J4. HesoCution
The City CounciC ofthe City of Chicago, iCCinois
WHEREAS, We- inthiy city of immigranty, thiy city of neighborhoody,
thiy moyt American of aid cities are-par^^ cognisant of they "A merican
Dream)'; and/
WH EKEAS, Of the/ myriad/ available/ career pathy toward/ fulfillment of that dream/, there/are/but a/few through/ which/ faithful/ execution of re-yponyabilJtie-y offery a^yyurance- that thoye- who chooye/ other pathy will ivv fact have/ a/ legitimate- opportunity to- achieve/ their portion/ of the/ Dream/; and/
WHEKEAS, Though/ yee-mingly fixed/ and/ inviolable/, the/complex yociah fabrUyofour great metropolis could/ be/ easily torn asunder were/ it not for the/ guardiany of the/public/ welfare/, indeed/, the/guardians ofthe/ "AmericanDrea-m)'; and
WHEKEAS, Dedication to the/fulfill Police/ Department- "We/ Serve/ and Protect' -evacty a/ yubytantial/ phyyical/ and emotional/ toll/ not only cm the/ officery who muyt daily cope/ with the/ ytre-yy and danger of being- life/'y arbiter y for countle-yy citL^eny, but alyo- on the/ family membery who live/ with the/very real/ knowledge/ that their h^tyband or father may never return from/ any give/ workday; and
WHEKEAS, Through/ p rofe-yyionaliym/ and yacrificc-, the/ membery ofthe/
Chicago- Police/ Department have/provided/ uy with one/ of the/ hafeyt citie-y in «
the/United/State-y of America, allowing-each/of uyto-puryue/our ownveryLon^
of the/ "A merican D ream)' in yafety and confidence/; and ; ■ ~£
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WHEKEAS, The/ wordy of Sir Winyton Churchill/, "never have- yo- many
owed- yo much- to-yofe-w" were- never more- apropoy; and - . 3-
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WHEKEAS, Sergeant ThomayJ. Banich, Star Number 940, devoted/ o eighteen yeary of hiy life- in yervice- to the- people- of Chicago- and in doing-ha-y peryonally enyured/ that the/ City of Chicago-iy the/yafe-, healthy, vibrant community it iy today; now, therefore-,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the-Mayor and- membery of the-City Council of the- City of Chicago- ivv council/ meeting-January 17, 2013, that on behalf of atL the- citi^eny ofthe/ City of Chicago- we- do- hereby e-ypre-yy our appreciation/ and/heartfelt thanhy to-Sergeant ThomayJ. Banich/and/hly family for the-dedication/, profe-yyionaliym/ and/ peryonah ycuzrifice- p roved/ throughout the-paytyeary; and/
BE IT fUTHEK KESOLVEV, That a yultable/ copy of the- resolution be-prepared- and/ presented- to- Sergeant Thomay J. Banich-.
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Matthe-w J. O'Shea Alderman, 19th Ward