Full Text of HR1019 95th General Assembly
HR1019 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 express their immense sadness and grief | 4 |
| over the tragedy that occurred on the Northern Illinois | 5 |
| University Campus and the losses of Catalina Garcia, Daniel | 6 |
| Parmenter, Ryanne Mace, Julianna Gehant, and Gayle Dubowski, | 7 |
| who lost their lives in the tragic events at Northern Illinois | 8 |
| University on February 14, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 10 |
| Representatives wish to express heartfelt concern and sorrow | 11 |
| for those injured during the events of that day; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, The immeasurable pain and loss that has been | 13 |
| suffered by the entire campus community and their families can | 14 |
| be felt by the members of this body, by the citizens of the | 15 |
| State of Illinois as a whole, and the entire nation; the | 16 |
| effects of this tragic event will always be a part of our lives | 17 |
| and memory; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, The NIU administration and university early | 19 |
| responders are to be commended for their quick response to such | 20 |
| a dire crisis, in part due to their diligent preparation to | 21 |
| such a crisis in the wake of the tragedy that took place at | 22 |
| Virginia Tech University; and |
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| WHEREAS, Colleges and universities across the nation have | 2 |
| shared their experiences, expertise, and support in our time of | 3 |
| need, which has provided immeasurable assistance and has helped | 4 |
| to strengthen NIU and the State of Illinois as a whole as we | 5 |
| heal; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Coordination between local hospitals, law | 7 |
| enforcement, emergency workers, NIU faculty, staff, and | 8 |
| administrators, and the entire community was exemplary; | 9 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| mourn, along with the families, friends, students and faculty | 13 |
| of NIU, the deaths of Catalina Garcia, Daniel Parmenter, Ryanne | 14 |
| Mace, Julianna Gehant, and Gayle Dubowski, whose lives were | 15 |
| ended far too soon; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we hope for the speedy recovery of those | 17 |
| injured in the events at Northern Illinois University and ask | 18 |
| the people of the State of Illinois to keep them in their | 19 |
| thoughts; and be it further | 20 |
| RESOLVED, That we thank the DeKalb area medical community, | 21 |
| law enforcement, emergency responders, the NIU faculty, staff |
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| and administrators for their quick response, hard work, | 2 |
| compassion, and dedication to the students and families of | 3 |
| Northern Illinois University; and be it further | 4 |
| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to the families of Catalina Garcia, Daniel Parmenter, | 6 |
| Ryanne Mace, Julianna Gehant, and Gayle Dubowski, Northern | 7 |
| Illinois University, and the DeKalb community as symbols of our | 8 |
| great sympathy and respect.
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