RESOLUTION
Whereas, James Lynch, the Director of Athletics for the Union League Club of Chicago (ULCC), has served the Club with the utmost dedication for 40 years; and
Whereas, During his long and illustrious career, James Lynch has managed a team of outstanding employees and provided the highest level of service to Union League Club of Chicago's members and guests; and
Whereas, James Lynch has been named the recipient of numerous honors, including the 2010 Health and Wellness Program of the Year Award/60 Days Program; the 2012 Fitness Program of the Year Award/Spin for the Yellow Jersey; the 2014 Fitness Program of the Year Award/ Competitive Fitness Team; the 2015 Recreational Program of the Year Award/Golf from the Women's Tees; and the 2016 NACAD Athletic Director of the Year Award; and
Whereas, James Lynch achieved these recognitions while serving the members and guests of the ULCC with an engaging, caring personality, strength of character, personal warmth and a delightful sense of humor; and
Whereas, James Lynch has at all times gone above and beyond his professional responsibilities and earned a well-deserved reputation as one of the finest Athletic Directors of any private club in the United States of America; and
Whereas, Throughout his able service and leadership of the Club's Athletic Department, James Lynch has upheld the finest and most noble traditions of the ULCC's motto of "Commitment to Community and Country"; and
Whereas, James Lynch has proven to be not only a great leader and mentor to many, but also a great civic example to all; now, therefore
Be It Resolved, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this fourteenth day of September, 2016, do hereby congratulate and recognize James Lynch for his exemplary service to the members and guests of the Union League Club of Chicago over the past four decades and do herby express our sincere best wishes on the occasion of his retirement; and