PRINTER'S NO. 1260
No. 112 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY LAUGHLIN, PERZEL, ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER, BEBKO-
JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CAPPELLI,
CAWLEY, CLARK, CLYMER, L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN, COLAFELLA,
CORRIGAN, COSTA, COY, CURRY, DALEY, DALLY, DeLUCA, DeWEESE,
D. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FORCIER, FREEMAN, GEIST, HARHAI,
HARHART, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON,
JOSEPHS, KAISER, LEH, MANDERINO, MARKOSEK, MARSICO,
McNAUGHTON, MELIO, METCALFE, J. EVANS, MUNDY, ORIE, PETRONE,
PISTELLA, PRESTON, READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROBINSON, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHULER, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK,
STEELMAN, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRELLO, WALKO, WATSON,
C. WILLIAMS, WOGAN, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, SAINATO AND
FRANKEL, MARCH 21, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MARCH 21, 2001
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 Designating April 24, 2001, as "Pennsylvania's Day of
2 Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923."
3 WHEREAS, One and one-half million men, women and children of
4 Armenian descent were victims of the brutal genocide perpetrated
5 by the Turkish Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923; and
6 WHEREAS, The Armenian genocide and massacres of the Armenian
7 people have been recognized as an attempt to eliminate all
8 traces of a thriving and noble civilization more than 3,000
9 years old; and
10 WHEREAS, Revisionists still inexplicably deny the existence
11 of these horrific events; and
12 WHEREAS, Modern Turkey continues to deny and distort the
1 facts of the Armenian genocide and honors the perpetrators of
2 that crime against humanity as national heroes; and
3 WHEREAS, Before the implementation of the Holocaust of
4 European Jews, in order to encourage his followers, Adolf Hitler
5 asked, "Who remembers the Armenians?"; and
6 WHEREAS, By consistently remembering and openly condemning
7 the atrocities committed against the Armenians, Pennsylvanians
8 affirm the need for constant vigilance to prevent similar
9 atrocities in the future; and
10 WHEREAS, The Armenian people have not received reparations
11 for their losses; and
12 WHEREAS, Recognition of the 86th anniversary of the Armenian
13 genocide and education about past horrors is crucial to ensuring
14 against future genocide; and
15 WHEREAS, Armenia is now a free and independent republic,
16 having embraced democracy following nearly 70 years of
17 oppressive Soviet domination; and
18 WHEREAS, Armenian Americans living in Pennsylvania have
19 greatly enriched this Commonwealth through their leadership in
20 business, agriculture, academia, government and the arts;
21 therefore be it
22 RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly
23 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania designate April 24, 2001, as
24 "Pennsylvania's Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of
25 1915-1923"; and be it further
26 RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the House of
27 Representatives transmit copies of this resolution to the
28 Pennsylvania congressional delegation and to the Armenian
29 National Committee of Pennsylvania.
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