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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the General Assembly wish to
3 extend their sincere sympathies to the family and friends of
4 those who perished during the tragic "City of New Orleans"
5 Amtrak train accident that occurred near Bourbonnais,
6 Illinois on March 15, 1999; and
7 WHEREAS, Those that lost their lives are: June Bonnin and
8 Jessica Tickle of Nesbit, Mississippi; Lacey and Rainey
9 Lipscomb of Lake Cormorant, Mississippi; Helena Adkins of
10 Bremerton, Washington; Marie Munson of Mount Prospect,
11 Illinois; Kellchl Nomura of Tokushima, Japan; Leona, Vergil,
12 and Wendy Vant of Bremerton, Washington, and Sheena Dowe of
13 Jackson, Mississippi; and
14 WHEREAS, The members of the General Assembly also wish to
15 commend those brave men and women of the Village of
16 Bourbonnais and surrounding Kankakee County communities who
17 risked their own lives to save those people involved in the
18 accident; we thank the police, fire, and rescue departments,
19 as well as the hospital personnel for their quick thinking
20 and response to the accident; we also commend the businesses
21 in Bourbonnais and nearby communities that helped out in any
22 way possible in this time of crisis; and finally we commend
23 the people of the area, who extended their hands to those who
24 needed help and support in this time of need; therefore, be
25 it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
27 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
28 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we mourn, along with their
29 family and friends, those who lost their lives in the Amtrak
30 accident in Bourbonnais; and be it further
31 RESOLVED, That we commend those involved in helping out
32 during a time of crisis; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
2 delivered to the Village of Bourbonnais and to the families
3 of those who lost their lives in this tragedy.