Full Text of HJR0047 99th General Assembly
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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 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 have | 12 | | cost the lives of
those individuals who simply could not afford | 13 | | heating or air coolants and died
from exposure; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, In remembering those who have died, we must reach | 15 | | out to help those
in need; the extent to which our society can | 16 | | counter the effects of indigency
is a good measure of its | 17 | | 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 |
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| 1 | | remembrance for indigent persons; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, On May 27, 2015, the people of Chicago will gather | 3 | | for the 30th Annual Interfaith Memorial Service for Indigent | 4 | | People at the Chicago Temple/First United Methodist Church; | 5 | | therefore, be it | 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 8 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we proclaim Wednesday May 27, | 9 | | 2015, as "We Remember, We Care for Indigent Persons Day in | 10 | | Illinois", and that we urge all citizens to observe, inform | 11 | | themselves of, and support efforts to care for the indigent; | 12 | | and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to all of the celebrants of "We Remember, We Care for | 15 | | Indigent Persons Day in Illinois".
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