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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to express their immense sadness and grief | ||||||
4 | over the tragedy that occurred on the Northern Illinois | ||||||
5 | University Campus and the losses of Catalina Garcia, Daniel | ||||||
6 | Parmenter, Ryanne Mace, Julianna Gehant, and Gayle Dubowski, | ||||||
7 | who lost their lives in the tragic events at Northern Illinois | ||||||
8 | University on February 14, 2008; and
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9 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
10 | Representatives wish to express heartfelt concern and sorrow | ||||||
11 | for those injured during the events of that day; and | ||||||
12 | WHEREAS, The immeasurable pain and loss that has been | ||||||
13 | suffered by the entire campus community and their families can | ||||||
14 | be felt by the members of this body, by the citizens of the | ||||||
15 | State of Illinois as a whole, and the entire nation; the | ||||||
16 | effects of this tragic event will always be a part of our lives | ||||||
17 | and memory; and | ||||||
18 | WHEREAS, The NIU administration and university early | ||||||
19 | responders are to be commended for their quick response to such | ||||||
20 | a dire crisis, in part due to their diligent preparation to | ||||||
21 | such a crisis in the wake of the tragedy that took place at | ||||||
22 | Virginia Tech University; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, Colleges and universities across the nation have | ||||||
2 | shared their experiences, expertise, and support in our time of | ||||||
3 | need, which has provided immeasurable assistance and has helped | ||||||
4 | to strengthen NIU and the State of Illinois as a whole as we | ||||||
5 | heal; and | ||||||
6 | WHEREAS, Coordination between local hospitals, law | ||||||
7 | enforcement, emergency workers, NIU faculty, staff, and | ||||||
8 | administrators, and the entire community was exemplary; | ||||||
9 | therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
11 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
12 | mourn, along with the families, friends, students and faculty | ||||||
13 | of NIU, the deaths of Catalina Garcia, Daniel Parmenter, Ryanne | ||||||
14 | Mace, Julianna Gehant, and Gayle Dubowski, whose lives were | ||||||
15 | ended far too soon; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That we hope for the speedy recovery of those | ||||||
17 | injured in the events at Northern Illinois University and ask | ||||||
18 | the people of the State of Illinois to keep them in their | ||||||
19 | thoughts; and be it further | ||||||
20 | RESOLVED, That we thank the DeKalb area medical community, | ||||||
21 | law enforcement, emergency responders, the NIU faculty, staff |
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1 | and administrators for their quick response, hard work, | ||||||
2 | compassion, and dedication to the students and families of | ||||||
3 | Northern Illinois University; and be it further | ||||||
4 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
5 | presented to the families of Catalina Garcia, Daniel Parmenter, | ||||||
6 | Ryanne Mace, Julianna Gehant, and Gayle Dubowski, Northern | ||||||
7 | Illinois University, and the DeKalb community as symbols of our | ||||||
8 | great sympathy and respect.
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