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RI S2636

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Meghan Kallman

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Senate resolution honoring three victims of a violent incident on February 16, 2026 during a high school hockey game at Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket: Rhonda Dorgan (clinical laboratory scientist), her son Aidan Dorgan (Merrimack College student), and Gerald Dorgan (Rhonda's father who later died from critical injuries)

  • Linda Dorgan, wife of Gerald Dorgan, also sustained serious injuries in the incident

  • Commends bystanders, off-duty first responders, law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and arena staff who intervened to prevent further casualties and provide emergency care

  • Directs the Secretary of State to transmit certified copies of the resolution to the Dorgan families and to Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien

Legislative Description

SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIVES OF RHONDA DORGAN, AIDAN DORGAN AND GERALD DORGAN, COMMENDING THE HEROISM OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND CITIZENS, AND EXPRESSING THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY OF THE RHODE ISLAND SENATE FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC EVENTS AT THE DENNIS M. LYNCH ARENA IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET

Last Action

Senate read and passed

2/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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