RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, John H. Flisk (Star # 9630) is retiring as a Police Officer from the Chicago Police Department's 20th District; and i
WHEREAS, A lifelong Chicagoan and resident of the City's Northwest side, Officer Flisk attended St. Robert Bellarmine Grammar School, St. Patrick High School, Washburn Trade School's union carpenter apprenticeship program, Cook County Sheriff's Academy, Chicago Police Academy, and Lewis University for Criminal Justice; and
WHEREAS, Officer Flisk has served 28 years in law enforcement, five with the Cook County Sheriff's office and 23 with the Chicago Police Department; and
WHEREAS, Officer Flisk has been awarded the 2004 Crime Reduction Ribbon, the 2009 Crime Reduction Award, three Attendance Recognition Awards, one Democratic National Convention Award, two Joint Operations Awards, one NATO Summit Service Award, .and one Presidential Election Deployment Award. Over the course of his distinguished career, he has made more than 1,100 arrests and recovered 262 guns; and
WHEREAS, John Flisk has brought great credit to the Chicago Police Department with his heroic actions, for which he was recognized with two Department Commendations. In one instance, Officer Flisk and several colleagues were recognized for apprehending a man who robbed a bank with a briefcase bomb. Once the officers located the offender, he held himself hostage with both the device and handgun, then shot himself. John Fisk and his fellow officers immediately rendered aid to the offender, cordoned off the area and protected the public until a bomb robot could destroy the offender's improvised explosive device; and
WHEREAS, John Flisk has been recognized an additional 28 times by the Chicago Police Department in the form of a Chicago Police Department Honorable' Mention, each time demonstrating his skills, abilities and outstanding efforts in making the City of Chicago a safer place; and
WHEREAS, Officer Flisk has gone above and beyond the call of duty to connect the Bryn Mawr neighborhood in Edgewater with Chicago Police to help foster a trusting relationship between residents and police; and
WHEREAS, John's hobbies include carpentry, music, and golf, and we wish him ample opportunity to pursue these in his retirement; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, assembled this twenty-sixth day of July, 2017, do hereby honor Officer John H. Flisk for his many contributions to our City, including his successful efforts to reduce crime in the Edgewater community and increase the number of people engaged in improving public safety; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That we wish John health, happiness, and continued success in all of his future endeavors; and