Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2013-84

• Record #: R2013-84
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 1/17/2013
• Final action: 1/17/2013
• Title: Congratulations extended to Police Sergeant Kelvin M. Blanks on retirement
• Sponsors: O'Shea, Matthew J.

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
1/17/2013		City Council	Introduced (Agreed Calendar)
1/17/2013	45771	City Council	Adopted	Pass

JA HesoCution

Adopted by The City CounciC

ofthe City of Chicago, iCCinois

WHEKEAS, We- inthis city of immigranty, this city of neighborhoods,

this mcst American of all cities are/pa^      (Xrgni^ant of the/"American

Dream/"; and

WHEKEAS, Of the/ myriad/ availabuz/career pa-ths toward fulfil that dream/, there/ are/ but a few through/ which/ faithful execution of responsibilities offers assurance/ that those- who- choose- other paths will ivv fact have/ a- legitimate- opportunity to- achieve/ their portion of the/V ream/; and/

WHEKEAS, Though/seemingly fixed/ar\d/Unviolable/, the/ complex/ social fabric of our great metropolis could/ be/ easily torn/ asunder were/ it not fen" the guardians of the/public welfare/, indeed/, the/ guardians of the-"Amer icon Dream/"; and/

WHEKEAS, Dedication to the/ fulfillment of the motto of the/ Chicago-Police/ Department- "We/ Serve/ and Protect" -exacts a> substantial physical and emotional toll not only on the/ officers who- must daily cope/ with the stress and danger of being- life-'s arbiters for countless citizens, but also on the-family members who live/ with the/ very real knowledge/ that their husband or father may never return/ from/ any give/ workday; and

WHEKEAS, Through/professionalism/ and sacrifice/, the/ members of thiEi      ~

Chicago Police/ Department have/ provided/ us with one/ of the/ safest (&&es i-t&L.      ~Jf

the/United/ States of America, aUowing> each/of wsto-pursue/ our owr^.versics&      93

of the-"Amer icon DreamJ' in safety and/confidence; and              ^5i-^; ~

WHEKEAS, The words of Sir Winston/ ChurcJhdb, "never have/ yo^-jnaany

owed- yo much/to yo- few" were/ never more/ apropos; and      ~'^s_r':     VP f}

WHEKEAS, Sergeant Kelvin M. Blanks, Star Number 1674, devoted/ thirty years of his life* in service/ to the people/ of Chicago- and in doing- has personally ensured/thatthe/City of Chicago- is the- safe/, healthy, vibrant community it is today; now, therefore-,

BE IT KESOLVEV, That the/Mayor and merrdyeryofthe/City Council of the/City of Chuyxs^ ivv councilJanuary 17, 2013, that on behalf of albthe/ citizens ofthe/ City of Chicago- we/ do hereby eypresy our appreciation and/heartfelt thanhy to- Sergeant Kelvin M. Blanks and^hiy family for the/ dedication*, profe&yiOYxahi&m/ and peryonal yacriflce/ proved- throughout the/ past yeary; and

BE IT fUTHER KESOLVEV, That a/ yuitable/ copy of the/ resolution be-prepared/ and presented to Sergeant Kelvin M. Blanks.

 

Matthew J. 0 *Shea/ Alderman, 19^th Ward

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