RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Honorable Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr., has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of ninety-five; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, A longtime resident of New Jersey, the Honorable Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr., was the loving and devoted husband of the late Beatrice Sterling Procter; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr., was the much-adored father of Peter, Rodney, Frederick, Beatrice and Adaline to whom he imparted many of the fine and noble qualities which he possessed in abundance; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr., was the grandfather of thirteen and the great-grandfather of nine; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr., served as a United States Congressman from New Jersey from 1953 to 1974; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr., fought tirelessly to prevent the building of an airport in New Jersey's Great Swamp, which has since been named a National Wildlife Refuge area that is now federally protected; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr., spoke out against the tactics of Senator Joseph McCarthy, supported the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, and was a passionate believer in using federal funds for the construction of new schools; and
WHEREAS, After graduating from Princeton University and Yale Law School, the Honorable Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr., served in naval intelligence during World War II; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr., was the fifth member of his family to serve in the United States Congress; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr., will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by his many relatives, friends, and colleagues; and
WHEREAS, To his beloved family, the Honorable Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr., imparts a legacy of faithfulness, service and dignity; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this eighth day of June, 2011, do hereby commemorate the Honorable Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr., for his grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to his family; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of the Honorable Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr.