SA HesoCution
Adoptedhy The City CounciC
ofthe City of Chicago, Itfinois
WHEKEAS, We/ truths city of immigrants, this city of neighborhoods,
this most American/of alb citu^ cognisant of the/ "A merican
Dream/"; and-
WHEKEAS, Of the/ myriad/ available/ career paths toward/ fulfillment of that dream/, there/ are/ bat a- few through/ which/ faithful/ execution of responsibilities offers assurance- that those/ who choose/ other paths will in/ fact have/ a/ legitimate/ opportunity to achieve/ their portion of the-Dream/; and/
WHEKEAS, Though- seemingly fixed-and/inviolable/, the/ complex/ social fabrio of our great metropolis could/ be/ easily torn/asunder were/itnot'for the/ guardians of the/pulylic/ welfare/, indeed/, theguardAansofthe-"AmericanDreamJ'; and/
WHEKEAS, Dedication/ to the- fulfillment of the/motto Police/ Department- "We- Serve- and- Protect" -exacts a- substantial physical and/ emotional toll not only on the-officers who must dotty cope- with- the- stress and- danger of being- life-'s arbiters for countless citizens, but alyoonthe/ family members who live- with-the- very real knowledge/ that their husband or father may never return/ from- any give- workday; and
WHEKEAS, Through- p rofessionaliym/ and sacrifice-, the- membe^^tfthez^
Chicago- Police/ Department have- provided/ us with-one- of the- safest cities in\h
the/Untted-Statesof America/, ablowirig-each/of ustopursue-our own/versio^
ofthe/ "A mericanDream/' in safety and- confidence-; and- fr;.:.
WHEKEAS, The- words of Sir Winston Churchill, "never have- so many*-? owed- so much/toso fe-w" were- never more- apropos; and- Q
WHEKEAS, Sergeant Philip L. Cappitelli/, Star Numbe-r 1212, devoted/ thirty -one-years of his life- in service- to the- people/ of Chicago and in doing-has personally ensured/thai the/City of Chix^xgo- is'Gne/ safe/, healthy, vibrant community it is today; now, therefore-,
BE IT RESOLVED, Tnat the/Mayor and/ members of the- City Council of the/City of Chicago incouncil meeting-January 17, 2013, that onbehabfof alb the/ citizens of the/ City of Chicago we/ do hereby express our appreciation avid/heartfeltthankstoSer<geant Philip L. Cappitelbi/arid/his family for the/ dedication, p rofessionalism/ and/ personal sacrifice/ p roved/ throughovit the-past years; and/
BE IT fUTHER RESOLVED, That a/ suitable/ copy ofthe/ resolution be-prepared/and/presented/toSergearxt Vhilip L. CappiteUi.
Matthew J. O'Shea/ Alderman, 19ttv Ward/