Record #: R2018-851   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 7/25/2018 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 7/25/2018
Title: Tribute to late Peter Carington
Sponsors: Burke, Edward M.
Attachments: 1. R2018-851.pdf

RESOLUTION

 

 

WHEREAS, Peter Carington has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 99; and

 

WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and

 

WHEREAS, A hereditary peer known for being refined and personable, Peter Carington was the oldest and longest-serving member of the House of Lords; and

 

WHEREAS, Peter Carington was the last surviving member of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's post World War II government; and

 

WHEREAS, For his bravery as a tank commander during World War II, Peter Carington was awarded the Military Cross; and

 

WHEREAS, , Peter Carington enjoyed a long and highly successful career in the British government during which he served with distinction under two monarchs and six prime ministers; and

 

WHEREAS, Peter Carington will best be remembered for his role in ending a 14-year deadlock in the former British colony of Rhodesia which became Zimbabwe in 1980 after winning its independence; and

 

WHEREAS, Peter Carington resigned in 1982 as Foreign Secretary in Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's administration and two years later became Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); and

 

WHEREAS, During the 1990s, Peter Carington was the European Union negotiator as diplomats tried to broker a deal to bring the civil war in Yugoslavia to a close; and

 

WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice and dedication of Peter Carington serve as an example to all; and

 

WHEREAS, Peter Carington was an individual of great integrity and accomplishment who will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by his many relatives, friends and admirers; and

 

WHEREAS, To his beloved family, Peter Carington imparts a legacy of faithfulness, service and dignity; now, therefore

 

 

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty-fifth day of July, 2018, do hereby commemorate Peter Carington for his grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to his family; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Peter Carington.

 

 

 

 

Alderman - 14th Ward