,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bh1
 #bjai ,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,duckworth7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was considered and   
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,expressing the
 condolences of the ,senate and honoring
 the memory of the victims of the mass  
shooting in ,aurora1 ,illinois1 on      
,february #ae1 #bjai4  ,whereas1 on     
,february #ae1 #bjai1 a gunman opened   
fire at his coworkers in the ,henry     
,pratt ,company warehouse in ,aurora1   
,illinois2 ,whereas #e innocent people  
were tragically killed in this mass     
shooting1 and others1 including officers
 of the ,aurora ,police ,department1    
were wounded2 ,whereas the innocent     
employees who lost their lives that day 
were-- 7#a7 ,russell ,beyer1 age #dg1 of
 ,yorkville1 ,illinois1 a #be-year      
company employee1 proud union man and   
shop chairman1 a loving father of #b    
children and a beloved son and brother1 

and a fun1 loving gentle giant of a guy1
 who would truly give you the shirt off 
his back2  7#b7 ,vicente ,juarez1 age   
#ed1 of ,oswego1 ,illinois1 a #ae-year  
company employee and union man1 a loving
 husband and father of #c children and  
grandfather of #h1 who had a passion for
 working on his #aifi ,chevy ,impala2   
7#c7 ,clayton ,clay ,parks1 age #cb1 of 
,elgin1 ,illinois1 a #bjad graduate of  
the ,college of ,business at ,northern  
,illinois ,university1 a loving husband 
and father to his #i-month-old son1 a   
leader and mentor1 and an avid ,chicago 
sports fan with a contagious smile and  
laugh1 whose greatest joy was his       
family2  7#d7 ,josh ,pinkard1 age #cg1  
of ,oswego1 ,illinois1 a plant manager  
for the company since #bjah1 and a      
loving husband and father of #c         
children1 whose heartbreaking final     
message to his wife was1 ,i love you1   
,i've been shot at work2 and  7#e7      
,trevor ,wehner1 age #ba1 of ,sheridan1 
,illinois1 a senior at ,northern        

,illinois ,university who was killed on 
the first day of an internship1 a loving
 son1 brother1 and boyfriend1 and a high
 school and college baseball player     
active in his community who never met a 
stranger and made friends with everyone 
young and old2  ,whereas officers from  
the ,aurora ,police ,department swiftly 
arrived at the shooting scene within #d 
minutes of the first #iaa call2 ,whereas
 the officers who arrived were fired    
upon by the gunman almost immediately1  
#e officers were wounded1 and more      
officers rushed in to take their place2 
,whereas ,aurora ,police ,chief ,kristen
 ,ziman said that-- 7#a7 ,every time an 
officer was shot1 another went in4 ,no  
one retreated4 ,they forged ahead with  
shields and weapons as true warriors do 
and no one backed down until the threat 
was eliminated42 and  7#b7 ,the officers
 who were shot that day put their own   
lives at risk to save others4 ,they are 
what it means to be a warrior4 ,those   
who were in the gunfight and those who  

stood ready to battle are just as worthy
 of the term hero42  ,whereas the #f    
officers wounded or injured were-- 7#a7 
,officer ,diego ,avila1 who has served  
since #bjaf2  7#b7 ,officer ,john       
,cebulski1 who has served since #aihh2  
7#c7 ,officer ,marco ,gomez1 who has    
served since #bjje2  7#d7 ,officer ,adam
 ,miller1 who has served since #bjae2   
7#e7 ,officer ,reynaldo ,rivera1 who has
 served since #aiie2 and  7#f7 ,officer 
,james ,zegar1 who has served since     
#aiic2 ,whereas the ,aurora ,fire       
,department and a broad array of        
municipal1 county1 ,state1 and ,federal 
law enforcement and medical support     
agencies also responded to the emergency
 promptly and assisted capably in the   
initial crisis and the subsequent       
investigation2 ,whereas the people of   
,illinois and the ,united ,states are   
thankful to law enforcement officers1   
firefighters1 #iaa emergency            
dispatchers1 and emergency medical teams
 for their heroic response to the       

shooting2 ,whereas the ,aurora shooting 
that took the lives of #b members of the
 ,northern ,illinois ,university        
community took place one day after the  
,february #adth anniversary of the #bjjh
 mass shooting at ,northern ,illinois   
,university that killed #e students and 
wounded #ag others2 ,whereas communities
 across ,illinois1 including the city of
 ,chicago1 and across the ,united       
,states have suffered from the epidemic 
of gun violence in the ,united ,states2 
,whereas the people of ,aurora1         
,illinois1 have now joined the          
ever-growing list of communities that   
have suffered from a mass shooting2 and 
,whereas the ,aurora community has come 
together in support of the families and 
loved ones of the victims and those     
injured by this mass shooting and1 will1
 in the words of ,aurora ,mayor ,richard
 ,irvin1 emerge as a stronger city3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 expresses its sincere    
condolences to the families1 friends1   

and loved ones of those who were killed 
in the tragic shooting on ,february #ae1
 #bjai1 in ,aurora1 ,illinois3 ,russell 
,beyer1 ,vicente ,juarez1 ,clayton      
,parks1 ,josh ,pinkard1 and ,trevor     
,wehner2  7#b7 extends its support and  
prayers to those who were wounded or    
injured and wishes them a speedy        
recovery2  7#c7 commends the law        
enforcement officers1 emergency         
responders1 and medical personnel who   
responded to the shooting with          
professionalism1 dedication1 and        
bravery2  7#d7 expresses its support for
 the ,aurora community in this difficult
 time2 and  7#e7 stands in solidarity   
with the victims of senseless gun       
violence in communities across the      
,united ,states4