Full Text of HR1613 95th General Assembly
HR1613 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to extend their
best wishes to the | 4 |
| founders of Purpose Over Pain, an organization that was formed | 5 |
| to work
with the community in reducing firearm violence and | 6 |
| working directly with victims of gun
violence, for their | 7 |
| Citizens Action Award from the Illinois Council Against Handgun | 8 |
| Violence; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2007, the parents of several young men and | 10 |
| women who had been tragically
killed due to gun violence came | 11 |
| together and founded Purpose Over Pain; these individuals, Ron | 12 |
| and Annette Holt, Pamela and Tom Bosley, Gloria and Jose | 13 |
| Padron, Alice
Norris, Denise Reed, and Willie Williams, are | 14 |
| being honored for their dedication and purpose; and
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| WHEREAS, These parents have all paid the ultimate price, | 16 |
| but have found support and strength
from one another to share | 17 |
| their experiences so that others will not have to go through | 18 |
| the
pain they have had to endure; and
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| WHEREAS, Over the last two years, the founders of Purpose | 20 |
| Over Pain have become some of
our state's strongest citizen | 21 |
| advocates in the fight for stronger gun control laws; they have | 22 |
| spoken
to thousands of people across Illinois about the impact |
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| that gun violence has had on our communities,
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| personal impact upon their own lives; and
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| WHEREAS, The mission of Purpose Over Pain concentrates on a | 4 |
| number of goals that will
help in the fight to reduce gun | 5 |
| violence; in addition to working for stronger laws and | 6 |
| educating the
public about the negative effects of gun | 7 |
| violence, the founders are providing peer support to the
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| parents of children who are killed or wounded by such acts; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition, the organization serves as a referral | 10 |
| source to connect victim
families with crisis support groups, | 11 |
| therapy, and government assistance that is provided to families
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| victimized by gun violence; in addition, these dedicated | 13 |
| persons are working to address the needs
of at-risk youth | 14 |
| through programs that teach these young people to identify and | 15 |
| avoid negative
influences that could lead them to become | 16 |
| involved with guns, averting senseless acts
of violence; | 17 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| proudly recognize the strength
and compassion each member has | 21 |
| put forth in helping Illinois families, and we extend our
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| congratulations to each for their efforts concerning gun | 23 |
| violence control through Purpose
Over Pain; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Ron and Annette Holt,
Pamela and Tom Bosley, | 3 |
| Gloria and Jose Padron, Alice Norris, Denise Reed, and Willie | 4 |
| Williams,
founders of Purpose Over Pain.
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