JA Resolution
adopted by The City CounciC
ofthe City of Chicago, iCCinois
WHEKEAS, Weinthls city of iAnmtgrants, this city of neighborhoods,
this most American of alb cities cognisyunt of the- "A merican
Vream/'; and/
WH EKEAS, Of the/ myriad/ available career paths toward/ fulfillment of that dreaxn/, there are but a few through^
responsibrilules offers assurance that those/ who- choose other paths will/ivv fact have/ a- legitimate opportunity to- achieve/ their portion/ of the Dream/; and/
WHEKEAS, Though/ seemingly fixed/ and/ irwiclahle/, the/ complex/ social fabric of out'- great metropolis could/ be/ easiby torn/ asunder were/ itnot'for the/ guardians of the/public welfare/, indeed/, theg^iardlansofthe "Americari/Vream/"; and-
WHEKEAS, Dedlcatuynto the fulfill motto of the Chicago
Police/ Department- "We-Serve/ and/ Protect'-exacts a- substantial physical and/
exnotionab toll not only on/the/ officers who- must daily cope/ with the/ stress
and/ (danger of being- life's arbiters for countless citiyens, but also onthe
family members who-llvewiththe very real knowledge/ that their husbandbor
father may never return/ from/ any give/ workday; and/ _
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WHEKEAS, Throughprofessionallsm/ and-sacrifice-, the memb^-s-oftne/
Chicago- Police Department have/ provided/ us with one of the safest^ties ife?\
the ll nited/ States of A merica, allowing- each of us topursue our oWn^ersicov
of'the' 'American/Dream/' in safety and/confidence; and/ zp ^
WHEKEAS, The words of Sir Winston Churchill, "never have/ so- many owed/ so- much to so few" were/never more-apropos; and/
WHEKEAS, Sergeant Joseph P. fitygerald-, Star Number 1053, devoted/ twenty-five years of hislAfe in serv
haspersonally ensured/ that the City of Chicago-iAthe safe, healthy, vibrant comMiunity it is today; now, therefore,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the Mayor andmembers ofthe-City
theCityofChicxxgo-incou^ 2013, that orv behalf of
alb the cixx^yens ofthe City of Chicago- we do-hereby express our appreciation-and heartfebt thanks to-Sergeant Joseph P. fitygerabb and his family for the dedication, professiorialism' andpersorud past years; and
BE IT FUTHEK KESOLVEV, That a- stuXable/ copy ofthe resolution/ be prepared/ and presented/ to Sergeant Joseph P. fitygerald.
Matthew J. O'Shea-Aldei'man, 19th Ward
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