JA HesoCution
Adopted by The City CounciC
of tbe City of Chicago, ICCinois
WHEKEAS, We/ irv this city of iAnmixirarvty, this city of neighborhoods, this most A merican of ali cities core/ particularly cogni^xxntofthe"Ame4^ican Vream/"; arub
WH EREAS, Of the/ myriad/ available/ career paths toward/ fubfibbment of thatdrearvv, there/are/but a few through/which/faithfub execution of responsibilities offers assurance/ that 'those/ who choose/ other pathy wibb in fact hone/ a legitimate/ opportunity to achieve/ their portion/ of the/Vream/; and/
WHEKEAS, Thoughseemingly fixed/arub ircvu/bable, the/ complex/ yociab fabric/of our great metropolis could/ be/ easily torn/asunder were/ it not for the/ gaardians of the/publio welfare/, indeed/, the/ gaardians ofthe/ "American Vream)'; and/
WHEKEAS, Vedicxatuyn/tothe/fulbdl^ motto of the Chicago
Police/ Vepartment- "We/ Serve/ arub Protect '-exacts a/ substantial physical arub^
emotional toll not only on the- officers who mast daily cope/ with the/ stress e-°
arub danger of being- life/'s arbiters for countless citizens, but also onthe 2=»
family membery who live/ with the/ very real knowleilge/ that their husband/Sc
father may never return/ from/ any give/workday; and/ f-- ^
WHEKEAS, Throughprofessionaliym/ and- sacrifice/, the memlyers.of tT^g Chicago- police VepoAtment have- provided/ us with one of the safest cities irX^ the United/States of America, alLowiru^eachof ustopursueour own/version-ofthe/"AmericanVream/" irv safety arub confidence; arub
WHEKEAS, The words of SirWinstonChurchill, "never have/ so many owed/ so- much to-yo- few" wex-e- never more/ apropos, arub
WHEKEAS, Sergeant Patricia/A. Haher, Star Number 1864, devoted/ thirty yeary of her life irv service to the people of Chicago- arub in dcnng- has personally ensured/ that the C 'ty of Chicago is the safe, healthy, vibrant community it is today; now, therefore/,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the Mayor and memlyery of the City Councdof
the/City of Chicago- ivv council/ meeting-January 17, 2013, that orvbeKalf of
adthe citizens of the City of Chicxxgcrwe- dirhereXyy express our appreciation/
aridyheartfeAt thanks Maher and/her family for the
dedication/, profeyyicrncudsvvv andperyonai yucrif-ice proved/ throughout the paytyeary; and
BE IT FUTHER KESOLVEV, That a/ yuitable copy ofthe resolution be prepared/ and/presented/ to Sergeant Patricia/ A. Maher.
Matthew J. O^Shea/ Alderman, 19th Ward
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