Full Text of HR0533 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, Ninety-four duly elected county coroners, seven | 3 | | duly elected county sheriff-coroners, and one duly appointed | 4 | | county medical examiner, along with their respective staff | 5 | | members, provide medicolegal death investigation services to | 6 | | the people of the State of Illinois and visitors to our state; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, These medicolegal death investigation | 9 | | professionals are essential to the criminal justice system, | 10 | | public safety, and the public health of the State of Illinois; | 11 | | and | 12 | | WHEREAS, These medicolegal death investigation | 13 | | professionals diligently perform their duties making inquiry | 14 | | into the manner and cause of an individual's death under | 15 | | physically and emotionally demanding conditions, including, | 16 | | but not limited to, the deaths of children, the current opiate | 17 | | epidemic, the recent COVID-19 pandemic, victims of violence at | 18 | | the hands of another, and a never-ending litany of deaths that | 19 | | occur under harsh, unexpected, and other tragic circumstances; | 20 | | and | 21 | | WHEREAS, These medicolegal death investigation | 22 | | professionals serve as an advocate for the deceased, give |
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| 1 | | voices to those who have been forever stilled, and strive to | 2 | | seek answers to extremely difficult questions, serving the | 3 | | needs of the survivors left behind and the good of the public | 4 | | welfare; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, These medicolegal death investigation | 6 | | professionals pursue further training and education through | 7 | | the Illinois Coroner Training Board, the Illinois Coroners and | 8 | | Medical Examiners Association, the International Association | 9 | | of Coroners and Medical Examiners, the American Board of | 10 | | Medicolegal Death Investigators, the National Association of | 11 | | Medical Examiners, and a host of other related organizations | 12 | | to continue their professional development as skilled, | 13 | | qualified, ethical, and knowledgeable investigators, fiercely | 14 | | loyal to the mission they serve that so often goes without | 15 | | recognition or accolade; therefore, be it | 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we declare the week of January 21 through January 27, 2024 as | 19 | | Medicolegal Death Investigation Professionals Week in honor of | 20 | | the coroners, deputy coroners, medical examiners, support and | 21 | | ancillary staff, forensic pathologists, and medicolegal death | 22 | | investigators for their ongoing commitment of service to the | 23 | | citizens of Illinois and their communities; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the Illinois Coroners and Medical Examiners | 3 | | Association as a symbol of our esteem and respect. |
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