Bill Text: IL HR0487 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes November 17, 2011, as "Children's Grief Awareness Day" in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-11-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0487 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0487-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Children who have had a loved one die, especially | ||||||
3 | a friend or close family member, can carry that loss with them | ||||||
4 | forever, causing confusion and fearfulness as they struggle to | ||||||
5 | understand why their loved one was taken away; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Willow House is the only non-profit organization | ||||||
7 | in the entire State that provides extended services at no fee | ||||||
8 | to children and families; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Counseling provided by Willow House offers | ||||||
10 | emotional support for children struggling with grief, allowing | ||||||
11 | them to find guidance and understanding during an extremely | ||||||
12 | difficult time; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Willow House Board President Kitty Hoffman began | ||||||
14 | helping children after her son, Michael, along with 7 other | ||||||
15 | students, were killed while riding aboard a school bus that was | ||||||
16 | involved in a railroad crossing accident in Fox River Grove on | ||||||
17 | October 25, 1995; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Florida and Pennsylvania have already signed on in | ||||||
19 | support of grieving children by declaring Thursday, November | ||||||
20 | 17, 2011, as "Children's Grief Awareness Day" in their | ||||||
21 | respective states; and
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1 | WHEREAS, On November 17, 2011, citizens and communities | ||||||
2 | throughout Illinois are encouraged to wear blue in an effort to | ||||||
3 | raise awareness and show their support for mournful children | ||||||
4 | and the grief centers that seek to serve those young people | ||||||
5 | confounded by the reality of death; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
7 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
8 | we recognize November 17, 2011, as "Children's Grief Awareness | ||||||
9 | Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That Willow House be recognized for its efforts | ||||||
11 | to support children, teens, families, and communities who are | ||||||
12 | coping with death and dying; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to Kitty Hoffman as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
15 | esteem.
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