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  STATE  OF        RHODE  ISLAND
  IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
  JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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  HOUSE RESOLUTION
  EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS
  Introduced By: Representatives Blazejewski, and Chippendale
  Date Introduced: March 12, 2026
  Referred To: House read and passed
1WHEREAS, It has been made known to the House that certain persons and organizations
2 are deserving of commendation; and
3Deputy Chief David Gorman, East Greenwich Fire Department; the distinguished honor
4 of your promotion to the rank of Deputy Chief in the East Greenwich Fire Department;
5Speaker Shekarchi
6Fire Marshal Michael Carreiro, East Greenwich Fire Department; the distinguished honor
7 of your promotion to the rank of Fire Marshal in the East Greenwich Fire Department;
8Speaker Shekarchi
9Captain Edward Matola, East Greenwich Fire Department; the distinguished honor of
10 your promotion to the rank of Captain in the East Greenwich Fire Department;
11Speaker Shekarchi
12Captain Scott Beaudreau, East Greenwich Fire Department; the distinguished honor of
13 your promotion to the rank of Captain in the East Greenwich Fire Department;
14Speaker Shekarchi
15Lieutenant Matthew Masciarotte, East Greenwich Fire Department; the distinguished
16 honor of your promotion to the rank of Lieutenant in the East Greenwich Fire Department;
17Speaker Shekarchi
18Lieutenant Daniel Andrade, East Greenwich Fire Department; the distinguished honor of
19 your promotion to the rank of Lieutenant in the East Greenwich Fire Department;
20Speaker Shekarchi
1Lieutenant Seth Archambault, East Greenwich Fire Department; the distinguished honor
2 of your promotion to the rank of Lieutenant in the East Greenwich Fire Department;
3Speaker Shekarchi
4Firefighter Kenneth Davenport, East Greenwich Fire Department; the distinguished honor
5 of your promotion to the rank of Firefighter in the East Greenwich Fire Department;
6Speaker Shekarchi
7Firefighter Francis Langlais, East Greenwich Fire Department; the distinguished honor of
8 your promotion to the rank of Firefighter in the East Greenwich Fire Department;
9Speaker Shekarchi
10Firefighter Scott Hammond, East Greenwich Fire Department; the distinguished honor of
11 your promotion to the rank of Firefighter in the East Greenwich Fire Department;
12Speaker Shekarchi
13Firefighter Matthew Lizotte, East Greenwich Fire Department; the distinguished honor of
14 your promotion to the rank of Firefighter in the East Greenwich Fire Department;
15Speaker Shekarchi
16Benjamin Cofsky, Scouting America Troop 1139, Slaterville; the distinction and honor of
17 attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scout of America for your commitment and
18 dedication to the values of Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness;
19Representative Newberry
20Amaris Garcia; the distinguished honor of being named Rhode Island Department of
21 State “2026 Civic Education Teacher of the Year” for your commitment to and expertise in
22 teaching civics, social studies and American government;
23Speaker Shekarchi
24Kathryn Jones; the distinguished honor of being named Rhode Island Department of State
25 “2026 Civic Education Teacher of the Year” for your commitment to and expertise in teaching
26 civics, social studies and American government;
27Speaker Shekarchi
28Maeve Marie McEntee; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 1st Birthday on
29 February 19, 2026;
30Representative McEntee
31Behnema Sirleaf, Shea High School; the privilege and honor of being selected as the City
32 of Pawtucket 2026 International Women’s Day “Legislator for the Day”;
33Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Alzate
34Isabella Benevides, Jacquline M. Walsh High School; the privilege and honor of being
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1 selected as the City of Pawtucket 2026 International Women’s Day “Legislator for the Day”;
2Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Alzate
3Danicah Xavier, Tolman High School; the privilege and honor of being selected as the
4 City of Pawtucket 2026 International Women’s Day “Legislator for the Day”;
5Speaker Shekarchi and Representative Alzate
6Romana Ramos; being honored at the 12th Annual Pawtucket International Women’s Day
7 for your many contributions and dedication to the people of the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island;
8Representative Alzate
9Wilmaris Soto-Ramos; being honored at the 12th Annual Pawtucket International
10 Women’s Day for your many contributions and dedication to the people of the City of Pawtucket,
11 Rhode Island;
12Representative Alzate
13Mary Healey; being honored at the 12th Annual Pawtucket International Women’s Day
14 for your many contributions and dedication to the people of the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island;
15Representative Alzate
16Brian Mastrofino, Westerly High School Class of 1999; the outstanding athletic
