HJR 47 Summary

• Commemorates the lives and mourns the deaths of 23 victims killed in an EF4 tornado in Lee County on March 3, 2019

• Victims ranged in age from 6 to 89 years old and are identified by name in the resolution, including Jonathan Marquez Bowen, Vicki Braswell, Sheila Creech, David Dean, and 19 others

• Seven of the 23 victims were members of the same family

• Extends heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims and acknowledges that their grief is shared by many

• Resolution was adopted by the House on April 4, 2019 and by the Senate on April 9, 2019