PRINTER'S NO. 3115
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
747
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY GAINEY, ROEBUCK, READSHAW, DEAN, SIMS, CHARLTON,
NEILSON, LEWIS, HAGGERTY, PICKETT, BIZZARRO, DiGIROLAMO,
SCHLOSSBERG, CALTAGIRONE, PASHINSKI, DRISCOLL, SONNEY, DUSH,
WARD, LONGIETTI, MURT, KINSEY, WHEATLEY, YOUNGBLOOD, WARREN,
MENTZER, JOZWIAK, SCHWEYER, O'NEILL, OBERLANDER, TOEPEL,
WATSON, KIRKLAND, BRADFORD, GOODMAN, M. QUINN AND DEASY,
MARCH 12, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 12, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and honoring Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr., on this momentous and solemn occasion.
WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated on
April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee,
which is now the home of the National Civil Rights Museum; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his legacy serve as
a constant reminder that we must all strive to create a more
just, humane and peaceful world using Dr. King's nonviolent
philosophy and methodology; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Bernice A. King, the youngest daughter of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., said, " ... it is incumbent upon us to
realize that, while Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott
King were global, influential leaders who answered divine calls
to fulfill great assignments, we, too, have assignments to
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