17 achievement and distinguished honor of being inducted into the 2026 Westerly Athletic Hall of
18 Fame (Athlete);
19Representative Azzinaro
20Samantha Shawn, Westerly High School Class of 2006; the outstanding athletic
21 achievement and distinguished honor of being inducted into the 2026 Westerly Athletic Hall of
22 Fame (Athlete);
23Representative Azzinaro
24Jill Beauchamp, Westerly High School Class of 2006; the outstanding athletic
25 achievement and distinguished honor of being inducted into the 2026 Westerly Athletic Hall of
26 Fame (Athlete);
27Representative Azzinaro
28Victoria Lima, Westerly High School Class of 2009; the outstanding athletic achievement
29 and distinguished honor of being inducted into the 2026 Westerly Athletic Hall of Fame
30 (Athlete);
31Representative Azzinaro
32Joseph Colao, Westerly High School Class of 2013; the outstanding athletic achievement
33 and distinguished honor of being inducted into the 2026 Westerly Athletic Hall of Fame
34 (Athlete);
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1Representative Azzinaro
2Madison McLaughlin, Westerly High School Class of 2015; the outstanding athletic
3 achievement and distinguished honor of being inducted into the 2026 Westerly Athletic Hall of
4 Fame (Athlete);
5Representative Azzinaro
6The Family of Joseph M. Vacca, Jr., Westerly High School Class of 1964; the
7 outstanding athletic achievement and distinguished honor of Joseph M. Vacca Jr. (posthumously)
8 being inducted into the 2026 Westerly Athletic Hall of Fame (Contributor);
9Representative Azzinaro
10Mr. Horacio E. Almonte Durán; su valisos compromise, solidaridad y apoyo continuo a
11 las missiones humanitarias de Esperanza-Hope, y por su incansable labor al servicio de las
12 comunidades máa necessitates, en colaboración con Voluntariado Yolando Santana;
13Representative Slater
14Betty Lesser Greenstein; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 100th Birthday on
15 March 22, 2026;
16Speaker Shekarchi
17Madison Hartling, PharmD, RPh; the distinguished honor and outstanding academic
18 achievement of your graduation from the University of Rhode Island in May 2025 with a Doctor
19 in Pharmacy Degree;
20Representative Cotter
21Sergeant Matthew Cute, Providence Police Department; your retirement after many years
22 of dedicated and faithful service protecting the people of the City of Providence as a member of
23 the Providence Police Department;
24Representative Hull
25Salvador Morales; your outstanding commitment and hard work on behalf of the State of
26 Rhode Island;
27Representative Sanchez
28Uncommon Pair Brewing; celebrating the Grand Opening of Uncommon Pair Brewing at
29 375 Putnam Pike, Ste. 14 in Smithfield, Rhode Island;
30Representatives Santucci, Costantino and Phillips
31Benjamin Cofsky, Scouting America Troop 1139, Slaterville; the distinguished honor of
32 attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in Scouting America and recognizing your Eagle Scout Project
33 developing a lasting resource for individuals and families facing food insecurity;
34Representative Brien
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1Belkis Yuliana Silverio; celebrating the Annual Iglesia Visión Evangélica Conference
2 “Anchored in Christ” and recognizing your outstanding service and being named a “Women of
3 Excellence”;
4Representative Diaz
5Larissa Rodriguez; celebrating the Annual Iglesia Visión Evangélica Conference
6 “Anchored in Christ” and recognizing your outstanding service and being named a “Women of
7 Excellence”;
8Representative Diaz
9Lina Roman; celebrating the Annual Iglesia Visión Evangélica Conference “Anchored in
10 Christ” and recognizing your outstanding service and being named a “Women of Excellence”;
11Representative Diaz
12Miriam Romero; celebrating the Annual Iglesia Visión Evangélica Conference
13 “Anchored in Christ” and recognizing your outstanding service and being named a “Women of
14 Excellence”;
15Representative Diaz
16Magda Peña; celebrating the Annual Iglesia Visión Evangélica Conference “Anchored in
17 Christ” and recognizing your outstanding service and being named a “Women of Excellence”;
18Representative Diaz
19Neri Contreras de Cruz; celebrating the Annual Iglesia Visión Evangélica Conference
20 “Anchored in Christ” and recognizing your outstanding service and being named a “Women of
21 Excellence”;
22Representative Diaz
23George Allen Barber, Sr.; the joyous and momentous celebration of your 100th Birthday
24 and your dedication and faithful service to the United States of America as a member of the
25 United States Army during World War II;
26Representative Azzinaro
27Jessica DeMartino; Thank you for your 6 years as the Social Service Director for the
28 Exeter Food Bank and best wishes as you move into your new role;
29Representative Cotter
30Liliana Borge; your outstanding service and dedication in volunteering at the Exeter Food
31 Bank and your commitment in the efforts to collect and distribute adequate and nutritious food
32 for people in need in our community;
33Representative Cotter
34Hope Elementary Students and Faculty engaged in the Cafeteria Ranger Program; your
