RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Richard Salisbury Williamson has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of sixty-four; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, A resident of Kenilworth, Richard Salisbury Williamson was the loving husband for forty years of Jane Thatcher; and
WHEREAS, Richard Salisbury Williamson was the much-adored father of Elisabeth, Craig and Richard and the grandfather of one to whom he imparted many of the fine and noble qualities that he possessed in abundance; and
WHEREAS, Raised in Winnetka, Richard Salisbury Williamson graduated from New Trier High School, Princeton University and the University of Virginia Law School; and
WHEREAS, Richard Salisbury Williamson served in the Presidential administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush and as an Ambassador to the United Nations where he worked to end human rights abuses and promote democratic elections; and
WHEREAS, Widely regarded for both his legal and diplomatic skills, Richard Salisbury Williamson was a Partner at Winston & Strawn and Mayer Brown and taught foreign policy at Northwestern University; and
WHEREAS, Richard Salisbury Williamson a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and was active in the Chicago Council of Global Affairs and the Center for New American Security; and
WHEREAS, Richard Salisbury Williamson acted as a policy advisor to the Republican presidential campaigns of Mitt Romney and John McCain; and
WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice and dedication of Richard Salisbury Williamson serve as an example to all; and
WHEREAS, Richard Salisbury Williamson will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by his many relatives, friends and admirers; and
WHEREAS, To his beloved family, Richard Salisbury Williamson 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 fifteenth day of January, 2014, do hereby commemorate Richard Salisbury Williamson 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 Richard Salisbury Williamson.