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Whereas, on April 10th, 2010 a plane carrying 97 passengers, 88 of which were members of a Polish State Delegation, embarked on a diplomatic mission to Russia; and
Whereas, with Russian leaders, the Polish delegation was to commemorate the Katyń Massacre of 1940 where 22,000 Polish officers were killed by Soviet secret police; and
Whereas, while preparing for landing, the plane crashed, tragically killing all 97 passengers on board; and
Whereas, among those who perished were
LECH KACZYŃSKI,
President, Republic of Poland
MARIA KACZYŃSKA
RYSZARD KACZOROWSKI
Former President of the Republic of Poland in Exile
Vice Marshals of the Polish Sejm
KRZYSZTOF PUTRA
KRYSTYNA BOCHENEK
JERZY SZMAJDZIŃSKI
Government Officials
WŁADYSŁAW STASIAK
ALEKSANDER SZCZYGŁO
PAWEŁ WYPYCH
STANISŁAW JERZY KOMOROWSKI
TOMASZ MERTA
MACIEJ PŁAŻYŃSKI
MARIUSZ KAZANA
GEN. FRANCISZEK GĄGOR
MARIUSZ HANDZLIK
ANDRZEJ KREMER
ANDRZEJ PRZEWOŹNIK
PIOTR NUROWSKI
JANUSZ KOCHANOWSKI
SŁAWOMIR SKRZYPEK
JANUSZ KURTYKA
JANUSZ KRUPSKI
Senators and Representatives
GRZEGORZ DOLNIAK
LESZEK DEPTUŁA
GRAŻYNA GĘSICKA
PRZEMYSŁAW GOSIEWSKI
ZBIGNIEW WASSERMANN
SEBASTIAN KARPINIUK
IZABELA JARUGA-NOWACKA
ALEKSANDRA NATALII-ŚWIAT
ARKADIUSZ RYBICKI
JOLANTA SZYMANEK-DERESZ
WIESŁAW WODA
EDWARD WOJTAS
JANINA FETLIŃSKA
STANISŁAW ZAJĄC
Members of the Clergy and Religious Orders
KS. GEN. DYWIZJI TADEUSZ PŁOSKI,
KS. GEN. BRYGADY MIRON CHODAKOWSKI
KS. PŁK ADAM PILCH
KS. PPŁK JAN OSIŃSKI
KS. ROMAN INDRZEJCZYK
KS. PRAŁAT BRONISŁAW GOSTOMSKI
KS. JÓZEF JONIEC
KS. ZDZISŁAW KRÓL
KS. ANDRZEJ KWAŚNIK
Heads of the Military
GEN. BRONISŁAW KWIATKOWSKI
GEN. ANDRZEJ BŁASIK
GEN. TADEUSZ BUK
GEN. WŁODZIMIERZ POTASIŃSKI
WICEADMIRAŁ ANDRZEJ KARWETA
GEN. KAZIMIERZ GILARSKI
Family Members of Katyń Massacre Victims
TADEUSZ LUTOBORSKI
STEFAN MELAK
STANISŁAW MIKKE
BRONISŁAWA ORAWIEC-LOFFLER
KATARZYNA PISKORSKA
ANDRZEJ SARJUSZ-SKĄPSKI
WOJCIECH SEWERYN
LESZEK SOLSKI
TERESA WALEWSKA-PRZYJAŁKOWSKA
GABRIELA ZYCH
EWA BĄKOWSKA
ANNA MARIA BOROWSKA
BARTOSZ BOROWSKI
EDWARD DUCHNOWSKI
BOŻENA MAMONTOWICZ-ŁOJEK
Accompanying Guests
JOANNA AGACKA-INDECKA
CZESŁAW CYWIŃSKI
PPŁK. ZBIGNIEW DĘBSKI
KATARZYNA DORACZYŃSKA
ALEKSANDER FEDOROWICZ
DARIUSZ JANKOWSKI
GEN. BRYG. STANISŁAW KOMORNICKI
WOJCIECH LUBIŃSKI
BARBARA MAMIŃSKA
JANINA NATUSIEWICZ-MIRER
KS. RYSZRD RUMIANEK
IZABELA TOMASZEWSKA
ANNA WALENTYNOWICZ
JANUSZ ZAKRZEŃSKI
Government Administrative Employees
JAROSŁAW FLORCZAK
DARIUSZ MICHAŁOWSKI
PAWEŁ JANECZEK
PIOTR NOSEK
ARTUR FRANCUZ
PAWEŁ KRAJEWSKI
JACEK SURÓWKA
MAREK ULERYK
AGNIESZKA PODGRÓDKA-WĘCŁAWEK
Flight Crew
Captain ARKADIUSZ PROTASIUK
ROBERT GRZYWNA
ARTUR ZIĘTEK
ANDRZEJ MICHALAK
BARBARA MACIEJCZYK
NATALIA JANUSZKO
JUSTYNA MONIUSZKO; and
Whereas, this national tragedy is an historic and unprecedented loss for any nation; and
Whereas, the people of Poland have fought for centuries to create, establish and maintain a stable, peaceful, and free democracy under the rule of law; and
Whereas, the close ties between Poland and the United States have fostered a special and strong relationship that flourished under the leadership of President Kaczyński; and
Whereas, Poland's friends and allies have honored them by declaring days of mourning in memoriam of the dedicated public servants and Polish citizens who perished on April 10th.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED That the People of the City of Pittsburgh stand in solidarity with the People of Poland during this time of national tragedy; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That the City of Pittsburgh declares today, Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 a City wide day of memoriam in honor of the Polish leadership who died in service of their country en route to Katyń, Russia.