Full Text of HR0326 94th General Assembly
HR0326 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Indigency has been a persistent social problem
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| throughout history and has reached an intolerable level
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| throughout our country; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, People in urban, suburban, and rural areas of
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| Illinois experience indigency, proving that it is not just a
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| big city problem; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Each year sees an increase in the number of
deaths | 9 |
| among those who lack funds to provide the barest
essentials of | 10 |
| life; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Bitter cold winters and extremely hot summers
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| cost the lives of those individuals who simply could not afford | 13 |
| heating or air coolants and died from exposure; and | 14 |
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WHEREAS, In remembering those who have died, we must
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| out to help those in need; the extent to which our
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| counter the effects of indigency is a good
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| humaneness; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, W. Earl Lewis served as Director of the Memorial | 19 |
| Ministry of Indigent Persons until his death and in his | 20 |
| capacity as Director, advocated for recognition of a day of | 21 |
| remembrance for indigent persons; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, On May 25, 2005, the people of Chicago will gather | 23 |
| for the 20th Annual Interfaith Memorial Service for Indigent | 24 |
| People at the Chicago Temple/First United Methodist Church; | 25 |
| therefore, be it | 26 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 27 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 28 |
| we proclaim Wednesday, May, 25, 2005, as "We Remember, We Care |
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| for Indigent Persons Day in Illinois", and that we urge all | 2 |
| citizens to observe, inform themselves of, and support efforts | 3 |
| to care for the indigent; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to Rev. Larry Janezic, O.F.M., and to all of the | 6 |
| celebrants of "We Remember, We Care for Indigent Persons Day in | 7 |
| Illinois".
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