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1 outstanding efforts in reducing landfill space, saving the environment and community fiscal
2 resource;
3Representative Quattrocchi
4Jesse Tyler Kearsley, Boy Scout Troop 88, Burrillville, Rhode Island; the distinction and
5 honor of attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America for your commitment
6 and dedication to the values Scouting, Citizenship, Character and Fitness;
7Representatives Place and Newberry
8Jose Bejarano, Central High School; the distinction and honor of your participation in the
9 Rhode Island State Council on the Arts’ 21st Poetry Out Loud Finals;
10Speaker Shekarchi
11Gretchen Dechant, Providence County Day School; the distinction and honor of your
12 participation in the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts’ 21st Poetry Out Loud Finals;
13Speaker Shekarchi
14Hunter D’Elia, Johnston High School; the distinction and honor of your participation in
15 the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts’ 21st Poetry Out Loud Finals;
16Speaker Shekarchi
17Peter Devaney, Portsmouth Abbey School; the distinction and honor of your participation
18 in the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts’ 21st Poetry Out Loud Finals;
19Speaker Shekarchi
20Esra Erginbas, Moses Brown School; the distinction and honor of your participation in
21 the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts’ 21st Poetry Out Loud Finals;
22Speaker Shekarchi
23Isabella Ramirez, East Providence High School; the distinction and honor of your
24 participation in the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts’ 21st Poetry Out Loud Finals;
25Speaker Shekarchi
26Teeghan Riley, Central Falls High School; the distinction and honor of your participation
27 in the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts’ 21st Poetry Out Loud Finals;
28Speaker Shekarchi
29Arianna Roy, La Salle Academy; the distinction and honor of your participation in the
30 Rhode Island State Council on the Arts’ 21st Poetry Out Loud Finals;
31Speaker Shekarchi
32Astrid Santos, Classical High School; the distinction and honor of your participation in
33 the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts’ 21st Poetry Out Loud Finals;
34Speaker Shekarchi
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1Holly Shilale, Chariho Regional High School; the distinction and honor of your
2 participation in the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts’ 21st Poetry Out Loud Finals;
3Speaker Shekarchi
4Roberto Huarcaya; the distinguished honor of being the Artist Lecture at the DiStefano
5 Lecture Hall at Salve Regina University and sharing your artistic journey and creative process;
6Representative Furtado
7Lindsey Rowe, Cranston/East Greenwich/ Scituate Co-op; the outstanding academic and
8 athletic achievement of receiving the 2026 Girls Hobey Baker High School Character Award
9 “Character Builds Excellence”;
10Representative Casey
11Nadia Albritton, East Bay Riptide; the outstanding academic and athletic achievement of
12 receiving the 2026 Girls Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character Builds
13 Excellence”;
14Representative Casey
15Shannon Shea, LaSalle Academy; the outstanding academic and athletic achievement of
16 receiving the 2026 Girls Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character Builds
17 Excellence”;
18Representative Casey
19Emily Raimondi, Northern RI Co-op; the outstanding academic and athletic achievement
20 of receiving the 2026 Girls Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character Builds
21 Excellence”;
22Representative Casey
23Ava Lourenco, Smithfield/Coventry/Moses Brown; the outstanding academic and athletic
24 achievement of receiving the 2026 Girls Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character
25 Builds Excellence”;
26Representative Casey
27Payton Abrams, South County Storm; the outstanding academic and athletic achievement
28 of receiving the 2026 Girls Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character Builds
29 Excellence”;
30Representative Casey
31Noah Salois, Barrington High School; the outstanding academic and athletic achievement
32 of receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character Builds
33 Excellence”;
34Representative Casey
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1Ethan Sykora, Bishop Hendricken; the outstanding academic and athletic achievement of
2 receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character Builds
3 Excellence”;
4Representative Casey
5Declan St. Vincent, Blackstone Valley Schools; the outstanding academic and athletic
6 achievement of receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character
7 Builds Excellence”;
8Representative Casey
9Rodney Frenette, Burrillville High School; the outstanding academic and athletic
10 achievement of receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character
11 Builds Excellence”;
12Representative Casey
13Brady Scanlon, Cranson West/Scituate High School; the outstanding academic and
14 athletic achievement of receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award
