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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois learned with deep sadness of the death of |
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| Starkesia Marie Reed and Siretha La'Jasmine White, both of |
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| Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Starkesia was 14 years old and a student at Harper |
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| High School, where she was part of the JROTC program; she died |
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| on March 3, 2006, when a bullet fired from an assault rifle |
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| missed its target and struck her while she was in the living |
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| room of her home; and
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| WHEREAS, Siretha, known affectionately as "Nugget", was a |
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| fourth grade honor student at Vernon
Johns Community Academy in |
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| Chicago; she died on March 11, 2006, when a stray bullet, meant |
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| for a man on the porch of the house where she was celebrating |
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| her birthday, missed its mark; and
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| WHEREAS, The tragic passing of these precious children |
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| could have been prevented with more stringent gun laws in |
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| place, especially a ban on assault weapons; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we mourn the passing of Starkesia Marie Reed and Siretha |
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| La'Jasmine White, and we call for an end to such senseless |
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| violence in all of our communities; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the families of Starkesia and Siretha as an |
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| expression of our condolences.
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