[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 752 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 752
Expressing the condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the
victims on the second anniversary of the mass shooting at the Fourth of
July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 8, 2024
Mr. Durbin (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
August 1, 2024
Committee discharged; considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Expressing the condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the
victims on the second anniversary of the mass shooting at the Fourth of
July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022.
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--
(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--
G (A) Addison;
G (B) Antioch;
G (C) Arlington Heights;
G (D) Bannockburn;
G (E) Barrington;
G (F) Barrington Hills;
G (G) Bartlett;
G (H) Berwyn;
G (I) Buffalo Grove;
G (J) Carpentersville;
G (K) Cary;
G (L) Crystal Lake;
G (M) Deerfield;
G (N) Des Plaines;
G (O) Elk Grove Village;
G (P) Elmhurst;
G (Q) Evanston;
G (R) Fox Lake;
G (S) Franklin Park;
G (T) Glencoe;
G (U) Glenview;
G (V) Grayslake;
G (W) Gurnee;
G (X) Hanover Park;
G (Y) Harwood Heights;
G (Z) Hoffman Estates;
G (AA) Inverness;
G (BB) Kenilworth;
G (CC) Kildeer;
G (DD) Lake Bluff;
G (EE) Lake Forest;
G (FF) Lake Villa;
G (GG) Lake Zurich;
G (HH) Libertyville;
G (II) Lincolnshire;
G (JJ) Lincolnwood;
G (KK) McHenry;
G (LL) Morton Grove;
G (MM) Mount Prospect;
G (NN) Mundelein;
G (OO) Niles;
G (PP) Norridge;
G (QQ) North Chicago;
G (RR) North Riverside;
G (SS) Northbrook;
G (TT) Northfield;
G (UU) Palatine;
G (VV) Prospect Heights;
G (WW) Riverwoods;
G (XX) Rolling Meadows;
G (YY) Rosemont;
G (ZZ) Round Lake;
G (AAA) Round Lake Beach;
G (BBB) Round Lake Park;
G (CCC) Schiller Park;
G (DDD) Skokie;
G (EEE) Streamwood;
G (FFF) Vernon Hills;
G (GGG) Wauconda;
G (HHH) Waukegan;
G (III) Western Springs;
G (JJJ) Wheeling;
G (KKK) Wilmette;
G (LLL) Winnetka;
G (MMM) Winthrop Harbor; and
G (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 2-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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