JA HesoCution
AdoptedBy The City CounciC
ofthe City of Chicago, iCCinois
WHEKEAS, We- in this city of imjmigrants, this city of neighhorhcrods, this most A merican of all cities cure; particularly cognisant of the- "A vvieriean Vream/"; and
WHEKEAS, Of the- myriad/ available career paths toward/ fulfilment of that dream/, there/ are/ but a few through/ which faithfulexecution of resporaOoutties offers assurance/ that those/ who- choose/ other paths will/ irv fact ha\/e/ cu legitimate/ opportunity to achieve/ their porttorv of the- Vream/; arvd/
WHEKEAS, Though/seemingly fixed/ arvd/ inviolalyle, the/ complex/ social fabric/ofour great metropolis coudd be/ easily torn/ asarvder were/itnotfor the- guardians of thepublio welfare/, indeed/, the/guardiansofthe/ 'AmericanVream/'; and/
WHEKEAS, Vedication to the/ fulfillment of the/ motto of the/ Chicago-Police Vepartment- "We- Serve- and/ Protect" -exacts a substantial physical and/ emotionabtollnotonly orv the- officers who must daily cope/ with the- stress and/ danger of being- life's arbiters for countless citizens, but also on the/ family members who-live/ withthe/ very real kAVOwledge that their husband/or father may never return/ from/ any give/ workday; and
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WHEKEAS, Throughprofessionalism/ and/ sacrifice, the members of th§£ Chicago- Police Vepartment have- provided/ us with one/ of the safest cities irb^ the United/States of America, alleging- each of us topursue our owvv-yersiot^ of the "A merican Vream/" in safety and/ confidence; and/ -<
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WHEKEAS, SergeantKathryn/L. Warner, Star Number 1400, devoted/00 twenty -six/years of her life in service to the people of Chicago and in dcring-haspersonally ensured/that the City of Chicago- is the yafe, healthy, vibrant community it is today; now, therefore/,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the/Mayor and/members
the/City of...
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