[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 116 (Thursday, July 14, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S3311]
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 711--EXPRESSING THE CONDOLENCES OF THE SENATE AND 
 HONORING THE MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE MASS SHOOTING AT THE FOURTH 
       OF JULY PARADE IN HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, ON JULY 4, 2022

  Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 711

       Whereas, on July 4, 2022, a gunman opened fire at the 
     corner of Central Avenue and Second Street in Highland Park, 
     Illinois, during the annual Fourth of July parade;
       Whereas the gunman took the lives of 7 individuals and 
     injured 46 more individuals;
       Whereas the 7 individuals who lost their lives that day 
     were--
       (1) Katie Goldstein, age 64, of Highland Park, Illinois, a 
     beloved wife and mother, who was known for her kind, caring 
     personality, and for bringing neighbors delicious baked goods 
     during the holidays;
       (2) Irina McCarthy, age 35, of Highland Park, Illinois, a 
     wife and mother of 2-year-old Aiden, who met her husband 
     Kevin through their mutual work in the pharmaceutical 
     industry;
       (3) Kevin McCarthy, age 37, of Highland Park, Illinois, a 
     husband and father of 2-year-old Aiden, who died protecting 
     his son from gunfire;
       (4) Stephen Strauss, age 88, of Highland Park, Illinois, a 
     brother, husband, father, and grandfather, who was a joke-
     teller and avid reader and greatly enjoyed the Art Institute 
     of Chicago and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra;
       (5) Jacquelyn Sundheim, age 63, of Highland Park, Illinois, 
     a kind and caring wife and mother, who was a lifelong member 
     of North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe, where she also 
     taught preschool and served as the events coordinator;
       (6) Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, age 78, of Morelos, Mexico, 
     who was attending the parade with his children, 
     grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; and
       (7) Eduardo Uvaldo, age 69, of Waukegan, Illinois, who was 
     a devoted husband, father, and grandfather;

       Whereas dozens of individuals were wounded by gunfire or 
     injured fleeing the scene of the mass shooting;
       Whereas the Highland Park Police Department and the 
     Highland Park Fire Department led dozens of agencies in 
     responding to the shooting with bravery and professionalism, 
     including the Illinois State Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, the United States Secret Service, the United 
     States Marshals Service, the Naval Criminal Investigative 
     Service, the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force, the Chicago 
     Police Department, the Lake County Sheriff's Office, the Cook 
     County Sheriff's Office, the Northwest Central Dispatch 
     System, the Regional Emergency Dispatch Center (RED Center), 
     the Glenview Public Safety Dispatch Center, the Highland Park 
     Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), the Deerfield-
     Bannockburn Fire Protection District, the Northbrook Fire 
     Department, the Winnetka Fire Department, the Northfield Fire 
     Department, the Buffalo Grove Fire Department, the Prospect 
     Heights Fire Department, the Libertyville Fire Department, 
     the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District, the 
     Evanston Fire Department, the Glenview Fire Department, the 
     Lake Bluff Fire Department, the Skokie Fire Department, the 
     Wilmette Fire Department, the Des Plaines Fire Department, 
     Glencoe Public Safety, the Lake Forest Fire Department, the 
     Morton Grove Fire Department, the Park Ridge Fire Department, 
     the Waukegan Fire Department, the Niles Fire Department, the 
     Addison Fire Protection District, the Streamwood Fire 
     Department, the Hanover Park Fire Department, and the police 
     departments of Addison, Antioch, Arlington Heights, 
     Bannockburn, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Berwyn, 
     Buffalo Grove, Carpentersville, Cary, Crystal Lake, 
     Deerfield, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, 
     Evanston, Fox Lake, Franklin Park, Glencoe, Glenview, 
     Grayslake, Gurnee, Hanover Park, Harwood Heights, Hoffman 
     Estates, Inverness, Kenilworth, Kildeer, Lake Bluff, Lake 
     Forest, Lake Villa, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, 
     Lincolnwood, McHenry, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, 
     Mundelein, Niles, Norridge, North Chicago, North Riverside, 
     Northbrook, Northfield, Palatine, Prospect Heights, 
     Riverwoods, Rolling Meadows, Rosemont, Round Lake, Round Lake 
     Beach, Round Lake Park, Schiller Park, Skokie, Streamwood, 
     Vernon Hills, Wauconda, Waukegan, Western Springs, Wheeling, 
     Wilmette, Winnetka, Winthrop Harbor, and Zion;
       Whereas the emergency responders and the doctors, nurses, 
     and other health care providers at Highland Park Hospital, 
     Glenbrook Hospital, Evanston Hospital, Northwestern Medicine 
     Lake Forest Hospital, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, and 
     University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital 
     provided professional and dedicated care to the victims;
       Whereas dozens of volunteer counselors have traveled to 
     North Shore School District 112 and Township High School 
     District 113 to assist the community in beginning the process 
     of healing, having already met with several thousand 
     community members in need of counseling;
       Whereas members of the Highland Park, Highwood, Waukegan, 
     and North Chicago communities, along with communities across 
     the entire North Shore, the State of Illinois, the United 
     States, and the world have come together to support the 
     victims of this horrific massacre and their families;
       Whereas, according to the Gun Violence Archive, the 
     horrific mass shooting that occurred in Highland Park was 1 
     of 10 mass shootings that occurred on July 4, 2022; and
       Whereas senseless gun violence has caused devastation, 
     trauma, and grief to too many families and communities across 
     the United States: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) expresses sincere condolences to the families, friends, 
     and loved ones of Katie Goldstein, Irina McCarthy, Kevin 
     McCarthy, Stephen Strauss, Jacquelyn Sundheim, Nicolas 
     Toledo-Zaragoza, and Eduardo Uvaldo, the victims of the 
     tragic shooting along the parade route on July 4, 2022, in 
     Highland Park, Illinois;
       (2) honors the lives and memory of the victims, with 
     gratitude for their selfless dedication to others;
       (3) extends support to the individuals who were injured and 
     subjected to the trauma of the shooting;
       (4) expresses gratitude to the law enforcement officers, 
     medical personnel, and emergency responders who responded to 
     the shooting with professionalism, dedication, and bravery; 
     and
       (5) stands in solidarity with the victims of senseless gun 
     violence in communities across the United States.

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