Reps. Miller, Barnett, Lisa Brown, Terry Brown, Byrnes, Griffin, Haase, Hansen, Horn, Kennedy, Knollenberg, Liss, Lori, Marleau, Mayes, Nathan, Roberts, Rogers, Scripps, Smith, Tyler, Valentine and Walsh offered the following resolution:

            House Resolution No. 253.  

            A resolution honoring the lives of the President of the Republic of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, his wife and 94 others who perished on April 10, 2010, in a plane crash in Russia.

            Whereas, On April 10, 2010, the President of the Republic of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria, and a group of current and former Polish statesmen, family members and others departed Warsaw by plane to the Russian region of Smolensk; and

            Whereas, The plane carrying the Polish delegation crashed in Smolensk, tragically killing all 96 people on board, including President Kaczynski; and

            Whereas, The purpose of the delegation's trip was to hold a ceremony in remembrance of the more than 22,000 Polish military officers, police officers, judges, other government officials, and civilians who were executed by Soviet secret police 70 years ago; and

            Whereas, We express our deepest sympathy for the surviving family members of those who perished in the tragic plane crash and support for the people of Poland as they restore leadership to their institutions of government; now, therefore, be it

            Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body honor the life and legacy of the late President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, and the lives and legacies of the Polish citizens who perished in the plane crash on April 10, 2010.