SA HesoCution
Adopted6y The City CounciC
ofthe City of Chicago, iCCinois
WHEKEAS, We/ inthts city of wvimigrants, this-city of netghborhoods,
thts most Americarv of alb cttics cognisant of the- "A merican/
Vream/"; and/
WHEKEAS, Ofthe/ myriad/ available- career paths toward fulfillmentof that dream/, there/are-but a/few through- which faithful/ execution of responsibditie-s offers assurance/ that those- who- choose- other paths will/ Ln/ fact have/ a- leattimate/ opportunity to- achieve- their porVuyn/of the-Vream/; and-
WHEKEAS, Though/ seemingly fixed/ and- inviolable/, the- complex- social/
fabric/ofour great metropolis could- be- easily torn/ asunder were-it not for
the/g-uardiansofthe-publi^ indeed/, the-guardiansof the/
"American/Vream/'; and/
WHEKEAS, VedUcatuyn to the/fulfill motto of the/ Chicago-
Police- department- "We- Serve- and- Protect" -exacts a- substantial/ physical and emotLonab toll/ not only on the- officers who must daily cope/with the- stress and/ danger of being- life-'s arbiters for countless citjy^ens, butalsoonthe-family me-mbers who live- with the- very real/ knowledge- that their husband/ or father may never return/from/ any give- workday; and/ r-o
WHEKEAS, Through/professionalism/ and- sacrifice-, the/ members of th^; Chica-go-Police/Vepartmenthav&
the-Untted/ States of America-, uuowirvg-each/ofusto-pursue/ourown^
of the- "A merican V ream/" Ln safety and- confidence/; and- ~ i"
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WHEKEAS, The-words of Sir Winston Churchill/, "never have- so many^ owed/so much/to-so few" were- never more- apropos; and- —
WHEKEAS, SergeantMaryellenCloherty, Star Number 1167, devoted-thirty -five-years of her life- in service- to the- people- of Chicago- and/ in doing-has personally ensured/that the City of Chicaao- isthe- safe-, healthy, vibrant community it is today; now, therefore-,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the/Mayor and members ofthe City Council of the/City of Chicago in council meeting-January 17, 2013, that on behalf of alLthe/citizens of the...
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