City of Philadelphia - File #: 130316

• File #: 130316
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 4/18/2013
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 4/18/2013
• Title: Expressing sympathy and admiration for the citizens and guests of Boston in response to the April 15th tragic and cowardly terrorist attack during the Boston Marathon: 2 bombs, 3 dead, and over 180 injured.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Oh, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Bass, Council President Clarke, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Green

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/18/2013	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar	Pass
4/18/2013	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED

Title

Expressing sympathy and admiration for the citizens and guests of Boston in response to the April 15^th tragic and cowardly terrorist attack during the Boston Marathon:  2 bombs, 3 dead, and over 180 injured.

Body

WHEREAS, On April 15, 2013, Patriots Day, during the running of the world-renown Boston Marathon, which attracted tens of thousands of participants and supporters from Boston and around the world, the Innocent confronted the Face of Evil in the form of a tragic and cowardly terrorist attack involving two bomb explosions that killed three and injured over 180 people; and

WHEREAS, First Responders, Police, Firefighters, Medical Personnel, Soldiers, and Ordinary People demonstrated great courage and compassion in dealing with the consequences of that terrorist attack; and

WHEREAS, We are all in this together; and

WHEREAS, We will not be afraid; and

WHEREAS, We will not be disrupted; and

WHEREAS, We will not succumb; but

WHEREAS, We will be brave; and

WHEREAS, We will carry-on; and

WHEREAS, We will overcome; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That it hereby expresses its sympathy and admiration for the citizens and guests of Boston in response to the April 15^th tragic and cowardly terrorist attack during the Boston Marathon:  2 bombs, 3 dead, and over 180 injured.

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