Erban, John 20 Garcia Moran, Isla Malinowski, Marie Christella Mantsounga, Linnea Massaro, Thomas 21 McLaughlin, Daniel-Jose Meza, Domenic Ramaglia, Ariella Rodriguez, Ethan Rodriguez, Aiden 22 Smith, Alexandria-Fil Ventigan, Liam Zaniewski, Greenbush Elementary School; the outstanding 23 academic achievement of your promotion from the 4th Grade at Greenbush Elementary School on 24 June 15, 2026 Class of 2026; 25 Representative Serpa 26 Hasim Munir, Brandol Paz, Richard Skally, Robert Sudue, Joel Valdez, Community 27 College of Rhode Island; the outstanding academic achievement of your graduation from the 28 Community College of Rhode Island; 29 Representative Cruz 30 Marcus Lopes, Brian Lionberh; the outstanding academic achievement of your 31 graduation from the CU Program; 32 Representative Cruz 33 Miguel Colon, Justin Hendley, Jose Morales, Gary Rasey, Walter Simpson, Samuel 34 Cabrera, Francisco Concepcion, Thomas Nardolillo, Matthew Peckham, Christopher Richardson, LC006582 - Page 2 of 18 1 Roger Williams University; the outstanding academic achievement of your graduation from the 2 Roger William University; 3 Representative Cruz 4 Reed Barbour, Raymond Caballero, Alexander Febus, Luis Gomes, Hector Hardy, Elliot 5 Knorr, Luis Matta, Erick Nimaja Patzan, Joshua Strother, Justin Varas; the outstanding academic 6 achievement of your graduation from the GED Program; 7 Representative Cruz 8 The Patio on Broadway; celebrating the 3rd Anniversary of The Patio on Broadway and 9 recognizing your commitment to provide comforting classics and exciting culinary adventures for 10 the people of the City of Providence; 11 Representative Morales 12 David M. Enos; the distinguished honor of naming the Lincoln High School Auditorium 13 as the “Enos Auditorium” for your commitment and exemplary service to the students of Lincoln 14 High School; 15 Representative Shallcross Smith 16 Jacob Silva, Bishop Hendricken High School; outstanding contributions to the House 17 Minority Office as our Spring Intern; 18 Representatives Place, Fascia, Hopkins, Nardone, Newberry, Paplauskas, Quattrocchi, 19 Roberts and Santucci 20 Lyn and Ed Cameron; the distinguished honor of receiving the East Bay Community 21 Action Program “2026 Vision Award” for exemplifying the true spirit of volunteerism and 22 community service; 23 Representatives Cortvriend and McGaw 24 Rafael Lopez, Kesley Quizhpi, Aidmar Brazoban Menendez, Dulce Cornelio, Jonaimys 25 Concepcion, Jacob Peckham, Woonsocket Middle School Villa Nova, Woonsocket; your 26 participation in Generation Citizen-Civics Day at the Rhode Island State House and recognizing 27 your commitment to exercise your civic power and build a just, inclusive democracy that is 28 responsive for all young people; 29 Representative Phillips 30 Cooley Group; celebrating the 100th Anniversary “Century of Innovation” of the Cooley 31 Group and your continued commitment and dedication to developing sustainable high 32 performance and innovation solutions; 33 Representative Alzate 34 Adrianny Verenice Brito Marte, Ashlie Pérez, Carmen Adriana Ampuero, Edgar Vicente, LC006582 - Page 3 of 18 1 Eduardo Ampuero, Fátima Marte Hierro, Fredy Manolo Marín, Liliana Murillo Miranda, Magali 2 Tellez Balcazar, Maribel Ortiz, Maricela Castro Nelly Branez, Sandy Chaj, Tatiana Liriano de 3 Cepeda, Veronica Pineda, Virgilia Chacon, Yaribel López, Woonasquatucket River Watershed 4 Council “Nuevas Voces” Program; your graduation from Woonasquatucket River Watershed 5 Council “Nuevas Voces” Program and your outstanding efforts to develop leadership skills and 6 an understanding of environmental science and community advocacy; 7 Representative Morales 8 Kristen Gudz, Girl Scouts of Southern New England; the outstanding achievement and 9 distinguished honor of receiving the “Girl Scouts Gold Award” and recognizing your efforts to 10 implement a Take Action Project that will have lasting change and focused on providing comfort 11 to children; 12 Representatives McGaw and Cortvriend 13 Kaleb Benoit, Calleigh Messer, Isabella Kachittavong, Eric Roderick, Woonsocket High 14 School, Woonsocket; your participation in Generation Citizen-Civics Day at the Rhode Island 15 State House and recognizing your commitment to exercise your civic power and build a just, 16 inclusive democracy that is responsive to all young people; 17 Representative Phillips 18 Jazalynn Tavares, Sarymar Martinez, Natalie Hedstom, Villa Nova Middle School, 19 Woonsocket; your participation in Generation Citizen-Civics Day at the Rhode Island State 20 House and recognizing your commitment to exercise your civic power and build a just, inclusive 21 democracy that is responsive to all young people; 22 Representative Phillips 23 Lacie Bachand, Yvonne Gutierrez, Dante Young, Destiny DeSimone, Yhani Maddox, 24 Jeff Medeiros, Gabriela Arias