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Council Members Conti, Krasher, Applyrs, Bailey, Doesschate, Fahey, Flynn, Golby,

Herring, Igoe, Kimbrough, offered the following:

RESOLUTION NUMBER 60.62.16R(MC)

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ALBANY COMMON COUNCIL MOURNING THELOSS OF LIFE AS A RESULT OF THE HORRIFIC ACT OF HATE AND TERROR

AGAINST THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, RECOGNIZING

THE HEROISM OF THOSE WHOSE ACTIONS PREVENTED THE LOSS OF

ADDITIONAL LIFE AND EXPRESSING THE CITY OF ALBANYS SYMPATHIES TO

THE ORLANDO COMMUNITY

WHEREAS on June 12, 2016 revelers gathered at Pulse, a popular nightclub for the LGBTQ

community in Orlando, Florida, to celebrate LGBTQ Pride and Latino Night; and

WHEREAS a hate-fueled gunman entered Pulse that night and violently murdered forty-nine

individuals and inflicted physical harm to fifty-three others; and

WHEREAS this horrific hate crime is recorded as the largest mass shooting in our nations

history; and

WHEREAS this horrific hate crime occurred during the month of June, which is Pride Month

and a time of joyous celebration for the LGBTQ community marking the 1969 Stonewall Riots

which gave birth to the modern day movement for LGBTQ human rights; and

WHEREAS residents of the Capital District have marked this tragic event with solemn vigils in

several communities including Albany, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady and Troy; and

WHEREAS City of Albany residents are working together to raise funds to support the needs of

victims and their families; and

WHEREAS this murderous act has deprived our community of the lives of forty-nine individuals

whose talents and contributions to the world will never be realized; and

WHEREAS most of the victims of this crime were Latino and people of color; and

WHEREAS this event also has heroes among those members of the community who acted to

save lives and prevent further tragedy, including first responders, public safety officers andmembers of the health care community; and

WHEREAS the Capital District, and the City of Albany Common Council in particular, has a

long history of honoring and celebrating the LGBTQ community and its contributions tosociety; and

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WHEREAS this body has recognized the important work of the Pride Center of the Capital

Region and In Our Own Voices which are providing support to the LGBTQ community during

this challenging time; and

WHEREAS the events in Orlando are felt particularly by the LGBTQ here in the Capital District

and worldwide; and

WHEREAS as we mourn the tragic loss of life in Orlando we will never give into hate and

violence which seeks to deprive us of our freedom and human rights;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT REOLVED that this legislative body pauses in its deliberations to

express our deepest condolences to the Orlando community and to the families, friends and loved

ones most impacted by this tragedy; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we mourn the loss of: Stanley Almodovar III, 23 years old,

Amanda Alvear, 25 years old, Oscar A Aracena-Montero, 26 years old, Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33

years old, Antonio Davon Brown, 29 years old, Darryl Roman Burt II, 29 years old, Angel L.Candelario-Padro, 28 years old, Juan Chevez-Martinez, 25 years old, Luis Daniel Conde, 39

years old, Cory James Connell, 21 years old, Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25 years old, Deonka Deidra

Drayton, 32 years old, Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, 31 years old, Leroy Valentin

Fernandez, 25 years old, Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26 years old, Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22years old, Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22 years old, Paul Terrell Henry, 41 years old, Frank

Hernandez, 27 years old, Miguel Angel Honorato, 30 years old, Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40 years old,

Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19 years old, Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30 years old, Anthony LuisLaureanodisla, 25 years old, Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 32 years old, Alejandro Barrios

Martinez, 21 years old, Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, 49 years old, Gilberto Ramon Silva

Menendez, 25 years old, Kimberly Morris, 37 years old, Akyra Monet Murray, 18 years old,

Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20 years old, Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25 years old, Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36 years old, Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32 years old, Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35 years

old, Enrique L. Rios, Jr., 25 years old, Jean C. Nives Rodriguez, 27 years old, Xavier Emmanuel

Serrano Rosado, 35 years old, Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, 24 years old, Yilmary RodriguezSolivan, 24 years old, Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34 years old, Shane Evan Tomlinson, 33 years old,

Martin Benitez Torres, 33 years old, Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24 years old, Juan P.

Rivera Velazquez, 37 years old, Luis S. Vielma, 22 years old, Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez,50 years old, Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37 years old, Jerald Arthur Wright, 31 years old; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the names and memories of those slain will forever be

remembered; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this legislative resolution, suitably engrossed, be

transmitted to the Mayor of the City of Orlando, the City Council of Orlando and the LGBTQ

Community Center of the City of Orlando as an expression of the solidarity of the People of theCity of Albany with the People of the City of Orlando.