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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE LIFE OF ARIANA MOLINA
WHEREAS, Ariana Molina was a 9-year-old girl who lived in Back of the Yards with her father Jose Molina, and mother Norma Molina; and
WHEREAS, on the evening of Saturday, April 13, 2024 while attending a family party in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, Ariana Molina tragically was the fatal victim of a gun violence; and
WHEREAS, Ariana and her family were in the middle of cutting a cake for the Confirmation party when the unexpected happened, shots were fired, injuring her and eleven other family members; and
WHEREAS, Ariana leaves four siblings, Marco Antonio Molina, Jose Luis Jr. Molina, Ivan Molina, and Daniel Molina who now have to grapple with the loss of their only sister; and
WHEREAS, Ariana was a fourth grade student at Robert Fulton Elementary School, and her teachers and classmates remember her as helpful, kind, and always having a positive attitude; and
WHEREAS, the Molina family, other family members, and neighbors remembered Ariana as playful, smart, and a loving big sister, a bright girl who always kept her younger siblings and cousins safe when they played on the sidewalk; and
WHEREAS, Ariana will forever be remembered as her parents' princess, a loving and caring child to everyone that she was able to meet, always looking after everyone else even at only 9 years old as she took her older sister's duties very seriously, and extended that love and care to anyone that surrounded her; and
WHEREAS, Ariana was a little girl full of life who loved butterflies and enjoyed hobbies such as: dyeing her hair, painting her nails, going to the park, roller skating, and listening to music; and
WHEREAS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens (ages 1 to 19) in the U.S.; and
WHEREAS, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2020 shows that f...
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