Tabares, Daniela Fornerin Ventura, Andrea Salgado Picado, 25 Hamlet Middle School, Woonsocket; your participation in Generation Citizen-Civics Day at the 26 Rhode Island State House and recognizing your commitment to exercise your civic power and 27 build a just, inclusive democracy that is responsive to all young people; 28 Representative Phillips 29 Sophia Baeta, Sophia Boisvert, Emma Hurley, Chloe Marcotte, Koby Quach, Aidan 30 Quinn, Mia Rocco, Anthony Santangelo, Jake Smolan, Garrett Sylvestre, Mount Saint Charles 31 Academy Class of 2026; The distinguished honor and outstanding academic achievement of 32 being named a Mount Saint Charles Academy Class of 2026 Top Ten Student; 33 Representative Ackerman 34 Rhode Island Yacht Club, celebrating the 151st Commissioning Day of the Rhode Island LC006582 - Page 4 of 18 1 Yacht Club on June 6, 2026; 2 Representative McNamara 3 Patricia Moreau, Northern Lincoln Elementary School; your retirement after 29 years in 4 your position as Secretary for the Principal and dedicated and faithful service to the students and 5 faculty of the Northern Lincoln Elementary School. 6 Representative Ackerman 7 Brendan Desrosiers, Ponaganset High School, Class of 2026; the distinguished honor and 8 outstanding academic achievement of being named Valedictorian of the Ponaganset High School 9 Class of 2026. 10 Representatives Chippendale, Place, and Santucci 11 Molly Souza, Ponaganset High School, Class of 2026; the distinguished honor and 12 outstanding academic achievement of being named Salutatorian of the Ponaganset High School 13 Class of 2026. 14 Representatives Chippendale, Place, and Santucci 15 Gabriel Parra, the privilege and honor of your visit to the Rhode Island State House; 16 Representative Diaz 17 Jared Agundis, Juliea Alger, Brent Angelini, Cole Arpin, Aiden Badeau, Abigail Basset, 18 Nicholas Benoit, Elijah Bhatty, Joshua Boschiachak, Isabel Bolender, Colby Boucher, Kayden 19 Boulay, Ava Bourassa, Jocoby Bourassa, Avery Bousquet, Mila Boyer-Martinez, Tyler Brewer, 20 Emma Campbell, Nicholas Carey, Timothy Casserly, Jessary Cedar, Cayden Closson, Avah 21 Colbert, Felicity Connors, Madison Cordeiro, Declan Costa, Sarah Crossley, Emma Davis, Lydia 22 Davis, Giovanny De La Cruz, Jasmine Demars, Chelsea Demers, Olivia Deprofio, Damian 23 DesJardins, Damien Duarte, Alyvia Ducharme, Krystal Dufresne, Lauren Fagan, Kate Fay, Colin 24 Ferland, Ethan Fitts, Helena Fleming, Tyler Fontaine, Rodney Frenette, Jenna Frontiero, Mitchell 25 Fullam, Chase Gagnon, Kaylin Gamache, Justin Garneau, Samuel Gauvin, Jayda Gibbons, Joshua 26 Gleason, Grant Godzwon, Nadia Gomes, Dante Gomez, Logan Gomez, Logan Gomez, Jasmin 27 Gomez, Neviah Greene, Xavier Guerra, EllaAnn Hebert, Samuel Hernandex Cardoza, Juan 28 Hernandez Delcid, Dylan Holland, Kenneth Hopkins, Aloka Houde, Trevin Jalette, Eli Jimenez, 29 Brayden Johnson, Liliana Keeble, Kaeden Kelley, Samual Klockars, Allen Kopec, Addison 30 Lacey, Christopher Lacouture, Rielynn Laferriere, Dylan Lagleur, Brianna Laliberte, Jack 31 Lamarre, Michaela Lambert, Kayla Lamonthe, Gavin Larson, Collin Lavergne, Emma Leduc, 32 Joao Leite, Kaelyn Lemoine, Makayla Leone, Alexis Leplat, Connor Levesques, Parker 33 Levesque, Christiana Lobao, Alyssa Mainville, Cadence Makowski, Ace Marengo, William 34 Mariette, Darleny Martinez Cabrera, Marissa Masiello, Owen Masse, Janessa McKay, Faith LC006582 - Page 5 of 18 1 Monteiro, Mason Moore, Camilo Ocampo, Ian Oliver, Izabell Pacheco, Chloe Pascetta, Leo 2 Picard Andrew Pickett, Evan Polacek, Sadie Pomeroy, Jack Rooney, Alexia Rosario, John Ryan , 3 Hohn Ryan, Ella Salera, Mohamed Sankhon, Gustavo Santos, Alex Sawyer, Brooke Scotland, 4 Owen Simpson, Hailey Slekis, Tiana Smith, Cameron Smith, Victoria Steele, Addison Stone, 5 Peyton Strode, Joshua Strychasz, Ethan Taylor, Nathan Thurber, Maximus Tonelli, Kaden Torres, 6 Nomar Torres Luna, Michael Tremblay, Brayton Tupper, Kennedie Tupper, Ryan Tupper, Kylie 7 Van Brunt, Jay Vance, Ryan Bincoli, Spencer Wayland, Logan Williams, Ethan Withington, 8 Jasmine Woodard-Leavitt, Michaella Yoli, Adam Young, Arrow Yuszczak, Joshua Zazza, 9 Burrillville High School Class of 2026; the outstanding academic achievement of your graduation 10 from the Burrillville High School Class of 2026; 11 Representatives Place and Newberry 12 Chief David Zannelli, New Haven Police Department; the privilege and honor of being 13 sworn-in to the rank of Police Chief on the New Haven Police Department and recognizing your 14 commitment to creating a safe and culturally diverse, and inclusive city; 15 Representative Fellela 16 Wendy Joering, Executive Director Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center; the 17 outstanding achievement and distinguished honor of receiving the Charles Lindenbaum Person 18 of the Year Award from the Brotherhood of Temple Beth-El. 19 Speaker Blazejewski 20 Frank J. Russo; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 80th Birthday on May 23, 21 2026. 