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House Resolution 1
A resolution recognizing February 14, 2025, as 2
"Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Memorial Day" in 3
Florida, a day of remembrance for all of those who 4
lost their lives, or whose lives were forever changed, 5
as a result of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman 6
Douglas High School in Parkland. 7
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WHEREAS, on February 14, 2018, Valentine's Day, students, 9
faculty, and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 10
Parkland arrived on campus for a school day that began like any 11
other, and 12
WHEREAS, at 2:19 p.m., a 19 -year-old former student of the 13
school was dropped off by an Uber driver on the east side of the 14
Marjory Stoneman Douglas campus, and 15
WHEREAS, the young man was carrying a rifle bag, and 16
minutes later entered the east hallway doors of Building 12 on 17
the campus, where he removed his semiautomatic rifle from the 18
bag, loaded the weapon, and donned a magazine -carrying vest, and 19
WHEREAS, at 2:21 p.m., the young man fired the first rounds 20
to the west of the first floor hallway, striking four students, 21
only one of whom survived her injuries, and 22
WHEREAS, in the minutes that followed, the young man 23
repeatedly fired into classrooms and at those within his line of 24
sight in the hallway, and 25
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WHEREAS, at 2:22 p.m., the first 911 call, coming from 26
inside Building 12, was received by a law enforcement 27
communications center in Coral Springs, and 28
WHEREAS, at 2:27 p.m., the young man fired his last 29
gunshot, entered the west stairwell on the third floor of 30
Building 12, placed his rifle vest and 180 rounds of live rounds 31
on the ground, and ran down the stairs, joining in with a large 32
group of students who were fleeing the campus, and 33
WHEREAS, in those terrifying 6 minutes from the beginning 34
of the assault to his exit from the building, the young man took 35
the lives of 17 members of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High 36
School family and wounded 17 others, many of them gravely, and 37
traumatized thousands of others, and 38
WHEREAS, those who died were 14 -year-old Alyssa Alhadeff, 39
an honor student and athlete; Scott Beigel, age 35, a teacher 40
and coach with a passion for volunteerism; 14 -year-old Martin 41
Duque Anguiano, Jr., an honor student and JROTC cadet corporal; 42
17-year-old Nicholas Dworet, captain of the swim team and 43
selected by faculty as one of twenty first -class graduating 44
seniors who excelled in academic achievement, character, 45
community service, and athletic achievement; Aaron Feis, age 37, 46
a loving husband and a de voted father, coach, and mentor who 47
always put his family first; 14 -year-old Jaime Guttenberg, a 48
competitive dancer and a volunteer to children with special 49
needs; Christopher Hixon, age 49, who served in the United 50
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States Navy for 27 years, both active du ty and reserves, and 51
followed his passion for sports to become athletic director for 52
Broward County Public Schools; 15 -year-old Luke Hoyer, known as 53
"Lukey Bear" to his family, who played for many years in the 54
Parkland Basketball League and aspired to join the Marjory 55
Stoneman Douglas football team in the fall; 14 -year-old Cara 56
Loughran, who is remembered as a fiercely loyal, determined, 57
beautiful soul and an accomplished Irish step dancer; 14 -year-58
old Gina Montalto, a Girl Scout, an avid reader, a talented 59
artist, and a member of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas color 60
guard; 17-year-old Joaquin Oliver, who is remembered as the most 61
vibrant personality in any room he entered and as a best friend; 62
14-year-old Alaina Petty, a vibrant and determined first -year 63
cadet in the JROTC program, where she achieved the highest rank 64
possible for a freshman; 18 -year-old Meadow Pollack, who aspired 65
to be an attorney and a mom and who, while small in stature, 66
projected strength and determination; 17 -year-old Helena Ramsay, 67
who had friends from all cultures, was passionate about 68
environmental issues, and hoped to join an expedition to find 69
the exquisite pink dolphins of the Amazon; 14 -year-old Alex 70
Schachter, lover of sports, especially playing basketball and 71
football, and who pla yed the trombone in the Marjory Stoneman 72
Douglas Eagle Regiment Marching Band; 16 -year-old Carmen 73
Schentrup, a National Merit Scholar who wanted to cure ALS and 74
loved to explore the world, especially enjoying national parks; 75
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and 15-year-old Peter Wang, who embodied the values espoused in 76
the JROTC program — honor, duty, respect, loyalty, selfless 77
service, and courage — and who was posthumously admitted to the 78
West Point class of 2025 and awarded the institution's Medal of 79
Heroism for his actions to save fel low students on that day, and 80
WHEREAS, on February 14, 2018, amid the terror and carnage 81
of that day, there were extraordinary acts of courage by members 82
of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas family, several of whom gave 83
their lives in the protection of others, and 84
WHEREAS, the events of February 14, 2018, at Marjory 85
Stoneman Douglas High School forever changed the lives of the 86
students, faculty, and staff who survived the massacre and their 87
family members, the first responders who rushed to the scene, 88
the health care workers who tended to the wounded, and all who 89
witnessed the carnage, and many more throughout the community, 90
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WHEREAS, out of the tragedy came hope in the scores of 92
students who survived the attack and who joined together to make 93
change and attempt to ensure that the events of February 14, 94
2018, will not be forgotten, and the several family members who 95
chose to turn their pain into purpose by advocating for the 96
enactment of laws, policies, and practices to make our schools 97
safer, NOW, THEREFORE , 98
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Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 100
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Florida: 101
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That we remember the tragic events of February 14, 2018, 103
and all of the lives lost or forever changed due to the mass 104
shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. 105
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that February 14, 2025, is 106
recognized as "Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Memorial 107
Day" in Florida. 108
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be 109
available for presentation to the surviving family members of 110
those who lost their lives in the mass shooting at Marjory 111
Stoneman Douglas High School as a tangible token of the 112
sentiments expressed herein. 113