[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 109 (Thursday, June 22, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2242-S2243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 277--EXPRESSING THE CONDOLENCES OF THE SENATE AND 
HONORING THE MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY 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. 277

       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--

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       (1) the Illinois State Police;
       (2) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
     Explosives;
       (3) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
       (4) the United States Secret Service;
       (5) the United States Marshals Service;
       (6) the Naval Criminal Investigative Service;
       (7) the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force;
       (8) the Chicago Police Department;
       (9) the Lake County Sheriff's Office;
       (10) the Cook County Sheriff's Office;
       (11) the Northwest Central Dispatch System;
       (12) the Regional Emergency Dispatch Center (RED Center);
       (13) the Glenview Public Safety Dispatch Center;
       (14) the Highland Park Community Emergency Response Team 
     (CERT);
       (15) the Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District;
       (16) the Northbrook Fire Department;
       (17) the Winnetka Fire Department;
       (18) the Northfield Fire Department;
       (19) the Buffalo Grove Fire Department;
       (20) the Prospect Heights Fire Department;
       (21) the Libertyville Fire Department;
       (22) the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District;
       (23) the Evanston Fire Department;
       (24) the Glenview Fire Department;
       (25) the Lake Bluff Fire Department;
       (26) the Skokie Fire Department;
       (27) the Wilmette Fire Department;
       (28) the Des Plaines Fire Department;
       (29) the Glencoe Department of Public Safety;
       (30) the Lake Forest Fire Department;
       (31) the Morton Grove Fire Department;
       (32) the Park Ridge Fire Department;
       (33) the Waukegan Fire Department;
       (34) the Niles Fire Department;
       (35) the Addison Fire Protection District;
       (36) the Streamwood Fire Department;
       (37) the Hanover Park Fire Department; and
       (38) the police departments of--
          (A) Addison;
          (B) Antioch;
          (C) Arlington Heights;
          (D) Bannockburn;
          (E) Barrington;
          (F) Barrington Hills;
          (G) Bartlett;
          (H) Berwyn;
          (I) Buffalo Grove;
          (J) Carpentersville;
          (K) Cary;
          (L) Crystal Lake;
          (M) Deerfield;
          (N) Des Plaines;
          (O) Elk Grove Village;
          (P) Elmhurst;
          (Q) Evanston;
          (R) Fox Lake;
          (S) Franklin Park;
          (T) Glencoe;
          (U) Glenview;
          (V) Grayslake;
          (W) Gurnee;
          (X) Hanover Park;
          (Y) Harwood Heights;
          (Z) Hoffman Estates;
          (AA) Inverness;
          (BB) Kenilworth;
          (CC) Kildeer;
          (DD) Lake Bluff;
          (EE) Lake Forest;
          (FF) Lake Villa;
          (GG) Lake Zurich;
          (HH) Libertyville;
          (II) Lincolnshire;
          (JJ) Lincolnwood;
          (KK) McHenry;
          (LL) Morton Grove;
          (MM) Mount Prospect;
          (NN) Mundelein;
          (OO) Niles;
          (PP) Norridge;
          (QQ) North Chicago;
          (RR) North Riverside;
          (SS) Northbrook;
          (TT) Northfield;
          (UU) Palatine;
          (VV) Prospect Heights;
          (WW) Riverwoods;
          (XX) Rolling Meadows;
          (YY) Rosemont;
          (ZZ) Round Lake;
          (AAA) Round Lake Beach;
          (BBB) Round Lake Park;
          (CCC) Schiller Park;
          (DDD) Skokie;
          (EEE) Streamwood;
          (FFF) Vernon Hills;
          (GGG) Wauconda;
          (HHH) Waukegan;
          (III) Western Springs;
          (JJJ) Wheeling;
          (KKK) Wilmette;
          (LLL) Winnetka;
          (MMM) Winthrop Harbor; and
          (NNN) 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, during the year following the shooting, many 
     volunteer counselors traveled to North Shore School District 
     112 and Township High School District 113 to assist the 
     community in the process of healing;
       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 remain united in support of the victims 
     of this horrific massacre and their families on its 1-year 
     anniversary;
       Whereas, according to the Gun Violence Archive, the tragic 
     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 
     devastating 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) continues to extend 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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