■': WHEREAS, On April 15, 2017, Police Officer Eric H. Hendrix retired from the / , Chicago Police Department following twenty years of dedicated public service; and
/ WHEREAS, I he Chicago City Council has1 been informed of this occasion by the ■
Honorable Willie B. Cochran, Alderman of the 20th Ward; and - . ,
' WHEREAS, Police Officer'Eric H. Hendrix, Star #18001, retires as a valued member of
the 3rd District; and ' : ;:-;
WHEREAS, Dedication to and fulfillment of the motto of the Chicago Police
Department -"Wie Serve and Protect" - exacts a substantial physical and emotional toll-not only
.: on the officers who must daily cope with the stress and danger 6f being life' s arbitrator for. '
cx)untless citizens, but also on their family members; and : J; ,:
WHEREAS, Throughout a long and distinguished tenure, Officer Eric H. Hendrix ; ■
upheld the finest traditions.pf law enforcement community and his hard work, commitment and ,
dedication .to duty earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues and the communities. .
he protected; and . ■.,'■'>'.'
; WHEREAS;, Police Officer Eric I I. Hendrix devoted twenty years of his life in public . service to the people of the City of Chicago and.in doing so has personally ensured that the Cily of Chicago is the safe, healthy arid yibrant Comiiiunity .it is today; and \
WHEREAS, The leaders of this great City of Chicago are cognizant pf the great debt > owed'ouf public servants, ahd extend our. sincerest gratitude to the long and prolific career of Police Officer Eric H. Hendrix; now, therefore
Be It Resolved, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the Cily of • Chicago gathered here this 13th day of December, 2017, do hereby express our gratitude for : twenty years o f work in service to the people of the City of Chicago, and express our heartfelt wishes on a pleasant retirement to Eric U. Hendrix; and
Willie B. Cochran
Alderman; 20th Ward
Be It Further Resolved, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to Eric II. Hendrix: \