SA HesoCution
Adopted by The City CounciC
of the City of Chicago, Itfinois
WHEKEAS, We- in this city of iAYimiaravxts, this city of neighborhoods,
this mcrst AmeriAzan of abl cities are/pa cognisant of the- "A merican
Vream/"; and
WHEKEAS, Of the/ myriad/ available- career paths toward/ fubfdlment of that dream/, there/ are/but a/few through which faithful/ execution of responsibilities offers assurance- that those/ who- choose/ other paths wilt in fact have/ a/ legitimate/ opportunity to- achieve/ their portion/ of the- Vream/; arub
WHEREAS, Thoughseemingly fixed/and/ invixrlable/, the- complex/social fabric of our great metropolis could/ be- easily torn/asunder were- it not for the- gaardians of the/public webfare-, indeed-, the-guardians of the-"American Vream/"; and
WHEKEAS, Vedieatiovvtothefubfiu^ motto of the Chicugo
Police-Vepartment-''We- Serve- and Protect"-exacts a- substantial physical and emoturnab tod not only orv the- officers who must daily cope- with the- stress and danger of being- life-'s arbiters for countless citizens, but also on the fambby members who live- with the- very real knowledge- that their husband or father may never return/ from- any give- workday; and
WHEKEAS, Through p rofessicrnabsvvv and sacrifice-, the- me-mbers ofthe- S Chicago- Police- Vepartment have/provided us with one of the sa^ c_ theUnited States of America, abbowing- eachof ustopursue our own/version/^:
of the/ "A merican Vream/' in safety and confidence-; and- c ' ' fri
r- ■":.>
o: "
WHEKEAS, The- words of Sir Winston/ Churchill, "never have/ so vHarvy -fi owed/so much toso few" were-never more- apropos; and
o
WHEKEAS, Sergeant Walter P. Kinas§-, Star Number 1064, devoted/ twenty -one/years of his life- in service- to the- people- of ChiCago and in doing-has personally ensured/ that the- CityofChixzago-isthesafe-, healthy, vibrant community it is today; now, therefore-,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the Mayor and memlyeryoftheCity Council of the City of Chicago- in council/ wieetng-January 17, 2013, that onbehalfof aU/the citizens of the Cty of Chicago- we do-hereby expreyy oar appreciation/ and/heartfelt thanhy to-Sergeant Walter P. Kinasy and/hiyfamily for the dedication, p rofeyyionalisywv and peryonal yacrifice p roved throughout the paytyeary; and/
BE IT FUTHER KESOLVEV, That a/ yuitabbe copy ofthe resolution be prepared/ and presented/ to Sergeant Walter p. Kinayy.
Matthew J. O'Shea Alderman, 19th Ward