RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, on February 18, 2014, Andrew and Margarita Matos celebrated the 25 anniversary of their marriage; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has been apprised of this joyful and significant occasion by Alderman Roberto Maldonado of the 26th Ward;
WHEREAS, the happy couple were high school sweethearts while attending Prosser Vocational High School in Chicago; and
WHEREAS, their union has been blessed with two children: Jasmine Marie and Andrew Justin; and
WHEREAS, a proud son of the Humboldt Park community, Andrew in the course of their marriage became Officer Andrew Matos of the Chicago Police Department, and has served the people of Chicago with honor for 18 years, working in the 14lh District; and
WHEREAS, Margarita has also advance professionally, working as an office manager for Johnson Controls; and
WHEREAS, in challenging careers, in the years of raising children to adulthood, and in facing the problems great and small of everyday life, Andrew and Margarita Matos have sustained each other through their mutual love and support; and
WHEREAS, because their love still blooms, grows and inspires, Andrew and Margarita will renew their wedding vows and their life-long commitment to each other in the company of family and friends in a special ceremony to be held in Isabela, Puerto Rico, on May 31, 2014; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Mayor and members ofthe City Council ofthe City of Chicago, assembled this 28th day of May, 2014, do hereby congratulate Officer Andrew Matos and his wife Margarita and join in celebrating their 25 years of marriage, and we wish them many more happy and healthy years together; and
Roberto Maldonado, 26 Ward Alderman
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that suitable copies of this Resolution be presented to Andrew and Margarita Matos as a token of our esteem and best wishes.