22 Representative Noret 23 Patricia Russo; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 75th Birthday on July 31, 24 2026. 25 Representative Noret 26 Christian Lopez Najera, Gabriell Lopez Najera; The joyous and momentous occasion of 27 celebrating a Happy Birthday on June 2, 2026. 28 Representative Perez 29 Andi Garceau, Cottrell F. Hoxsie Elementary School; your commitment to the Rhode 30 Island School Recycling Project and Get Food Smart Program and recognizing the remarkable 31 success of the Recycle Rangers and achieving a 94% decrease in landfill waste in one week. 32 Representative Hopkins 33 Cailin Grzybowski, Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England; the outstanding 34 achievement and distinguished honor of receiving the Girl Scouts Silver Award and LC006582 - Page 6 of 18 1 recognizing your efforts to implement a Take Action Project that will create lasting and 2 sustainable change. 3 Representative Casimiro 4 Isabelle Slowick; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 98th Birthday on May 5 30, 2026. 6 Representatives Casy, Brien, and Phillips 7 Steve Arruda, Softball Dir (Jess s Silvia s Dad), Prescott Peckham (Pesky), Terry Leary 8 (Tim teacher at TMS Dad), Bryan & Diane Sanford, Henry Guillette (Lori), Granger Jerome; the 9 honor of receiving the Tiverton Little League Award for your commitment to provide a safe 10 environment that uses baseball and softball to teach life lessons, teamwork and sportsmanship; 11 Representative Edwards 12 Cantor Dr. Brian J. Mayer, Temple Emanu-El; your 36 years of faithful service to the 13 congregation of Temple Emanu-El and commitment to shaping generations of the Rhode Island 14 Jewish Community through music, worship, education and community connection; 15 Representative Ackerman 16 Dakota S. Beckvold, Scouting America Troop 5, Bristol, Rhode Island; the distinction 17 and honor of attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America for your 18 commitment and dedication to the values of Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness; 19 Representatives Speakman and Donovan 20 Cynthia Noble, Holt Funeral Home; your retirement after 39 years of dedicated and 21 faithful service to the people of the City of Woonsocket as a Beacon of Light for countless 22 families during their darkest moments; 23 Representatives Casey, Brien and Phillips 24 De La Comunidad Bilingual, Carol Aguasivas and Family School; celebrating the launch 25 of the Laura Rodriguez Full-Service Community Hub honoring your beloved mother s lifelong 26 commitment to children and families through her Legacy of Love, Service and Community; 27 Representative Diaz 28 Emmanuel Oluwanifemi Adebayo, James Patrick Brennan, Elizabeth Rose Ceprano, 29 Alarie Elaina Champagne, Cambria Anna DeQuattro, Lilliana Isabella Doucet, Autumn Railynn 30 Duquette, Jerry David Fernandez, Olivia Gomes, Skyler Grist, Preston Lee Luanglath, Adara 31 Montgomery, Jace Micah Moseley, Rachael Munro, Reagan Munro, Joseph A. Olobri Jr., 32 Michael G. Orsini, Amelia Orsini Rachdouni, Elizabeth Ruiz, Armani Santana, Lyla P. 33 Schaumberg, Tiago Sousa-Medeiros, Luca M. Stabile, Francesca Christine Tiernan, St. Augustine 34 School Class of 2026; the outstanding academic achievement of your graduation from the 8th LC006582 - Page 7 of 18 1 Grade at St. Augustine School Class of 2026 on June 14, 2026; 2 Representative Hull 3 Noah Winslow, Valedictorian, Evan Duda, Salutatorian, Tiverton High School Class of 4 2026; the distinguished honor and outstanding academic achievement of being named of the 5 Tiverton High School Class of 2026; 6 Representative Edwards 7 Noah Winslow, Evan Duda, Courtnie Smith, Lia Doster, Amanda Perry, Gianna Peralta, 8 Magnus Caspersen, Meg Morash, Emma Hull, Kylie Burgo, Tiverton High School Class of 2026; 9 the distinguished honor and outstanding academic achievement of being named as a Tiverton 10 High School Class of 2026 Top 10 Student; 11 Representative Edwards 12 Russell Duguay, Mayor of Manville; the privilege and honor of being named as the 13 Grand Marshal of the 2026 Lincoln Memorial Day Parade; 14 Representative Shallcross Smith 15 Holly Counsens, Grade 4, Gaudet Learning Academy; your retirement after many years 16 of dedicated and faithful service to the students and faculty of the Gaudet Learning Academy; 17 Representative Abney 18 Eric Godin, Social Studies, Middletown High School; your retirement after many years of 19 dedicated and faithful service to the students and faculty of the Middletown High School; 20 Representative Abney 21 Diane Lukowicz, Grade 2, Aquidneck Elementary School; your retirement after many 22 years of dedicated and faithful service to the students and