THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, O'PAKE, BOSCOLA, ARGALL, STACK, MELLOW, COSTA, FERLO, ORIE, FONTANA, LOGAN, ERICKSON, GREENLEAF, FOLMER, PILEGGI, RAFFERTY, BRUBAKER AND ALLOWAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2010

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, FEBRUARY 1, 2010  

A RESOLUTION

Expressing sadness on the passing of Miep Gies and honoring her

memory.

WHEREAS, Miep Gies was born on February 15, 1909; and

WHEREAS, Miep Gies passed away January 11, 2010, at 100 years

of age; and

WHEREAS, Miep Gies was the last surviving protector of Anne

Frank, whose diary, "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl" has

been read by millions of Pennsylvania school children over the

last half-century; and

WHEREAS, History's most heroic acts often have been performed

not by leaders in government, education or religion, but by

ordinary individuals with extraordinary courage; and

WHEREAS, Miep Gies, her late husband Jan Gies and three

fellow protectors of Anne Frank risked death by protecting Anne

Frank, her family and four other Dutch Jews, thus demonstrating

a supreme level of humanity and selflessness; and

WHEREAS, "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl" will

continue to be read by and inspire Pennsylvania school children

for decades to come; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate honor the life and memory of Miep

Gies, whose life will forever serve as a testament to mankind's

potential.