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A MEMORIAL

PROCLAIMING TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2006, AS "NATIONAL ALLIANCE

FOR THE MENTALLY ILL DAY" AT THE SENATE.

WHEREAS, the national alliance for the mentally ill is

the voice for the mentally ill in New Mexico and the nation;

and

WHEREAS, the national alliance for the mentally ill in

New Mexico represents eighty thousand consumers and family

members who must cope with mental illness; and

WHEREAS, the national alliance for the mentally ill in

New Mexico is the exemplary educator for the courts, law

enforcement, health care and other providers and citizens on

the need for treatment of and the reduction of the stigma of

serious mental illness; and

WHEREAS, Mabel Frary, now deceased, one of the pioneers

and leaders who founded the national alliance for the

mentally ill in New Mexico, is hereby honored on this day;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE

STATE OF NEW MEXICO that Tuesday, January 24, 2006, is hereby

proclaimed "National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Day" at the

senate to honor the many advocates who devote themselves to

public policymaking on behalf of the thousands of voiceless

New Mexicans who suffer from mental illness.