A group of pastors to travel to Cook County Morgue “to pray for the forgotten dead”

 

                        Faith leaders will “speak up for the dead and demand answers”

 

A group of pastors will converge on the Cook County Morgue at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office, 2121 West Harrison Street, Chicago on Friday, January 27 at 9 a.m. to examine conditions, pray for souls of the deceased, and demand a thorough response to the tragic pile up of human remains.

“Every human being deserves dignity in death. County officials must be held accountable to the citizens and to God for this sacred trust. Given the level of disorganization and neglect at the morgue: any one of these bodies could have been any one of us”, stated Rev. Marshall Hatch of the Leader’s Network.

Rev. Ira Acree continued: “This is a national embarrassment. We should not have a pile up of bodies in downtown shadow of a world class city.”

“This is immoral and it is disrespectful of the families of the dead. As pastors we are moved with compassion to offer pastoral care for these unnamed souls”, concluded Rev. Cy Fields, Leader’s Network president.

The pastors will also demand that morgue overhaul plans be made public, and that an oversight board made of community and clergy leaders be put in place to monitor conditions and advocate for dignified resolution of the indigent and voiceless deceased

 For More Information Contact:  Rev. Marshall Hatch at 773-909-5051 or

Rev. Cy Fields at 708-774-9818