[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2534-S2535]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 142--COMMEMORATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAGIC 
EVENTS AT VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY ON APRIL 
                                16, 2007

  Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 142

       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the 32 victims who lost their lives as a 
     result of the tragic events at Virginia Polytechnic Institute 
     and State University (referred to as ``Virginia Tech'') on 
     April 16, 2007, Ross A. Alameddine, Christopher James Bishop, 
     Brian R. Bluhm, Ryan Christopher Clark, Austin Michelle 
     Cloyd, Jocelyne Couture-Nowak, Kevin P. Granata, Matthew 
     Gregory Gwaltney, Caitlin Millar Hammaren, Jeremy Michael 
     Herbstritt,

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     Rachael Elizabeth Hill, Emily Jane Hilscher, Jarrett Lee 
     Lane, Matthew Joseph La Porte, Henry J. Lee, Liviu Librescu, 
     G.V. Loganathan, Partahi Mamora Halomoan Lumbantoruan, Lauren 
     Ashley McCain, Daniel Patrick O'Neil, Juan Ramon Ortiz-Ortiz, 
     Minal Hiralal Panchal, Daniel Alejandro Perez Cueva, Erin 
     Nicole Peterson, Michael Steven Pohle, Jr., Julia Kathleen 
     Pryde, Mary Karen Read, Reema Joseph Samaha, Waleed Mohamed 
     Shaalan, Leslie Geraldine Sherman, Maxine Shelly Turner, and 
     Nicole Regina White;
       (2) recognizes the 17 individuals who survived the shooting 
     and supports the continued recovery of those survivors from 
     physical and psychological wounds;
       (3) offers condolences to the families and friends of the 
     victims;
       (4) expresses hope that the memory of each victim will live 
     on; and
       (5) recognizes--
       (A) the resilience of the Virginia Tech community in the 
     decade following the tragedy of April 16, 2007; and
       (B) that the perseverance of the Virginia Tech community 
     serves as an example to communities that experience similar 
     tragedies.

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