SA HesoCution
Adopted6y The City CounciC
ofthe City of Chicago, iCCinois
WHEKEAS, We- in this city of iAVvmigrants, this city of neighborhoods,
this most A meriAzan of alb cities a^ cognisant of the- "A merican
Vream/'; and
WH EKEAS, Of the- myriad/ available- career paths toward- fubfilbment of that dream/, there-are-but a-few through/ which- faithful execution of responsibilities offers assurance- that those- who- choose/ other paths wilb in fact have- a- legitimate- opportunity to- achieve- their portion/ of the- Vream/, and-
WHEKEAS, Though- seemingly fixed/ and/ inviolable/, the- complex/ social fabric/of our great metropolis could/ be- easily torn/asunder were- it not for the-guardiansof the-public-welfare/, indeed/, the-guardians of the-"AmerieanVream/"; and-
WHEREAS, VedJjyztion to the/fulfil motto of the- Chicago-
Police- Vepartment-"We/Serve- and- Protect"-exacts a substantial physical and emotionabtolb not only on 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- with- the- very real knowledge- that their husband/or father may never return/ from/ any give-workday; and- <,
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WHEKEAS, Through-professLonabsm- and-sacrifice-, the- members-ofthe Chicaao-Police/Vepartmer\tha^
the- United- States of America, ablowing-each-ofustopursue-our ow^versicrt/ of the- "A merican VreamJ' in safety and confidence-; and 3=.
WHEKEAS, The- words of Sir Winston Char•chub, "never have- so^vfany
owed/ so much-to so few" were- never more-apropos; and- ^
WHEKEAS, SergeantJosephM. Corona, Star Number 1789, devoted-twenty -six-years of his life- in service- to the- people- of Chicago- and in doing-has personally ervsured/that the/City of Chicaao isthe- safe-, healthy, vibrant co-mmjunity it is today; now, therefore/,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the Mayor and/ members of the City Council/of the City of Chicago- ivv council/ meetir^January 17, 2013, that onbehalf of albthe cit...
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