SA HesoCution
AdoptedBy The City CounciC
ofthe City of Chicago, iCCinois
WHEKEAS, We/(av this city of iAyimigrants, this city of neighborhoods,
this most American of alb citi^ cognisant of they "A m^iaw/
Vream/'; and
WHEKEAS, Of the- myriad available career paths toward/ fulfillment of that dream/, there/ are/ but a few through/ which/ faithful/ executuyn of responsibilities offers assurance that thoye/ who chooye/ other paths will/irv fact have/ a/ legittwuxte/ opportunity to achieve/ theirporVuyn of the Vream/; and/
WHEKEAS, Though/seewungby fixed/ and/ invicbable, the complex social/ fabric of our great metropolis could be/ easily torn/ asunder were/ it net for the (guardians of the public welfare/, indeed, the guardians ofthe "American Vream/"; and
WHEKEAS, Vedicxctuyn to the fubfibbvient of the motto of the Chicago- ^
Police Vepartment-"We/ Serve/ and Protect" -exacts a/ substantial/ physuzdb at&d
emotional/ toll not only on/the officerswho- mustdaily ccpe-withthefstress
and danger of being- life/'s arbiters for cotuitiess citizens, but also on the
family members who live/ with the very real knowledge that their hiAsband^t--
father may never return/ from/ any give/ workday; and '''"p*" cp
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WHEKEAS, Through/professionabism/ arub sacrifice, the members of tne Chicaao-Pobce Vepartment
the/united States of America/, auowing- each/ of us to pursue our own/version of the "A merican Vream/" in safety arub confidence; and
WHEKEAS, The words of Sir WinsttrnChurchill, "never-have/somany owed so much to- so few" were-never more/apropos; and
WHEKEAS, SergeantMaudeR. Noflin, Star Number 1165, devoted twenty-oneyears of her life in service to the people of Chicago- and in (boing-haspersonally ensured thatthe City of Chicago- is the safe, healthy, vibrant community it is today; now, therefore/,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the Mayor and/ members of the City Council of
the/City ofChlAzaa<y-in/councu/meet^^January 17, 2013, that onbehabf'-of
aU/the/ citizens ofthe/City of Chtcaa<y- we/ dxy-hereby express our apprexylatiuyn
and heartfelt thanks Noflin and/her family for the
dedication/, p rofetySiimallsm/ and/ personal sacrifice p roved/ throughout the past years', and/
BE IT FUTHEK KESOLVEV, That a/ suitable copy of the resolatuynbe prepared/ and/presented/to SergeantMaudeK. Noflin.
Matthew J. O'Shea/ Alderman, 19th Ward/
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