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IN HR0045
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/23/2017
Primary Sponsor
Scott Pelath
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AI Summary
- George Neagu passed away on February 25, 2017, at age 88 after a lifetime of civil rights activism beginning in Gary, Indiana
- Held leadership positions including head of the Combined Citizens Committee for Open Occupancy (1962), chair of the Gary Youth Council of the NAACP, and President of the Indiana Fair Housing Committee
- Served on the Michigan City Human Rights Commission, was vice president of the International Friendship Gardens, and was a founding member of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Committee
- Stood for two hours outside Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta after King's assassination to pay final respects and participated in the procession to Morehouse College for the public funeral service
- Indiana House of Representatives expresses deepest condolences to Neagu's family and thanks for his contributions to civil rights for all Hoosiers
Legislative Description
Memorializing George Neagu.
Last Action
First reading: adopted voice vote
3/23/2017
Full Bill Text
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