HesoCution
Adopted by The City CounciC
of tbe City of Chicago, iCCinois
WHEKEAS, We- inthis city of immigrants, this city of neighborhoods,
this most American of abL citu^ cognisant of the- "A merican/
Vream/"; and/
WHEKEAS, Ofthe/ myriad/ available career pathy toward- fulfillment of that dream/, there/ are/ bat a few through- which/ faithful/ execution of resporvsibilities offery assurance that thaye/ who- choose- other pathy wilh in fact have/ a/ leaittmate/ opportunity to- achieve- their portion of the/Vream/; and/
WHEKEAS, Though/ seemingly fixed/ and/ inviolable/, the/ complex/ yocial fabric- of oar great metropolis could/ be- easily torn asunder were/ it not for the- guardians of the/publio welfare/, indeed/, the/gaardians ofthe "AmericanVream)'; and/
WHEKEAS, Dedication to- the fulfillment of the motto- of the Chicago-
Police Vepartment- "We/Serve/ and/ Protect" -exacts a/ substartial phyyicab and^
emotioriab toll/ not only on- the officery who- mayt daily cope/ with the stress 2
and/ danger of being- life's arbitery for countless citizens, but also- onthe. c_
family memhery who- live- with the very real- knowledge that their husband- on
father may never return/ from/ any give- workday; and- ~.J' ^
WHEKEAS, Through p rofessionablsm/ and- sacrifice, the members of the* Chicago Pobice Vepartment have- provided- us with one of the safest ciXues i-nr? theUnited- States of America, albowing- each- of us tcrpursue oar own vexrsio^. of the "American Vream/" in-safety arubconfidence; and/
WHEKEAS, The words of Sir Winston- Churchill, "never have- yo- many owed/ so much/to so few" were-never more- apropos; and/
WHEKEAS, Sergeant Kobert J. Lawler, Star Number 1802, devoted/ thirty - nine years of his life- in service to the people of Chicago- and- in dxring-haspersoruuby ensured/that the City of Chicago- is the safe-, healthy, vibrant community it is today; now, therefore-,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the Mayor arub membery of the City Couricilof the/CLty of Chicago...
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