OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
January 21, 2015
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I transmit herewith, together with Aldermen Burke and Zalewski, a congratulatory resolution regarding Officer John Travaglini on the occasion of his retirement.
Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, With a twinge of regret, for we will sorely miss him, the Members of this Chamber are pleased to congratulate veteran Chicago Police Officer John Travaglini (Star #4971) on the occasion of his retirement from the Chicago Police Department; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this celebratory occasion by The Honorable Michael R. Zalewski, Alderman ofthe 23rd Ward; and
WHEREAS, Officer Travaglini began his career in law enforcement in 1980 as an intern. After receiving training in psychiatric corrections, Officer Travaglini worked in the field of youth corrections, where he balanced his compassion for others with professionalism, to help incarcerated youths as they prepared to re-enter society; and
WHEREAS, Officer Travaglini joined the Chicago Police Department in 1992. He served for two years as a recruit and probationary police officer in the 7th Police District in Englewood; for three years at Altgeld Gardens in the 5th Police District on the Far South Side; for three years in the 8th Police District in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, where he was assigned to street duty, death investigations, lock-up duty and desk duty; and for four years in the security unit at Police Headquarters, where he served as a team leader in the Office ofthe First Deputy, Operations Command; and
WHEREAS, For the past eleven years, Officer Travaglini was assigned to the Mayor's Office and City Council, where he provided security and dignitary protection to our City's elected officials, and where he earned the respect of this great Body, and all who worked with him, for his dedication, sound judgment, personable demeanor, cooperative spirit and determination; and
WHEREAS, In all of these positions, Officer Travaglini brought to bear his strong interpersonal skills, his innate gift for conflict management and conflict resolution, his unsurpassed knowledge of security issues, and an unwavering professionalism and commitment to upholding ethical standards of conduct; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his stellar twenty-three-year career with the Chicago Police Department, Officer Travaglini received numerous awards and honors in recognition of his outstanding service as a Chicago Police Officer, including the Democratic National Convention Award, the 2004 Crime Reduction Ribbon, the 2008 Presidential Election Deployment Award, eight Honorable Mentions and two Complimentary Letters; and
WHEREAS, Officer Travaglini looks forward in his retirement to boating, to volunteering and to taking care of this five dogs; and to spending time with his lovely wife,Val; his three children, Samantha, Bernadette and Tony; his daughter-in-law, Lisa; and his two grandchildren, Addison and McKenna; now, therefore,
BE Irr RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and Members of the City Council ofthe City of Chicago, assembled this twenty-first day of January, 2015, do hereby congratulate Police Officer John Travaglini on the occasion of his retirement; express to him our heartfelt gratitude for his many years of exemplary service to the residents of this great City; and extend to him our best wishes for continued health, happiness, prosperity and success; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy ofthe resolution be presented to Police Officer John Travaglini as a sign of our appreciation and esteem.