RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Most Reverend Daniel M. Buechlein has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 79; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, The Most Reverend Daniel M. Buechlein was a widely admired religious leader and the Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Indiana; and
WHEREAS, The Most Reverend Daniel M. Buechlein was installed in 1992 and served as Archbishop until his retirement in 2011; and
WHEREAS, The Most Reverend Daniel M. Buechlein will be remembered for strengthening the educational system of the archdiocese which includes 225,000 Catholics in 39 counties in central and southern Indiana; and
WHEREAS, Under the leadership of the Most Reverend Daniel M. Buechlein, enrollment at the archdiocese's schools increased by 30 percent, reversing a 25-year decline; and
WHEREAS, The Most Reverend Daniel M. Buechlein previously served for five years as the Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, A native of Jasper, Indiana, the Most Reverend Daniel M. Buechlein was ordained as a Benedictine monk in 1963 at St. Meinrad Archabbey where he later became the President-Rector of its college; and
WHEREAS, The holiness, sacrifice and dedication of the Most Reverend Daniel M. Buechlein serve as an example to all; and
WHEREAS, The Most Reverend Daniel M. Buechlein was an individual of great integrity who will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by his many relatives, friends and admirers; and
WHEREAS, To his beloved family, the Most Reverend Daniel M. Buechlein imparts a legacy of faithfulness, service and dignity; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty-eighth day of February, 2018, do hereby commemorate the Most Reverend Daniel M. Buechlein for his grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to his family; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Thafk suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of the Most Reverend Daniel M. Buechlein.