RESOLUTION NO. 011372

Expressing profound sympathy for the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of Kansas City, Missouri, offer sympathy and support to the families and friends of all victims; and

WHEREAS, on the morning of September 11, 2001, four commercial airliners were hijacked and used in horrific attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon; and

WHEREAS, this assault on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the plane crash in Pennsylvania, have brought great suffering and sorrow to the people of the United States of America; and

WHEREAS, in the aftermath of these tragedies, Americans have shown great strength, heroism, valor and compassion. Firefighters, police officers, emergency medical personnel and many others rushed into the peril, and are now numbered among the fallen; and

WHEREAS, we acknowledge the great loss, a loss exemplifying the very best of America. The victims of this attack were young and old, male and femaleall religions and races, all categories of people from all over the world are counted among the dead; and

WHEREAS, we mourn for those innocent lives, lost forever to the madness and evil of others. In our sorrow, we ask for Gods grace and we pledge our support to the survivors, to the City of New York, and to the United States of America; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

That the people of Kansas City, Missouri, and its leaders offer deep sympathy for the enormous loss of life experienced in the events of September 11, 2001; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council in testimony thereof and that a copies hereof be sent to Mayor Rudolph Giuliani with the deepest sympathy of the Mayor, Council and citizens of Kansas City for the tragic losses that have been sustained by the people in the United States.

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