RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Morley Safer has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 84; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, A resident of Manhattan, New York, Morley Safer was a widely admired member of the journalism community and the loving husband for 48 years of Jane; and
WHEREAS, Morley Safer was the much-adored father of Sarah Alice Anne and the grandfather of three to whom he imparted many of the fine and noble qualities that he possessed in abundance; and
WHEREAS, Born in Toronto, Ontario, Morley Safer began his career as a print journalist working for newspaper and wire services in Canada and England before joining Canadian Broadcast Corp.; and
WHEREAS, Morley Safer enjoyed a long and highly successful career with the CBS television news magazine 60 Minutes and became its longest-serving correspondent; and
WHEREAS, Morley Safer won numerous awards, including 12 Emmys, three Overseas Press Club Awards, three Peabody Awards, two Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Awards, two George Polk Memorial Awards and the Paul White Award from the Radio/Television News Directors Association; and
WHEREAS, Morley Safer was widely known for his human interest stories and reported on everything from wars to every aspect of modern culture; and
WHEREAS, During his long and illustrious career, Morley Safer covered the Algerian War for Independence and was the only western correspondent in East Berlin the night the Communists began building the Berlin Wall in August 1961; and
WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice and dedication of Morley Safer serve as an example to all; and
WHEREAS, His love of life and ability to live it to the fullest endeared Morley Safer to his family members, friends and all who knew him, and enabled him to enrich their lives in ways they will never forget; and
WHEREAS, Morley Safer was an individual of great integrity and accomplishment who will be dearly missed an...
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