faculty of the Aquidneck Elementary 23 School; 24 Representative Abney 25 Cheryl Rosa, School Nurse/Teacher, Aquidneck Elementary School; your retirement after 26 many years of dedicated and faithful service to the students and faculty of the Aquidneck 27 Elementary School; 28 Representative Abney 29 Gail Sullivan-McCune, Computer Science, Middletown High School; your retirement 30 after many years of dedicated and faithful service to the students and faculty of the Middletown 31 High School; 32 Representative Abney 33 Ruth Lynn Butler, Literacy, Forest Avenue Elementary School; your retirement after 34 many years of dedicated and faithful service to the students and faculty of the Forest Avenue LC006582 - Page 8 of 18 1 Elementary School; 2 Representative Abney 3 Casey Bowman, 8 Grade Math teacher, Joseph H. Gaudet Middle School; the privilege 4 and honor of being named as the 2024-2025 Middletown Teacher of the Year ; 5 Representative Abney 6 Donovan Bazar, Ethan Breitmaier, Anurupa Buchta, Amiah Chaney, Callan Connolly, 7 Kingston DeLeon-Spitaleri, Ariana DeSenna, Zariyah Finona-Boyd, Benjamin Frink, Emily 8 Godinho, William Howes, Juliana Johnson, Maya Kennedy, Carter Lima, Flynn Lyon, Theo 9 Mallet, Aubrey Morgan, Ramona Mountford, Miles Parmenter, Logan Queenan, Marvel 10 Sauvageau, Aubree Torres, Attaquin Tracy, Avery Abrams, Jaheeim Benton, Alice Burre, 11 Clayton Cabral, Luca Coelho, Rayna Cortez, Zayden DaSilva, Zoe De Fayette, Wesley Govey, 12 Kamryn Kamps, Thomas Liu, Landon Mello, Faith Moniz, Phineas Park-Schoener, Violet 13 Ramos, Sabrina Sadler, Anori Smith, Karolina Tierney, Sophia Trout, Simon Wizer, Trenton 14 Baptista, Isabella Cumplido, Jaxon DeLeon-Spitaleri, Madison Perry, Emma Bailey, Scott 15 Beland, Carter Correia, Charlie Costantino, Adriana Cunha, Ellie Fauska, Victor Fernandez, 16 Mason Ferreira, Brayden Flower, Ambri Fonseca, Natalee Gagnon, Violet Garcia, Lucas 17 Gaudiano, Benjamin Greco, Audrey Pierre, Molly Pita, Stella Razza, Hailey Rodrigues, Olive 18 Tuthill, Tucker Wilhelm, Rhodes Wilkening, Silas Ziobrowski, Liam Hayes, Myron J. Francis 19 Elementary School; the outstanding academic achievement of your promotion from the 5th Grade 20 at the Myron J. Francis Elementary School Class of 2026; 21 Representative Kazarian 22 National Krao Association in the Americas – Rhode Island Chapter; celebrating the 35th 23 Gala of the National Krao Association in the America s-Rhode Island Chapter and recognizing 24 the continued commitment to provide quality education and healthcare to ensure mobility for the 25 people of our community; 26 Representative Biah 27 Jacob Silva, Hendricken High School; celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation at 28 Hendricken High School on May 14, 2026 and your dedication and commitment to being a true 29 witness of Christ defending and spreading your faith; 30 Representative Noret 31 Christine and Daniel Kellerman, Cafe Namaste; celebrating the Grand Re-Opening of the 32 Cafe Namaste in Conimicut and recognizing your commitment to supporting your community 33 and providing your customers with a warm and friendly atmosphere; 34 Representative Hopkins LC006582 - Page 9 of 18 1 Lynn Krim, Owner, The MIii at Shady Lea; being honored for your many years of 2 outstanding commitment and dedication to shaping and sustaining The Mill at Shady Lea where 3 creative people can form a community where they can learn, share and work; 4 Representative Craven 5 Ken Ayars, State of Rhode Island; your retirement after many years of dedicated and 6 faithful service to the people of the State of Rhode Island as a member of the RI Department of 7 Environmental Management; 8 Representative Cotter 9 Allyson Faubert, Geena Kenyon, Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England; the 10 outstanding achievement and prestigious honor of receiving the Girl Scouts Gold Award the 11 highest award in the Girls Scouts (Grades 9-12) for your commitment to make lasting and 12 sustainable change; 13 Representative Kennedy 14 Aidan Correia, Alexandra Squillante, Ana Picozzi, Anna Haun, Senjamin Giansanti, 15 Benjamin Loffier, Charles Garrett, Chase Pinheiro, Dominic Rocchio-Rose, Emma Ferri, Gino 16 Spagnolo, Hannah Liese, Jack Degnan, John Lombardi, Julian Scotti, Liliana Hayes, Maddalena 17 Cirelli, Madison lien, Mia Su, Nathaniel Stroud, Noah Ferri, Owen Silva, Ryan Ginolfi-Laninfa, 18 Samantha LeGoff, Sophia Baldwin, Saint Joseph School Class of 2026; the outstanding academic 19 achievement of your promotion from the 8th Grade at Saint Joseph School on May 28, 2026 20 Class of 2026; 21 Representative Serpa 22 Michael Chytka, Kylie Delemos, Allison Gervelis, Lea Karoly, Kyle Kidd, Jyoti 23 Ramdass, Carolyn Richer, Andrew Rodrigues, Hanalei Streuli, Portsmouth High School Class of 24 2026; the outstanding academic achievement of being