PROC. 2021-14 - Memorial Day PROCLAMATION 2021-14E
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
A PROCLAMATION OF THE TROPHY CLUB TOWN COUNCIL
PROCLAIMING MAY 31, 2021 AS MEMORIAL DAY; A DAY OF SOLEMN
REMEMBRANCE IN TROPHY CLUB,TEXAS.
WHEREAS,while the nation was still recovering from the horrors of the Civil War,Americans
held both formal and informal ceremonies to honor and remember those fallen in battle; and
WHEREAS,on May 5, 1868,the Grand Army of the Republic,a Union veterans organization
established Decoration Day, May 30, as a time for the nation to decorate the resting places of the
dead with flowers; and
WHEREAS, the United States Congress in 1972 established the last Monday in May as
Memorial Day; and
WHEREAS,more than a million men and women have sacrificed their lives for our freedoms
while serving in the United States Military and many more remain missing and unaccounted for;
and
WHEREAS,it is appropriate that the citizens of Trophy Club, Texas remember the bravery of
those who gave their lives so that their sacrifices are not forgotten, and continue to serve as a
reminder to us of the cost of our freedom.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR ALICIA L. FLEURY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
TROPHY CLUB TOWN COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM:
"MAY 31, 2021 AS MEMORIAL DAY IN TROPHY CLUB,TEX"
In addition, I urge all citizens of the Town to participate in the observance of the day.
PASSED AND APPROVED on May 25,2021 by the Trophy Club Town Council.
Attest:
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