SA HesoCution
Adopted6y The City CounciC
of the City of Chicago, iCCinois
WHEKEAS, We/ in/this city of iArunixgrants, this city of neixghborhoods, this mostAmericanofatl cttu?s are/parVucularly cognisant of the/ "A merican Vream/'; and
WH EKEAS, Of the/ myriad/ avoidable/ career paths toward/ fulfUlment of that dream/, there/ are/ but a/ few through which faithful execution of responsibrduxes offers assurance/ that those/ who- choose/ other paths will in fact have/ a/ legitizmate- opportunity to- achieve- their portion/ of the/ Vream/; and
WHEKEAS, Though seemingly fixed/ and/ inviolable, the/complex/social fabric/ of our or eat metropolis could be- easily tor vv asunder were- it not for the- guardians of the-pubbic- welfare-, indeed-, theguardiansofthe "Ameriean Vream/'; and
WHEKEAS, VedtcatLon- to- the- fubfibbment of the- motto- of the/Chicago-Police- Vepartment- "We- Serve- and Protect" -exacts a substantial physical and/ emoticn^abtolb not only on the- officers who- must daily cope-with the-stress and- danger of being- life-'s arbiters for countless citizens, but also-on the fdmlby members who- live- with the- very real knowledge- that their husband or father may never return/from/ any give- workday; and £g
WHEKEAS, Throughprofessicnxalism/ ard/sacrifice, the- membersofth^ Chicago- Police- Vepartmenthave-provided-us with one-of the-y the/United States of America, abbowing-eachofustcrpursue-our owrv version^ of the "American VreamJ' in safety and/confidence-; and 5=;
WHEKEAS, The words of Sir Winston Churchilb, "never have- so- many^ owed so much to so-few" were- never more- apropos; and
WHEKEAS, SergeantMarhW. for rest, Star Number 1935, devoted thirty -one-years of his life- in service to the people- of Chicago- and in dcring-has personally ensured that the City of Chicago- is the safe-, healthy, vibrant community t is today; now, therefore-,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the-May or and membery of the City Council of
the/City of Chicago-ivvcouncilmeeting-January 17, 2013, that onbehabfof
ablthecttoyerisofth^ of Chicago- we- do- hereby express our appreciabuyri/
arubheixrtfebt thanks forrestandhis fambLy for the-
dedication, p rofesyionaltymj and p ersonab sacrifice- p roved/ throughout the-pastyears; and
BE IT FUTHEK KESOLVEV, That a- suitable- copy oftheresouutorvbe-p rep ared/ and p resented/ to S eraeant M ark- W. for rest.
Kiflfe^j oft
Matthew J. O'Shea-Alderman, 19th Ward
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