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COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
PROCLAMATION
NATIONAL PREGNANCYAND INFANTLOSS REMEMBRANCE DAY- OCTOBER 15, 2021
WHEREAS, Infants Remembered In Silence, Inc. (IRIS) and many other nonprofit organizations
work with thousands of parents all over Minnesota and across the United States who have experienced
the death of child duringpregnancy through early childhood; and
WHEREAS, many of these parents live in, deliver m, have a child die in, or a bury a child in our
community; and
WHEREAS, Infants Remembered In Silence (IRIS) a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization was
founded m 1987, 33 years ago, to offer support For parents whose child/children died from miscarriage,
cctopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy stillbirth, neonatal death, birth defects, sudden unexplained death
ofa child (SUDC), sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), illness, accidents, and all other types ofinfants
and early childhood death; and
WHEREAS, bereaved parents around the world remember their children annually on October 15
with candle lighting at 7.•00 pm; and
WHEREAS, some will remember their child/children in their homes while others will remember
them in small gatherings around the state, across the nation and around the world; and this would unify
these parents in tribute to their children; and
WHEREAS, in 1988, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed October as National Pregnancy, and
Infant Loss Awareness month; and
WHEREAS, m honor of the thousands of children that die each year in Minnesota, Infants
Remembered In Silence, Inc. (IRIS) respectfully requests that October 15, 2021 be recognized as
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Carol A. Mueller, Mayor ofthe CityofMounds View, dohcrebypro claim
October 15, 2021, as National Pregnancy and Infant Lass Awareness Day in the City of Mounds View.
Given under myhand and seal of the City ofMounds View this 27th day, ofSeplember, 2021.
Carol A. ueller, Mayor