[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 9988]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         TRAGIC EVENTS AT THE PINELAKE HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 101.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 101) expressing the sense of the 
     Senate on the tragic events at the Pinelake Health and Rehab 
     Center in Carthage, North Carolina on Sunday, March 29, 2009.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 101) was agreed to, as follows:

                              S. Res. 101

       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) offers its heartfelt condolences to the victims and 
     their families, and to the staff and their families, who have 
     been deeply affected by the tragic events that occurred at 
     the Pinelake Health and Rehab Center in Carthage, North 
     Carolina on March 29, 2009;
       (2) honors the lives of the deceased victims--Jerry Avant, 
     Louise DeKler, Lillian Dunn, Tessie Garner, John Goldstrom, 
     Bessie Hedrick, Margaret Johnson, and Jesse Musser; and
       (3) recognizes the heroism of Officer Justin Garner, whose 
     decisive action and bravery preserved the safety of many, and 
     wishes Officer Garner a complete and rapid recovery from the 
     wound he sustained.

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