Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2015-733

• Record #: R2015-733
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 9/24/2015
• Final action: 9/24/2015
• Title: Tribute to late Sergeant 1st Class Corey Hood
• Sponsors: Burke, Edward M.

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
9/24/2015		City Council	Introduced (Agreed Calendar)
9/24/2015	7997	City Council	Adopted	Pass

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Sergeant 1^st Class Corey Hood has gone to his eternal reward at the age of 32; and

WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and

WHEREAS, A member of the U.S. Army Golden Knights, Corey Hood tragically lost his life during a mid-air collision while parachuting during the Chicago Air and Water Show; and

WHEREAS, Sergeant 1^st Class Corey Hood had bravely served five tours of duty in Iraq as a forward observer; and

WHEREAS, A 14-year military veteran, Sergeant 1^st Class Corey Hood was the recipient of two Bronze Stars, two Meritorious Service Medals, the Master Parachutist Badge, the Pathfinder Badge and the Air Assault and Combat Action badges; and

WHEREAS, Mayor Rahm Emanuel memorialized Sergeant 1^st Class Corey Hood as "an American hero having dedicated nearly half his life in service to our nation"; and

WHEREAS, Formed in 1959, the Golden Knights are a famed recruiting team similar to the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy's Blue Angels; and

WHEREAS, A resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, Sergeant 1^st Class Corey Hood enjoyed sports, riding motorcycles, skydiving and spending time with his family; and

WHEREASf The courage, integrity and dedication of Sergeant 1^st Class Corey Hood serve as an example to all; and i

WHEREAS, His love of life and ability to live it to the fullest endeared Sergeant 1^st Class Corey Hood to his family members, friends and all who knew him, and enabled him to enrich their lives in ways they will never forget; and

WHEREAS, Sergeant 1^st Class Corey Hood was an individual of great integrity and accomplishment who will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by his many relatives, friends and admirers; and

WHEREAS, To his loving wife, Lyndsay, and his beloved family, Sergeant 1^st Class Corey Hood 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 twenty-fourth day of September 2015, do hereby commemorate Sergeant 1^st Class Corey Hood for his grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to his family; and

Alderman^ 14^th Ward

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Sergean£ll^st Class Corey Hooc