15 “Character Builds Excellence”;
16Representative Casey
17Ethan Almeida, Coventry/ Johnston Co-op; the outstanding academic and athletic
18 achievement of receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character
19 Builds Excellence”;
20Representative Casey
21Colin Peterson, Cumberland High School; the outstanding academic and athletic
22 achievement of receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character
23 Builds Excellence”;
24Representative Casey
25Cael Shanley, East Greenwich/Toll Gate Co-op; the outstanding academic and athletic
26 achievement of receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character
27 Builds Excellence”;
28Representative Casey
29Mateo Lindsay, LaSalle Academy; the outstanding academic and athletic achievement of
30 receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character Builds
31 Excellence”;
32Representative Casey
33Jordan Bibeault, Lincoln High School; the outstanding academic and athletic
34 achievement of receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character
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1 Builds Excellence”;
2Representative Casey
3Jeffery Larson, Moses Brown School; the outstanding academic and athletic achievement
4 of receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character Builds
5 Excellence”;
6Representative Casey
7Colby Schreiber, Rogers/Middletown/Tiverton; the outstanding academic and athletic
8 achievement of receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character
9 Builds Excellence”;
10Representative Casey
11Preston Abbott, Narragansett/Chariho Co-op; the outstanding academic and athletic
12 achievement of receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character
13 Builds Excellence”;
14Representative Casey
15Charles Van Gorden, North Kingstown; the outstanding academic and athletic
16 achievement of receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character
17 Builds Excellence”;
18Representative Casey
19Jackson Monte, Pilgrim High School; the outstanding academic and athletic achievement
20 of receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character Builds
21 Excellence”;
22Representative Casey
23Luke West, Portsmouth High School; the outstanding academic and athletic achievement
24 of receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character Builds
25 Excellence”;
26Representative Casey
27Declan Rochino, The Prout School; the outstanding academic and athletic achievement of
28 receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character Builds
29 Excellence”;
30Representative Casey
31Ryan Cavanagh, Smithfield High School; the outstanding academic and athletic
32 achievement of receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character
33 Builds Excellence”;
34Representative Casey
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1Jonathan Hand, South Kingstown High School; the outstanding academic and athletic
2 achievement of receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award “Character
3 Builds Excellence”;
4Representative Casey
5Nicholas Pinault, West Warwick/ Exeter-West Greenwich; the outstanding academic and
6 athletic achievement of receiving the 2026 Boys Hobey Baker High School Character Award
7 “Character Builds Excellence”;
8Representative Casey
9Captain Matthew Fague, Glocester Police Department; your retirement after 32 years of
10 dedicated and faithful service to the people of the Town of Glocester, Rhode Island;
11Representatives Chippendale, Place, Santucci and Costantino
12Mariama Barry, Corina Benavidezm Joseph Bong, Tyler Brooks, Nathali Castillo, Olivya
13 Decena, Jacksy Diaz, Rodrigo Dominguez Acosta, Debora Duarte Teixeira, Nancy Fabrizio,
14 Aimsley Fernandez, Diego Guzman Suarez, Daniel Imonah, Claudecia John, Jaleah Jones, Deajah
15 Jones, Kyle Labbe, Ashley Laurie Garcia, Domenic Lemus, Crismeily Leonardo Sanchez, Karissa
16 Londono, Marissa Lopes, Genesis Lora, Samuel Maher, Jessica Manieri, Vernon Martin, Lorena
17 Menezes, Miranda Moisan, Betst Olea, Habeeblah Oshinaike, Mekeba Parker, Jennissa Polanco,
18 Mario Quiroa, Savannah Rego, Itious Richardson, Neysha Rivera, Nashawn Romero, Javon
19 Ruspus, Eliza Saintilvert, Katherine Santana, Tamara Snow, Amanda Taylor, Adolphus Toman,
20 Yahaira Toro, Vanessa Turcotte, Joanny Valdez Jimenez, Santina Vecchio, Jansiel Willar, Jessica
21 Watson, Lisa White, Damian Williams, Shadai Wilson, Adeshola Yusuf; Community College of
22 Rhode Island; the outstanding academic achievement of being named to the Community College
23 of Rhode Island 2025 Dean’s List for the Fall Semester;
24Representative DeSimone
25NOW, THEREFORE BE IT
26RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives hereby extends to the aforesaid persons
27 and organizations its very best wishes on this memorable occasion and expresses the hope for
28 continued good fortune; and be it further
29RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is respectfully requested to
30 transmit a properly inscribed citation to each of the aforesaid.
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