J4. HesoCution
Adopted by The City CounciC
ofthe City of Chicago, Itfinois
WHEKEAS, We- in thiy city of immigrants, this city of neighborhoods,
this most Amerixzun of all cilx^ cognisant of the- "A meArican
Vream/'; and
WHEKEAS, Of the/ myriad- available- career pathy toward- fulfillment of that dream/, there/ are/ but a- few through- which- faithful exexzution of responsibilities offery assurance/ that those- who- choose- other pathy will in fact have- a- lexxWumate- opportunity to achieve- their portion of the- Vrea-wv; and
WHEKEAS, Though-seemingly fixed-and- inviolable-, the- complex/yocial fabric-of our great metropolis could be- easily torn/asunder were- itnotfor the- guardiany of the/public/ welfare-, indeed/, the/gaardianyofthe-"AmeriAzanVream/'; and
WHEKEAS, Vedlxyxtlon to the/fulfil
Police- Department- "We-Serve- and- Protect1'-exacty a yubstantial phyyical and
exnotuTnabtolb not only on the- officery who must daily cope-with the- stress
and danger of being- life-'y arbitery for countless citizens, but also on the- £g
family me-mbery who live- with the- very real knowledge- that their husbJand'or
father may never return- from- any give- workday; and ~i ' V ^
WHEKEAS, Throughprofesyionalism- and yacrifice-, the- members of thB
Chicago- Police- Department have- provided/ us with-one- of the- safestis^ilies Sty
the- United/ States of America, allow ing-eaAzh of us to pur sue our ow^
of the- "A merican Vream;" in safety and confidence-; and- q
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WHEKEAS, The-words of Sir Winston Churchill, "never have- yo many owed/ yo much to yo few" were- never more- apropos; and
WHEKEAS, Sergeant KobertS. Ellis, Star Number 1490, devoted- twenty -two years of his life- in service- to the- people- of Chicago and in doing- has personally ensured/ that the- City of Chicago- is the/ yafe-, healthy, vibrant corrimanity it iy today; now, therefore-,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the Mayor avid/ membery of the City Councibof
theCity ofChicago- in ccnArixzib meeting-January 17, 2013, that on behalf of
aXbthecltvyenfrofthe of Chicago we/ do-hereby expre-yy oar appreciatuyn
aridheartfbbttharl^ Ellis and/ hoy family for the
(bedixzatlon, profesyionaloyvvv arub peryoriab yacrifice proved/ throughout the paytyeary; and/
BE IT fUTHEK KESOLVEV, That a yuitable copy oftheretouAiUyn be/ p rep ared/ and/ p resented/ to S ergeant K oberc S. EllVy.
Matthew J. O^Shea Alderman, 19th Ward/
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