CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED TO POLICE OFFICER MICHAEL L. WELLS ON RETIREMENT FROM THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT
;: WHEREAS, On March 2, 2017; Police Officer Michael L. Wells retired from the Chicago Police Department following twenty-six years of dedicated public service; and
. WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council;has been informed of this occasion by the ,.
Honorable Willie B. Cochran, Alderman of the 20th Ward; and : . ¦
" " WHEREAS, Police Officer Michael L. Wells, Star #10887, retires as a valued member
"-, of the 2nd District; and ;¦" r -K:. ¦; '¦;
¦ WHEREAS, Dedication to and fulfillment of the motto of the Chicago Police
' Department --"We Serve and Protect" - exacts a substantial physical and emotional toll not 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 • '
; ', WHFTtEAS, Throughout a long and distinguished tenure, Officer Michael L. Wells V'
,. upheld the finest traditions of lavy^ enforcement conimuriity'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 Michael L. Wells devoted twenty-six 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 '.
WHEREAS, The 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 Michael L. Wells; now, therefore ¦ ¦ ¦.
¦ :r ? ' Be It Resolved, That we, the Mayor and, members of the City Council of the City of , -Chicago gathered here this 13th day of December, 2017, do hereby express our gratitude for
. twenty-six years of work in service to the people of the City of Chicago; and express our...
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