named a Portsmouth High School Class of 25 2026 Top 10 Senior ; 26 Representative Cortvriend 27 Julie Leddy, Coventry Housing Authority; your retirement after 29 years of dedicated and 28 faithful service as a member of the Coventry Housing Authority providing affordable housing 29 opportunities and enhance the lives of the people of the Town of Coventry; 30 Representative Nardone 31 Luke Joseph DeFedele, Scouting America Troop 121, Hopkinton; the distinction and 32 honor of attaining the rank of Eagle Scout In Scouting America for your commitment and 33 dedication to the values of Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness; 34 Representative Kennedy LC006582 - Page 10 of 18 1 Samantha Brailsford, Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England; the outstanding 2 achievement and distinguished honor of receiving the Girl Scouts Silver Award and 3 recognizing your efforts to implement a Take Action Project that will create lasting and 4 sustainable change; 5 Representative Marszalkowski 6 Rhode Island Computer Museum; The Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of 7 the Rhode Island Computer Museum and your commitment to preserve our rich computer history 8 and inspire our future workforce by providing knowledge and encouraging research; 9 Representative Craven 10 Camila Andrade Fortes, University of Rhode Island Class of 2026; the outstanding 11 academic achievement of your graduation from the University of Rhode Island College of Health 12 Science with a Bachelor s in Human Development and Family Science; 13 Representative Cruz 14 Nicholas Michael Edwards, Northeastern University; the outstanding academic 15 achievement of your graduation from Northeastern University with a Master’s in Public 16 Administration; 17 Representative McEntee 18 Gavin Stegall, Valedictorian, Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; the distinction and 19 honor of being the #1 highest ranking academic student in the Mt. Hope High School Class of 20 2026; 21 Representatives Donovan, Knight and Speakman 22 William Southworth, Salutatorian, Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; the distinction 23 and honor of being the #2 highest ranking academic student in the Mt. Hope High School Class of 24 2026; 25 Representatives Donovan, Knight and Speakman 26 Jessica Deal, Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; the distinction and honor of being the 27 #3 highest ranking academic student in the Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; 28 Representatives Donovan, Knight and Speakman 29 Nathanael Bagg, Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; the distinction and honor of being 30 the #4 highest ranking academic student in the Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; 31 Representatives Donovan, Knight and Speakman 32 Isabella Pinheiro, Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; the distinction and honor of 33 being the #5 highest ranking academic student in the Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; 34 Representatives Donovan, Knight and Speakman LC006582 - Page 11 of 18 1 Dylan White, Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; the distinction and honor of being 2 the #6 highest ranking academic student in the Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; 3 Representatives Donovan, Knight and Speakman 4 Tyler Scarborough, Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; the distinction and honor of 5 being the #7 highest ranking academic student in the Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; 6 Representatives Donovan, Knight and Speakman 7 Bridget Courtney, Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; the distinction and honor of 8 being the #8 highest ranking academic student in the Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; 9 Representatives Donovan, Knight and Speakman 10 Kelsey Braun, Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; the distinction and honor of being 11 the #9 highest ranking academic student in the Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; 12 Representatives Donovan, Knight and Speakman 13 Abigail Chase, Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; the distinction and honor of being 14 the #10 highest ranking academic student in the Mt. Hope High School Class of 2026; 15 Representatives Donovan, Knight and Speakman 16 Calvin Moshier, James Schuller and Lucas Sousa, Scouting America Troop 46, 17 Barrington; the distinction and honor of attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in Scouting America for 18 your commitment and dedication to the value of Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness; 19 Representatives Boylan and Knight 20 Johathan p. Currie, Connor Helm, Spencer H. Smith, Sam Spencer and Justin Tibbetts, 21 Scouting America Troop 