PRINTER'S NO. 2447
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
511
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY KINSEY, GAINEY, DONATUCCI, BIZZARRO, SCHLOSSBERG,
LONGIETTI, ROZZI, HENNESSEY, TOOHIL, MILLARD, PASHINSKI,
DRISCOLL, J. HARRIS, VAZQUEZ, DiGIROLAMO, MURT, CALTAGIRONE,
THOMAS, ROTHMAN, NEILSON, ROEBUCK AND DALEY,
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating September 25, 2017, as the "Day of Remembrance for
Murdered Victims" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Between the years of 2011 and 2015, more than 3,200
Pennsylvanians were heinously murdered; and
WHEREAS, Prior to their untimely deaths, many of these
victims lived vibrant, unique lives; and
WHEREAS, In 2007, the Congress of the United States
designated September 25 as the "National Day of Remembrance for
Murdered Victims"; and
WHEREAS, This day of remembrance was championed by the
parents of Lisa Hullinger, a student who was murdered on
September 25, 1978, at 19 years of age; and
WHEREAS, Murders impact victims, families, friends and the
broader community; and
WHEREAS, This day of remembrance serves as a day of healing
and reflection for those impacted by a murder; therefore be it
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
September 25, 2017, as the "Day of Remembrance for Murdered
Victims" in Pennsylvania.
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