JA HesoCution
Adoptedhy The City CounciC
ofthe City of Chicago, iCCinois
WHEKEAS, We inthis city of irvxmi/grants, thiscity of neighborhoods,
this mxyst American of alb cities are cognisant of the/ "A merican
Vream/'; and/
WHEKEAS, Of the/ myriad/ available career paths toward/ fulfillment of that dream/, there/are-but a/few through/ which/ faithful/ execution/ of 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/ inviolable, the complex/ social/ fahrioofour great metropolis could/ be-easily torn/asunder were/ it not for the gaardians of the public welfare/, indeed/, the gaardiansofthe "AmericanVream/"; and/
WHEKEAS, Vedicatixynto-the fulfil
Police Department- "We/Serve/ and/ Protect'-exacts a/ substantial physical angL
emotional toil not only on the officers who mast (tally cope/ w ith th&StKess
and/danger of being-life's arbue^ 2=
family members who live/ with the very read knowledge that their hasbland^r
father may never return/from/any give/ workday; and/ fZ, ^
WHEKEAS, ThroughprofessionaUsm/and/sacrifice/, the members of the Chicago- Police Department have/ provided/ us with one of the safest cities Igl the/United/ States of America, allow ing- each of us topursue our own/version 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, Sergeant Kobert Elmore/, Star Number 1279, devoted/thirty-five/years of his life in service to the people of Chicago and/ in dcring- has personally ensured/ that the City of Chicago- is the safe, healthy, vibrant commanity it is today; now, therefore/,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the Mayor and/ memAberyoftheCity Council of the City of Chicago- irv council/ meeting-January 17, 2013, thatonbehalfof ullthecWi^eAASoftheCity of Chicago- we- do- hereby express our appreciation/ arid/ heartfelt thanks to Sergeant Kobert Elmore- and/ hoy family for the dedicaticyn, professionalism and/ peryoriab sacrifice proved/ throaghoiot the past years; and/
BE IT FUTHEK KESOLVEV, That a/ yattahle copy ofthe resolution, be-prepared/ and/ presented/ to-Sergeant Kobert Elmore-.
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Matthew J. O'S Alderman, 19th Ward/
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