CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED TO OTEA ESTERDS ON HER 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
WHEREAS, It has been the long-established custom of the Chicago City Council, this august Legislative body, to honor the lives of those distinguished individuals whose life, work and civic endeavor have served to enhance the quality of life for Chicagoans; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such honorary life celebrations and in full accord with its longstanding traditions, I the Honorable Michelle A. Harris, Alderman of the 8th Ward, join with the City Council of Chicago in being justly proud to recognize and honor the recent 100th birthday of Ms. Otea Esterds, a longtime 8th Ward resident who has generously given of her personal time, talent and professional knowledge, leadership and life skills, which has supported her family, neighbors and the general community; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Otea Esterds was born April 30, 1916 in Sumner, Mississippi. At an early age, she moved with her parents to St. Louis, MO., and as an adult she settled in Chicago, worked in the beauty industry and became a hairdresser. Ms. Esterds is beloved, respected and known as an outstanding individual and former public servant. She is also considered a person possessed of a kind, generous community spirit, and a woman deeply dedicated to family and friends; and
WHEREAS, A staunch believer in the power of education, Ms. Esterds was a lunchroom employee of the Chicago Public Schools system, where she gave over 15 years of dedicated service, retiring in 1986. She has long enjoyed working with youth as a mentor; and
WHEREAS, Her dynamic 'Always-on-the-Go Otea' personality, her vision and her positive outlook have formed the cornerstone of Otea Esterds distinguished career and life. As one of the earliest members of Haven of Rest Missionary Baptist Church, she embodies a loving spirit and compassionate heart and she is the epitome of the strength of character that our great city of Chicago was founded on; and
WHEREAS, The Honorabl...
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