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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Indigency has been a persistent social problem
3 throughout history and has reached an intolerable level
4 throughout our country; and
5 WHEREAS, People in urban, suburban, and rural areas of
6 Illinois experience indigency, proving that it is not just a
7 big city problem; and
8 WHEREAS, Each year sees an increase in the number of
9 deaths among those who lack funds to provide the barest
10 essentials of life; and
11 WHEREAS, Bitter cold winters and extremely hot summers
12 have cost the lives of those individuals who simply could not
13 afford heating or air coolants and died from exposure; and
14 WHEREAS, In remembering those who have died, we must
15 reach out to help those in need; the extent to which our
16 society can counter the effects of indigency is a good
17 measure of its humaneness; therefore, be it
18 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
20 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we proclaim Wednesday May 28,
21 2004, as "We Remember, We Care for Indigent Persons Day in
22 Illinois", and that we urge all citizens to observe, inform
23 themselves of, and support efforts to care for the indigent;
24 and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
26 presented to W. Earl Lewis, Director of the Memorial Ministry
27 of Indigent Persons.