2, Barrington; the distinction and honor of attaining the rank of Eagle 22 Scout in Scouting America for your commitment and dedication to the value of Scouting, 23 Citizenship, Character and Fitness; 24 Representatives Boylan and Knight 25 Julie Leddy, Director, Coventry Housing Authority; your 29 years of dedicated and 26 faithful service, providing affordable housing opportunities and comprehensive programs to 27 enhance the lives of the people in the Town of Coventry, Rhode Island; 28 Representatives Noret and Serpa 29 Evelyn Aardal, Jaxson Acosta, Winter Adams, Ava Billington, Mia-Nicole Blanco, 30 Sereynun Bun, Amelie Cambio, Aranza Chavez-Hui, Lenora Clarke, Olivia Clarke, Isabella 31 Cocca, Finnian Cox, Dylan Croke, Amiliah Cruz, Cora Daly, Hollis Donise, Violet Dority, 32 Adrianna Dom, Gerald Estevez Fernandez, Caleb Graham, Maggie Harrigan Thorp, Sophia 33 Hiraldo, Mia Hodge, Alisha Hok, Olive lmbriani, Arianna Isernia, Kiara Izaguirre Chavarria, 34 Amirah Keane, Mya Lincoln, Anastasia Loezos, Olive Loezos, Anderson Lora, Anthony Lora, LC006582 - Page 12 of 18 1 Eva McGovern, Landon Moeun, John Molon, Ismael Morel Morfa, Elena Muralles, Emilio 2 Ogando, Riley Ortiz, Alexander Pestana, Jameson Powers, Zachary Rivera, Yanelis Rodriguez, 3 Joshua Rodyn, Frederic Shelton, Dakota Sheriff, Analeah Silva, Tony Smolinski, Jade Valerio, 4 Montserrat Vallejo Made and Aria Vargas; the outstanding academic achievement of your 5 promotion from the 5th Grade at Edward S. Rhodes Elementary School on June 12, 2026; 6 Representative McNamara 7 Johnston Historical Society; the Rhode Island Semiquincentennial commission Liberty 8 Tree Planting Ceremony at the Johnston Historical Society commemorating Rhode Island s role 9 in the American Revolution and symbolizing freedom, equality and independence; 10 Representative Fellela 11 Callie Baez Hutchinson, Emily Aldrich, Julian Brownell, Bella Anthony, Gonzalo 12 Fernandez de la Mela, Jade Cardoso, Caleb Flores, Xavier Cherry, Olympia Forcier, Joshua 13 Conley, Dyland Fuentes Romero, Marcos Garden, Madison Harley, Chloe Gennani, Nancy Ith, 14 A ryha Gomes, Xzavier Jerez, Nora Hemond, Penelope Lamaire, Phoebe Johnson, Calder Lund, 15 Jose Morales, Jaysion Martinez, Athena Phann, Brady McCulloch, Gino Policastro, Laila 16 Mitchell, Emmalynn Rainville, Daniel Noj, Axel Rivera Romero, David Rainville, John ( Sal ) 17 Signore Ill, Jude Schroeder, Oliver Simone, Xander Simas, Isaiah Stevens; the outstanding 18 academic achievement of your promotion from the 5th Grade at E.T. Wyman Elementary School 19 on June 17, 2026; 20 Representative McNamara 21 William A. Roy, Sr.; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 100th Birthday on 22 July 1, 2026 and recognizing your outstanding service to the United States of America as a 23 member of the United States Navy; 24 Representative Noret 25 Angel Gautreaux; celebrating your first live concert at the Alma Center On May 28, 2026 26 and recognizing the beginning of a lifetime of musical success and being a Rising Star in 27 Music ; 28 Representative Diaz 29 Barrington High School Sailing Team, Elery Kloc, Sophia Lepine, Kaylee Henchman, 30 Maddie Kiely, Nina Hansen, Duffy Macaulay, Benjamin Reuter, Kai Beland, Dr. Michael Reuter, 31 Head Coach, Abigail Tutt, Assistant Coach, Gabriella Weimer, Mia Niewiecki, Calvin Moshier, 32 Mollie Declercq; winning the New England fleet Race Championship in the A and B division and 33 the distinction of being the first public school in 32 years and the first school from Rhode Island 34 to ever win the O Day Trophy; LC006582 - Page 13 of 18 1 Representatives Boylan and Knight 2 Zariah A. Spangler, Central High School; Yazan Alothman, Dr. Jorge Alvarez High 3 School; Mirellen Cordosa Goncalves, Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School; Daniel Roldan, E3 4 Academy; Oliver E. Garcia Pena, The Juanita Sanchez E. Complex; Jordalice Cardona, Times 2 5 Academy and Roxanna M. Sanchez, Times 2 Academy; the outstanding academic achievement of 6 your graduation from the Accelerate and P-Tech dual enrollment programs at the Community 7 College of Rhode Island; 8 Representative Batista 9 Dr. Rafael Montero; En roconocimiento a su destacada trayectoria como médico, 10 investigador y académico dominicano, y su valioso aporte a la salud pública y al docenia 11 universitaria; 12 Representative Felix 13 Sonia Aldana Morales, Nathaly Andujar, Lugo Anita Bruno, Flor Maria Cabreja, Maria 14 Veronica Cano, Virginia Cortez, Karla De La Rosa, Nubia Isabel Durango Quintero, Anayra 15 Garcia, Ivania Garcia, Gabriella Garzaro, Maria Jose Gutierrez Paz, Wendy Huegas, Arlette 16 Hidalgo, Rocio Marte-Poirier, Andrea Paola Mendez, Carolina Menendez, Roxana Mercado 17 Rojo, Sandra Ortiz, Natalia Otero, Celeste Rosales, Nadya Sanchez Bernal, Belkys Then, 18 Madeline Torres de Alexis,; the