CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED TO POLICE OFFICER RONYA STARKS ' ON RETIREMENT FROM THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, On April 15, 2017; Police Officer Ronya Starks retired from the Chicago :. /PoliceDepartment following twenty-one years of dedicated
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this occasion by the Honorable Willie B. Cochran, Alderman of the 20th Ward; and .
;. . WHERE AS, Police Officer Ronya Starks, Star #19517, retires as a valued member of the . 3rd District; and ,.V-
WHEREAS, Dedication to and fulfillment of the. motto of the Chicago Police Department -"We Serve and Protect" - exacts a substantial physical and emotional toll not only •' on the officer's wh(3/must daily;cope with the stress and danger of being life's arbitrator for. countless citizens, but also on their family members; and
WHEREAS, Throughout a long and distinguished tenure, Officer Ronya Starks upheld the finest traditions of law enforcement community and her hard work, . commitment and dedication to duty earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues and the communities she protected; and
' l WHEREAS, Police Officer Ronya Starks devoted twenty-one years of her life in public service to the people of the City of Chicago arid iri doing so has personally ensured that the City . of Chicago is the safe, healthy and vibrant community it is today; and
■ WHEREAS,.The leaders: ofthis great City Of Chicago are cognizant of the great debt owed our public servants, and extend our sincerest gratitude to the long and prolific career of Police Officer Ronya Starks; now, therefore
Be It Resolved, T hat we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of ; Chicago gathered here this 13th day of December, 2017, do hereby express our gratitude for twenty-one years of work in service to the people of the City of Chicago, and express our -heartfelt wishes on a pleasant retirement to Ronya Starks; and " ;
; Be It Further Resolved, That a suitable co^