Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2017-1062

• Record #: R2017-1062
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 12/13/2017
• Final action: 12/13/2017
• Title: Congratulations extended to Police Officer Derod Henderson on retirement
• Sponsors: Willie B. Cochran

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
12/13/2017		City Council	Introduced (Agreed Calendar)
12/13/2017	63995	City Council	Adopted	Pass

CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED TO POLICE OFFICER DEROD HENDERSON ON RETIREMENT FROM THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT

.-   ;'•   WHEREAS, On January 16, 2017, Police Officer Derod Henderson retired from thc _; Chicago! Police Department following .twenty years of dedicated public service; and

WHEREAS, I he Chicago City Council has been informed of this occasion by the Honorable Willie B. Cochran, Alderman of the 20^th Ward; and ,

WHEREAS, Police Officer Derod Henderson, Star #19632, retired as a valued member
of the 2nd District; and     .;'                     '/   '„                     ,                     ■', -•

WHEREAS, Dedication to and fulfillment of the motto of the Chicago Police        ; ?.'' Department-"We Serve and Protect" ~ exacts a substantial physical and emotional toll nol only on the officers who must daily cope with the stress and danger of being life's arbitrator for . countless citizens, but also on their family members; and

WHEREAS, Throughout a long and distinguished tenure, Officer Derod Henderson .
upheld the'finest traditions of law enforcement community and his hard work, commitment and
dedication to duty earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues and the communities
he protected; and •                     ■/ "

WHEREAS, Police Officer Derod Henderson devoted twenty years of his life in public ■; service to the people of the City of Chicago and in doing so has personally ensured that the City . of Chicago is the safe, healthy and vibrant community it is today; and   '•. * ;. '    V • ■

WHEREAS, I he leaders of this great City of Chicago are cognizant of the great debt .
owed our public servants, and extend our sincerest gratitude to the long and prolific career of
Police Officer Derod Henderson; now, therefore   ■ .                     : ^:.

Be It Resolved, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Counci l of the City of . ^; Chicago gathered here this 13^th day of December, 2017,. do hereby express our gratitude for \ ; twenty years of work in service to the people of the City of Chicago, and express our heartfelt wishes on a pleasant retirement to Derod Henderson; and

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Be It Further Resolved, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to Derod Henderson.

;                     Willie B. Cochran

Alderman, 20^lh Ward

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