JA HesoCution
Adopted by The City CounciC
of tbe City of Chicago, iCCinois
WHEKEAS, We- in this city of immigrants, this city of neughbcyrhoods, this most A merican of cub cities are particularly cogni^xx^nt of the "A merican Vream"; arub
WH EKEAS, Of the myriad/ available career paths toward/ fulfillment of that dream/, there are but a few throxxgh which/faithful e^ responsibilities offers assurance that those who- choose other paths will in fact have a legitimate opportunity to- achieve their portion of the V ream/; arub
WHEKEAS, Though seemingly fixed/ and/ inviolable, the/complex/social/ fabric of our great metropolis could/ be easily torvv asunder were it not for the guardtans of the public welfare, indeed/, the guardians of the "AmerioanVream/"; and/
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WHEKEAS, Dedication/ to the fulfilbment of the motto of the ChlCagct^
Police/ Vepartment- "We Serve and/ Protect"-exacts a/ substantial physuzal
emxytuynaltolb not only on the officers who- mast daily cope w ith the stres^
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family members who live with the very real knowledge that their husbanSzor
father may never return/from/ any give workday; arub -~:r.:. 9?
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WHEKEAS, Throughprofessionalism/ arub sacrifice, the members of the/ Chicago- Police Vepartment have provided/ us with one of the safest cities in the U nited/ States of A merica, allowing-each of us topursue our own/version of the "A merican V ream/" in safety and/confidence; arub
WHEKEAS, The words of Sir Winston Churchill, "never have so many owed/ so- much to-so few" were never more apropos; and/
WHEKEAS, Sergeant Kobert L. Kirchner, Star Number 1669, devoted/ thirty years of hisltfe ih
personally ensured/ that the City of Chicago- is the safe, healthy, vibrant community it is today; now, therefore,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the- Mayor and members ofthe City Couruzdof the-City of Chicagoincouncd meeting-January 17, 2013, that onbehxbbf of alb the citizens of th...
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