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Resolution

ENROLLED SENATE
RESOLUTION NO. 100	By:	Ivester, Aldridge, Allen, Anderson, Ballenger, Barrington, Bass, Bingman, Boggs, Branan, Brecheen, Brinkley, Brooks, Brown, Burrage, Coates, Crain, Dahm, David, Ellis, Fields, Ford, Garrison, Griffin, Halligan, Holt, Johnson (Constance), Johnson (Rob), Jolley, Justice, Loveless, Marlatt, Mazzei, McAffrey, Newberry, Paddack, Schulz, Sharp, Shaw, Shortey, Shumate, Simpson, Sparks, Standridge, Stanislawski, Sykes, Treat and Wyrick

A Resolution expressing condolences upon the deaths of hundreds of miners in the coal mine explosion in Soma, Turkey; and directing distribution.

WHEREAS, on Tuesday, May 14, 2014, an explosion tore through a coal mine in Soma, Turkey, as more than 700 workers prepared for a shift change, and the ensuing fire cut off electricity to the mine, trapping hundreds almost a mile beneath the surface; and

WHEREAS, although 383 miners had been rescued by the day after the explosion, 302 deaths have been confirmed, making the Soma mine explosion the most deadly in Turkey's mining history; and

WHEREAS, tragedies of this magnitude transcend geographical boundaries, and it is with great sadness for the loved ones of the deceased and injured miners that the Oklahoma State Senate expresses sincere condolences.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE 2ND SESSION OF THE 54TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:

THAT the Oklahoma State Senate extends deepest sympathies to the relatives and friends of miners who died in the Soma, Turkey, explosion, and does hereby share in the hopes that peace and comfort will be granted to those who remain.

THAT a copy of this resolution be distributed to the Raindrop Turkish Cultural Center.

Adopted by the Senate the 22nd day of May, 2014.

	
	Presiding Officer of the Senate

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________

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