Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2016-347

• Record #: R2016-347
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 5/18/2016
• Final action: 5/18/2016
• Title: Tribute to late Julian Darnell King
• Sponsors: Lopez, Raymond A.

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/18/2016		City Council	Rules Suspended - Immediate Consideration
5/18/2016	25505	City Council	Adopted	Pass

TRIBUTE TO JULIAN DARNELL KING

WHEREAS, The Honorable Raymond A. Lopez, Alderman of the 15^th Ward honors the memory of Julian Darnell King; and

WHEREAS, Julian Darnell King, beloved son of Julia Darnell Hudson and Gregory L. King, Jr. was born on August 14, 2001. Julian a student at Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy; was an intelligent, jovial and inquisitive young man with a zest for life and dreams of a bright future; and

WHEREAS, In October 2008, Julian Darnell King, at the age of seven, left this world prematurely; and

WHEREAS, Throughout his brief life, Julian was beloved for his sweet and honest nature; and

WHEREAS, "Children hold our hands a while .our hearts forever"; and

WHEREAS, "There is no footprint too small to leave an imprint on this world"; and

WHEREAS, Julian, affectionately known as "Juicebox", is running free with the Angels; and

WHEREAS, Julian's legacy carries on beyond his life as he has left a stamp on our hearts, etched his memory in our minds and shone his light in our lives, we will look for him in the rainbows; now, therefore,

Be It Resolved, That we, the Mayor and the members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered here this eighteenth day of May, 2016, do hereby commemorate Julian Darnell King's life; and

Be It Further Resolved, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Julian Darnell King as a token of our honor, gratitude and respect.