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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois learned with deep sadness of the death of
4 Starkesia Marie Reed and Siretha La'Jasmine White, both of
5 Chicago; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Starkesia was 14 years old and a student at Harper
7 High School, where she was part of the JROTC program; she died
8 on March 3, 2006, when a bullet fired from an assault rifle
9 missed its target and struck her while she was in the living
10 room of her home; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Siretha, known affectionately as "Nugget", was a
12 fourth grade honor student at Vernon Johns Community Academy in
13 Chicago; she died on March 11, 2006, when a stray bullet, meant
14 for a man on the porch of the house where she was celebrating
15 her birthday, missed its mark; and
 
16     WHEREAS, The tragic passing of these precious children
17 could have been prevented with more stringent gun laws in
18 place, especially a ban on assault weapons; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21 we mourn the passing of Starkesia Marie Reed and Siretha
22 La'Jasmine White, and we call for an end to such senseless
23 violence in all of our communities; and be it further
 
24     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
25 presented to the families of Starkesia and Siretha as an
26 expression of our condolences.