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