HesoCution
Adopted6y The City CounciC
ofthe City of Chicago, iCCinois
WHEKEAS, We in this city of immigrants, this city of neighborhoods, this mostAmericanofad citu^s arepartuzularly ccgni^ant of they "A merican Vream/'; and/
WHEKEAS, Of the- myriad available/ career paths toward/ fulfulment of that dream/, there/are/batafew through whixh faithful responsibilities offers assurance/ that those/ who choose/ other paths will/in fact have/ a/ legitimate- opportunity to- achieve/ their portion/ of the/ Vream/; and/
WHEKEAS, Though seemingly fixed and/ irwixdable, the complex/socials falyriosofour great metropolis could/ be/ easily torw asunder were/ it not for the/ guardians of the/ public/ welfare/, indeed, the- gcuxrdians of the "Amet^icanVreamJ'; and
WHEKEAS, Vedixyatuyn to the/ fulfill/meet of the- motto of the- Chicago-Volice/ Vepartment-"We-Serves and/ Protect'-exacts a/ sabstar\tud/physicab and emotional/ toll/ not only on the officers who- must daily cope withthe stress and/ danger of being- life's arbiters for countless citizens, but also-on the family members who- live withthe very real knowledge/ that their husband-or father may never return/from/ any give workday; and
WHEKEAS, Throughprofessionaltsm/ and-sacrifice, the members of the
Chicago- Police Vepartment have provided/ us with one of the safest cities in
the/United/ States ofAmerica, aXlcrwing/eachofustopursueour own/vers&srv ~
of the "American Vream/'' in safety and/confidence; and/ o^n ^
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WHEKEAS, The words of Sir Winston Churchill/, "never have'soymaxypr igo
owed/ so muchto so few" were never more apropos; and/ r-c? .-
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WHEKEAS, Sergeant Edwin A. Thomas, Star Number 2296, de^vfced*J? twenty -six/years of his life in service to the people- of Chicago- and- in d/Oimi- ? haspersonally ensured that the City of Chicago-is the safe, healthy, vibrant' community it is today; now, therefore,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the Mayor arub vnemhers ofthe City Council of
the-City of Chicaao- in/council meeting-January 17, 2013, thaC on behalf of
aU/the citizens of the Cify of Chicago we- do hereby express our appreciation
arubhcartfelt tharik^ Thermos arubhiss family
(beatcaturns, p rofe-ssionablsm- arub p ersonob sacrifices p roved- throughout the-past years; arub
BE IT FUTHEK KESOLVEV, That a-suitabbe/copy oftheresouubcrnbe-prepared- and/presented/ to Sergeant Edwins A. Thermos.
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