093_SR0077
LRB093 11241 HSS 12507 r
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois are saddened at the tragic deaths of 21 people in a
4 stampede at a Chicago nightclub on Monday, February 17, 2003;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Charles Lard was a resident of Senate District
7 39 and was a victim of this tragedy; and
8 WHEREAS, Charles Lard was from Chicago and was 43 years
9 old; he was the owner of a beauty and barbershop, and a proud
10 father of three, including a toddler son; and
11 WHEREAS, The life of Charles Lard, and the twenty others,
12 who died in this tragic event will forever be remembered by
13 their families, friends, and loved ones; therefore, be it
14 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
15 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the tragic
16 passing of Charles Lard and so many people and offer our
17 sincerest condolences to their families, friends, and loved
18 ones; and be it further
19 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to the family of Charles Lard as an expression of
21 our sympathy for their loss and with the sincere hope that
22 such a tragedy will never occur again.