SA HesoCution
Adopted by The City CounciC
of tbe City of Chicago, iCCinois
WHEKEAS, We- in this city of iAyxmagrants, this city of nelgrdyorhoods,
this most American of abb cities cognisant of the/ "A merican
Vream/'; avid/
WHEKEAS, Of the-myriad available career path^ that dream/, there/ are/ bat a few through- which faithful responsibilities- offers assurance- that those/ who- choose/ other "paths will/ in fact have- a leultiwiate/ opportunity to achieve/their portion of the-Vream/; and
WHEKEAS, Thoughseemingly fixed/and- iAVViolable-, the- complex/ social fabrUyofour great metropolis could- be- easily1 torn/ asunder were- it not for the- guardians of the-pulylio welfare-, indeed-, the- guardians of the-"AmericanVreavvv"; and
WHEKEAS, VedAAzationtothe-fulfd Police/ Vepartment- "We- Serve/ and- Protect1'-exacts a- substantial physical and evnotuTnal toll not only on- the- officers who must dally cope- with the- stress and- danger of being- life-'s arbiters for countless citizens, bat also-on/the-family me-mbers who live- w ith- the- very real knowledge- that their husband/or father may never return/from/ any give-workday; and
WHEKEAS, Through/professicmabism/ and sacrifice-, the- me-mbers of the/ Chlcaao-Police/Vepartmenthave/p
the- United States of America, aAlowing-eachofustopursue/Our of the- "A merican Vream/' in safety and confidence-; and
WHEKEAS, The- words of Sir Winston Char-chill, "never have- so many owed so much to so few" were-never more-apropos; and
WHEKEAS, SergeantVaniebL. Kiveb, Star Number 1767, devc^edthirty years of his life- in service- to the- people- of Chicago- and ir^p^vhj^i^^i personally ensured that the-City ofChiAyxao- i/ythe/safe cxymmuntty it is-today; now, therefore/.
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the May or arub membery of the City Couruzibof
the-City of Chioago Levcouruxb meeting'Jaruuxry 17, 2013, that orvbehabf of
abbth&citis%erwofth& of Chicago- we- do-hereby expre-yy our appreoiatioyv
arubheo^tfebt thxAAAkv L. KivebarublrisfambbyfortK
cledioatiovv, profesyiorubibym/ari^ paytyeary; arub
BE IT TUTHEK KESOLVEV, That a- yuitabbe- copy ofthe-resobutuyrvbe-prepared- arubpreser\ted-toSergeoAAtVanieb L. Kiveb.
Matthew J. O'Shea-Aldermarv, 19thWard-