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 THE
LOSS 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 and
members 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 to
society; and

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, 22
years 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 Luis
Laureanodisla, 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 OrtizRivera, 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 Rodriguez
Solivan, 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 the
City of Albany with the People of the City of Orlando.