JA HesoCution
Adopted by The City CounciC
of the City of Chicago, iCCinois
WHEKEAS, We/ lav this city of immigrants, this city of neighbourhoods,
this most Amerixzan of all citte^ cognisant of the/ "A merican
Vream/'] and
WHEKEAS, Of the/ myriad/ available/ career paths toward/ fulfillment of that dream/, there- are/ but a few through/ which faithful execution of responsilyiliues offers assurance- that those- who- choose- other paths will in fact have- a legitimate- opportunity to achieve- their portion of the-Vream-; and
WHEKEAS, Though seemingly fixexb and inviclabbe, the- complex/ social fabric/of our great metropoliscould/be- easily torn asunder were/ it not for the- guardians of the- public- welfare-, indeed-, the- guardians of the "AmericanVream/"; and
WHEREAS, DealCatixyntothe fulfilment mott:o of the- Chicago-
Police- Department- "We- Serve- and- Protect"-exacts a substantial physical and/ emotional tolb 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 famiXy members wholivewUhthe very real knowledge- that their husband or father may never return from/ any give workday; and
WHEKEAS, Throughprofessionalism/ and sacrifice-, the members of the Chicago- Police Department have provided/ us with one of the safest cities in the/United/States of America, albowing-each-of us topursue our own version of the "A merican Dream/' in safety and- confidence/; and
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WHEKEAS, The- words of Sir WiAVSton Churchill, "never have so manjt^ -<
owed/somuchtosofe-w" were never more apropos; and 5 S^o
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WHEKEAS, Sergeant Edward K. Dolan, Star Number 1522, dgoqted- 01 thirty-twoyears of his life- in service to the- people of Chicago and mxd^oingZ
has personally ensured/ that the City of Chicago- is the safe, healthy^vtbran^ "fj.
community it is today; now, therefore, '^-
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Mayor and me-mbery cf the City Council of
theCity of Chtcago in council meeting-January 17, 2013, that on behalf of
albthecltuyerwoftheCity of Chicago- we- bo hereby express our appreciation/
and/heartfelt thanks to Serge Dolanand/hisfamily for the
dedication, professicmxxbism/ andpersonxxb sacrifice proved/ throughout the past years] arid
BE IT TUTHER RESOLVED, Thata- suitable/ copy ofthe resobtion be/ prepared/ arid p resented/ to Sergeant Edward R. Dolan.
Matthew J. b'-Shea Alderman/, 19thWard
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