outstanding achievement and distinguished honor of our 19 graduation from the Latina Leadership Institute Class of 2026 for your commitment to drive 20 meaningful change in your community and beyond; 21 Representative Alzate 22 Sayles Hill Rod & Gun Club; celebrating the Dedication and Members Homecoming Day 23 on July 18, 2026 and your continued commitment to promote safe and responsible gun use while 24 fostering a community for hunting and shooting enthusiasts; 25 Representative Newberry 26 Nataly Acevedo, Mendy Chen, Brooke Ciancaglini, Gianna Etheridge, Margaret Martin, 27 Haley Pistacchio, Jacob Salguero, Lillian Wallin, Isabella Wu, Gabriela Paulino-Cabrera; the 28 outstanding academic achievement of your graduation from North Providence High School and 29 the Accelerate and P-Tech dual enrollment programs at the Community College of Rhode Island; 30 Representatives Corvese, O Brien and Hull 31 Aaron E. Estrada Urizar, Jeremy O. Estrada, Audrey G. Flor, Isabella R. Fossberg, Jaelle 32 L. Gonzalez, Alejandra J. Jiron Cardenas, Jesus E. Juarez Linares, Therese Marien J. Mapacpac, 33 Learn Martinez, Angelyn H. Mathieu, Nahiomy A. Matias Jimenez, Victoria R. Morales Garcia, 34 Bryan O. Mota Ordonez, Aaliyah Natareno-Gamez, O Brien, Gabriella N. Payano, Derickson LC006582 - Page 14 of 18 1 Victoria I. Poirier, Alessa M. Santamaria Ortiz, Aaliyah A. Santisteban, Drayton-Dennis J. Sena, 2 Dashanty D. Agramonte, Jhanaia Aquino Baez, Yuliana S. Avila, Lucas G. Barratt, Olivia L. 3 Belbin, German G. Carranza Velasquez, Sydney E. Chavez Perez, Camilla D. Flores, Eric J. 4 Gardner, Yassin K. Hassanen, Madison B. Medina Murillo, Mayco A. Mota Pol, Brittany A. 5 Quinonez Ramirez, Ariyana S. Rosario, Antonio N. Suchite Samayoa, Faith J. Toayen, Angelys 6 Ventura Matos, Amahri Walker, Isabella S. Yuricevic, Allen T. Adevoso, Iker D. Blanco Castro, 7 Estefany R. Cruz Castro, Vanessa R. Cruz, Michael J. Delgadillo Rivera, Jayceon L. Ferrell, 8 Bethany M. Garabito Aponte, Gaisha J. Leblanc, Christopher M Lewis, Jr., Marlys D. Morales 9 Urizar, Saimel A. Pimentel Villalona, Dulce I. Pol, Rubi Y. Ramos Estrada, Bilma Ramos Saban 10 Stefen J. Song, Travis S. Um, Elirianny Vargas Suarez, Rosanny Almonte Castillo, Valentina J. 11 Blanco, Sophia F. Castillo, Yuseli Abigail N. Cifuentes Martinez, Naimel C. De La Rosa Castillo, 12 Beheshta Fahim, Jessica T. Hang, Genesis M. Hernandez Mateo, Johasfey D. Ortega Vargas, 13 Brianna Ortiz De Leon, Danna Recio Genao, Nasir C. Samuels, Dylan J. Santos Perez, Sarita 14 Silva Fuentes; the outstanding academic achievement of your promotion from the 5th Grade at 15 Gladstone Street Elementary School on June 12, 2026, Class of 2026; 16 Representative Lima 17 Wesley Cole, Meadow Monteiro, Andrew Pepler, Madeline Lee, Julia Melo, Molly Oser, 18 Adrianna Peralta, Kaitlyn Swinehart, Malcolm Cellemme, Avery Correia, Charlotte Gilfillen, 19 Sasha Joy, Cruz Renchan, Tiverton Middle School Mock Trial Team; the outstanding 20 achievement and distinguished honor of winning the Rhode Island Legal Education Foundation 21 Middle School Mock Trial Tournament 2025-2026; 22 Representative Edwards 23 Samantha Brailsford, Girl Scouts of Southern Rhode Island; the outstanding achievement 24 and distinguished honor of receiving the “Girl Scouts Silver Award” and recognizing your efforts 25 to implement a Take Action Project that will create lasting and sustainable change; 26 Representative Marszalkowski 27 Grace Poethke, Ashley Schopac, Emma Trainor, Girl Scouts Southern New England; the 28 outstanding achievement and distinguished honor of receiving the “Girl Scouts Silver Award” 29 and recognizing your efforts to implement a Take Action Project that will create lasting and 30 sustainable change; 31 Representative Nardone 32 Dr. Gordon Wood; being honored at Rhode Island Historical Society’s celebration of our 33 nation’s 250th Anniversary and your role as one of the most important voices in recounting the 34 history of the Revolution and as a leader in history and teacher education; LC006582 - Page 15 of 18 1 Speaker Blazejewski 2 Celeste Dyer, Director, Cumberland Public Library; your retirement after more than 32 3 years of dedicated and faithful services, providing equitable access to knowledge and resources 4 for the people of the Town of Cumberland, Rhode Island; 5 Representative Voas 6 Benjamin Hernandez, Celibeth I. Mercedes, Raquel M. Ortiz Soberanis, Joseline 7 Soberanis, Rihanna Ruiz Perez, Nalea M. Smith; the outstanding academic achievement of your 8 graduation from E3 Academy and the Accelerate and P-TECH dual enrollment programs at the 9 Community College of Rhode Island; 10 Representative Biah 11 Ranier Martinez, Alexis Hall, Alexander Razo, Laura Orozco, Jared Winslow, Ariel 12 Alana Burns, Leslie Estevez, Nicole Harper, Christian Olasanoye; the outstanding achievements 