MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Senator Teichman introduced the following Senate resolution, which was read:
JOURNAL OF THE 428 SENATE
SENATE RESOLUTION No. 1842—
A RESOLUTION honoring and commending the Anthony 9/11 memorial as the official
Kansas ‘‘9/11 memorial’’ for 2005 and 2006.
WHEREAS, The 2,300 people of Anthony (located 60 miles southwest of Wichita) were
moved by the tragedy of September 11, 2001, to express both their grief and the resounding spirit of Americans and Kansans following the events of that date; and
WHEREAS, The people of Anthony resolved to express their emotions in the very personal act of adopting, and providing support and comfort to the widow and four children (ages 6 months to 6 years) of New York Fire Department firefighter Joe Spor, Jr., who was killed in the collapse of the twin towers; and
WHEREAS, The people of Anthony also adopted Joe Spor’s Bronx fire station; and
WHEREAS, The people of Anthony, knowing the loss of a husband, father and friend
is not soon relieved or easily borne, committed to providing ongoing comfort and support to the Spor family and the firefighters of the Bronx fire station, and did so through daily communication and the purposeful building of a bond of connection and friendship; and
WHEREAS, The people of Anthony chose to further express their emotions and to safeguard the memory of those lost lives and heroes of 9/11, as well as those in uniform today, by erecting a memorial in Anthony; and
WHEREAS, That memorial, built of Kansas limestone and brick, is unique and moving
in its incorporation of three steel beams from the remains of the World Trade Center, a
block of limestone from the face of the damaged Pentagon building and soil from the
Pennsylvania crash site of Flight 93; and
WHEREAS, The memorial located in Anthony is being funded entirely through personal and private giving; and
WHEREAS, The Anthony memorial has attracted national attention and has been visited by individuals from across the United States, and several foreign countries; and
WHEREAS, The Anthony memorial serves as a place of connection between the survivors of the 9/11 tragedy and all those who support them, and a place of connection between all those who have committed to never forgetting the sacrifice of those who died: Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Kansas: That the Anthony structure erected in memory of the September 11, 2001, tragedy is hereby honored and commended as the official Kansas 9/11 memorial for 2005 and 2006.
On emergency motion of Senator Teichman SR 1842 was adopted unanimously.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS OFFERED ON A PREVIOUS DAY
On motion of Rep. McCreary, HCR 5017, A concurrent resolution designating the Anthony 9/11 memorial as the official Kansas ‘‘9/11 memorial’’ for 2005 and 2006, was adopted. There being no objection, the following remarks of Rep. McCreary are spread upon the Journal:
Excerpts from a letter by Barbara Spor O’Rourke
As the sister of fallen Firefighter Joseph P. Spor Jr., I am grateful for this opportunity to tell you what the Anthony Kansas Memorial means to our family. It’s the stuff stories are made of. Your great mayor, John Schott, and his family and his constituency reached out to us in our darkest hour and reassured our family and all of those affected, that the United States was ONE in this attack and that we stood together as a nation. Although we are separated by 1300 miles, our hearts and spirits were joined as one.
Now, almost four years later, when we speak of the horrors and tragedy of 9/11, we always can finish our story about the good people of Kansas who cared and gave as patriotic Americans, a place whose people want to always remember the innocent victims and great heroes of September 11th. Living in the New York City metropolitan area, I personally have not seen a 9/11 memorial that is of the magnitude of the Anthony Memorial. We wholeheartedly support the effort to designate the Anthony Memorial as the official Kansas Memorial. We know you are proud of your fellow citizens of Kansas for this tremendous feat. We are truly honored by this memorial and are forever grateful for your efforts.
JOURNAL OF THE 488 HOUSE Upon unanimous consent, the House referred back to the regular order of business,
Introduction of Bills and Concurrent Resolutions.
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 5017—
By Representatives McCreary and McKinney
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION designating the Anthony 9/11 memorial as the
official Kansas ‘‘9/11 memorial’’ for 2005 and 2006.
WHEREAS, The 2,300 people of Anthony (located 60 miles southwest of Wichita) were
moved by the tragedy of September 11, 2001, to express both their grief and the resounding spirit of Americans and Kansans following the events of that date; and
WHEREAS, The people of Anthony resolved to express their emotions in the very personal act of adopting, and providing support and comfort to the widow and four children (ages 6 months to 6 years) of New York Fire Department firefighter Joe Spor, Jr., who was killed in the collapse of the twin towers; and
WHEREAS, The people of Anthony also adopted Joe Spor’s Bronx fire station; and
WHEREAS, The people of Anthony, knowing the loss of a husband, father and friend
is not soon relieved or easily borne, committed to providing ongoing comfort and support to the Spor family and the firefighters of the Bronx fire station, and did so through daily communication and the purposeful building of a bond of connection and friendship; and
WHEREAS, The people of Anthony chose to further express their emotions and to safeguard the memory of those lost lives and heroes of 9/11, as well as those in uniform today, by erecting a memorial in Anthony; and
WHEREAS, That memorial, built of Kansas limestone and brick, is unique and moving
in its incorporation of three steel beams from the remains of the World Trade Center, a
block of limestone from the face of the damaged Pentagon building and soil from the
Pennsylvania crash site of Flight 93; and
WHEREAS, The memorial located in Anthony is being funded entirely through personal
and private giving; and
WHEREAS, The Anthony memorial has attracted national attention and has been visited by individuals from across the United States, and several foreign countries; and
WHEREAS, The Anthony memorial serves as a place of connection between the survivors of the 9/11 tragedy and all those who support them, and a place of connection between all those who have committed to never forgetting the sacrifice of those who died: Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas, the Senate concurring therein: That the Anthony structure erected in memory of the September 11, 2001, tragedy is hereby designated as the official Kansas 9/11 memorial for 2005 and 2006.