PRINTER'S NO. 1213
No. 105 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY L. I. COHEN, FEESE, TRAVAGLIO, FARGO, SCHRODER,
BAKER, BEBKO-JONES, LEDERER, BELARDI, DENT, FAIRCHILD,
PISTELLA, DONATUCCI, CAPPABIANCA, THOMAS, WALKO, SATHER,
RUBLEY, PESCI, READSHAW, SAINATO, HERSHEY, HENNESSEY,
B. SMITH, McGEEHAN, LEH, CIVERA, NAILOR, BARRAR, ARGALL,
LUCYK, MANDERINO, WOGAN, STABACK, SANTONI, WASHINGTON, TRUE,
YOUNGBLOOD, GEIST, ROONEY, O'BRIEN, PLATTS, ORIE, BROWNE,
ITKIN, HARHART, BOSCOLA, ROSS, LAUGHLIN, WOJNAROSKI, TRELLO,
E. Z. TAYLOR, ROBERTS, MARSICO, HALUSKA, MELIO, GIGLIOTTI,
JOSEPHS, SHANER, McNAUGHTON, McGILL, BROWN, SERAFINI, KELLER
AND BENNINGHOFF, APRIL 2, 1997
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 2, 1997
A RESOLUTION
1 Urging the Governor to proclaim April 12, 1997, as "Families of
2 Murder Victims Day."
3 WHEREAS, Families of Murder Victims is an organization which
4 was established in Philadelphia in 1980; and
5 WHEREAS, Families of murder victims often suffer extensive
6 physical, emotional, spiritual and economic trauma from the loss
7 of their loved ones; and
8 WHEREAS, Families of Murder Victims makes available the only
9 program of its kind in the country to provide comfort and
10 support for families and friends of murder victims through a
11 variety of free services which include explaining complex legal
12 procedures while accompanying them to court proceedings,
13 assisting in filing applications for crime victims'
1 compensation, counseling, making referrals to a network of
2 service professionals, holding support group meetings and
3 publishing a newsletter and handbook; and
4 WHEREAS, Families of Murder Victims is a private nonprofit
5 program housed in but independent of the District Attorney's
6 Office, and there is a strong working relationship between the
7 two; and
8 WHEREAS, Families of Murder Victims provides services such as
9 lectures and workshops for professionals and families of
10 homicide victims nationwide; and
11 WHEREAS, During 1996, over 3,500 contacts were made to the
12 organization by families and friends of murder victims; and
13 WHEREAS, On Saturday, April 12, 1997, Families of Murder
14 Victims is holding its seventh annual candlelight ceremony;
15 therefore be it
16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the Governor
17 to proclaim April 12, 1997, as "Families of Murder Victims Day";
18 and be it further
19 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
20 His Excellency, the Governor, the Honorable Tom Ridge.
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