13 of your graduation from the “Legacy Collective RI” and your commitment to inspire positive 14 change and become a growing part of better representing all Rhode Island voices; 15 Representative Morales 16 BCI Detective Donna Newton, Providence Police Department; your retirement after 17 many years of faithful service and commitment to improving the quality of life for the people of 18 the City of Providence as a member of the Providence Police Department “Integrity, Honesty and 19 Professionalism”; 20 Representative Hull 21 Ptlm. Joseph Madeira, Providence Police Department; your retirement after many years 22 of faithful service and commitment to improving the quality of life for the people of the City of 23 Providence as a member of the Providence Police Department “Integrity, Honesty and 24 Professionalism”; 25 Representative Hull 26 Ptlm. Vincent Pazzetta, Providence Police Department; your retirement after many years 27 of faithful service and commitment to improving the quality of life for the people of the City of 28 Providence as a member of the Providence Police Department “Integrity, Honesty and 29 Professionalism”; 30 Representative Hull 31 Troop 418, Girl Scout Troop; the outstanding achievement of receiving the Girl Scout 32 Bronze Award for completing a Take Action Project “Girls Assisting Shelter Pets” and creating 33 sustainable change and lasting impact in your community; 34 Speaker Blazejewski LC006582 - Page 16 of 18 1 Troop 563, Girl Scout Troop; the outstanding achievement of receiving the Girl Scout 2 Bronze Award for completing a Take Action Project “Composting with Barrington Farm School” 3 and creating sustainable change and lasting impact in your community; 4 Speaker Blazejewski 5 Troop 53, Girl Scout Troop; the outstanding achievement of receiving the Girl Scout 6 Bronze Award for completing a Take Action Project “Comfort Care Bags” and creating 7 sustainable change and lasting impact in your community; 8 Speaker Blazejewski 9 Troop 212, Girl Scout Troop; the outstanding achievement of receiving the Girl Scout 10 Bronze Award for completing a Take Action Project “Activity Blankets” and creating sustainable 11 change and lasting impact in your community; 12 Speaker Blazejewski 13 Troop 965, Girl Scout Troop; the outstanding achievement of receiving the Girl Scout 14 Bronze Award for completing a Take Action Project “Renewing the Garden” and creating 15 sustainable change and lasting impact in your community; 16 Speaker Blazejewski 17 Troop 5, Girl Scout Troop; the outstanding achievement of receiving the Girl Scout 18 Bronze Award for completing a Take Action Project “Shoe Cubby for Wellville” and creating 19 sustainable change and lasting impact in your community; 20 Speaker Blazejewski 21 Troop 455, Girl Scout Troop; the outstanding achievement of receiving the Girl Scout 22 Bronze Award for completing a Take Action Project “Rainbow Memorial Bridge” for the 23 RISPCA and creating sustainable change and lasting impact in your community; 24 Speaker Blazejewski 25 Troop 1034, Girl Scout Troop; the outstanding achievement of receiving the Girl Scout 26 Bronze Award for completing a Take Action Project “Bristol Animal Shelter Enrichment” and 27 Care and creating sustainable change and lasting impact in your community; 28 Speaker Blazejewski 29 Troop 293, Girl Scout Troop; the outstanding achievement of receiving the Girl Scout 30 Bronze Award for completing a Take Action Project “Kids Care Kits” and creating sustainable 31 change and lasting impact in your community; 32 Speaker Blazejewski 33 Troop 434, Girl Scout Troop; the outstanding achievement of receiving the Girl Scout 34 Bronze Award for completing a Take Action Project “Our Planet Has No Restart Button” and LC006582 - Page 17 of 18 1 creating sustainable change and lasting impact in your community; 2 Speaker Blazejewski 3 Troop 989, Girl Scout Troop; the outstanding achievement of receiving the Girl Scout 4 Bronze Award for completing a Take Action Project “Project Hope” and creating sustainable 5 change and lasting impact in your community; 6 Speaker Blazejewski 7 Troop 1311, Girl Scout Troop; the outstanding achievement of receiving the Girl Scout 8 Bronze Award for completing a Take Action Project “Trash Bash!” and creating sustainable 9 change and lasting impact in your community; 10 Speaker Blazejewski 11 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT 12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives hereby extends to the aforesaid persons 13 and organizations its very best wishes on this memorable occasion and expresses the hope for 14 continued good fortune; and be it further 15 RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is respectfully requested to 16 transmit a properly inscribed citation to each of the aforesaid. ======== LC006582 ======== LC006582 - Page 18 of 18