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Record #: R2013-91   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 1/17/2013 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 1/17/2013
Title: Congratulations extended to Police Sergeant Ralph E. Craig on retirement
Sponsors: O'Shea, Matthew J.
Attachments: 1. R2013-91.pdf
JA 'Reso Cution
AdoptedBy The City CounciC
ofthe City of Chicago, iCCinois


WHEKEAS, We-lav this city tf imAvxigrants, this city of neighborhoods,
this mctst American tf alb citu^s a^ cognisant tf the- "A merican
VreamJ'; and

WHEKEAS, Of the/ myriad/ available/ career paths toward/ fidfUbment tf that dream/, there/ are/ but a/ few through- which faithful/ execution tf responsibilitxes offers assurance/ that those/ who- choose/ other paths will/ in fact have/ a/ legitimate/ opportunity to achieve- their portion- tf the/ Vream/; and/

WHEKEAS, Though/seemingly fixed/and invicilalyle-, the/ complex/social/ fabric/tf our great metropolis could/ be/ easily torn/asunder were-it not for the/ guardians tf the- public welfare/, indeed/, the- guardians tf the-"Ameriean/Vream/"; and

WHEKEAS, Dedication to the-fulfiA^^
Police/ Department- "We- Serve/ and- Protect" - exacts a substantial/ physical/ and
emotional toll/ not only on the- officers who- must daily cope- with the- stress S
and- danger tfbeiArvg-life)s arbiters for countless citizens, but also-on the- <^->
family members who live- with the/ very real knowledge- that their hcusband- a£S
father may never return/ from/ any give/ workday; and- ' _Z

WHEKEAS, Throuah/profe-ssionabism/ and/sacrifice-, the- membewtfthez^ Chicago- Police- Vepartment have-provided- us with one- tf the- safest cities in^ the/United/ States tfAmerica, alltming- eacln tf ustopursuc our own/versio^ tf the- "A merican D ream/" in safety and- confidence/; and-

WHEKEAS, The-words tf Sir Winston Churchill/, "never have- so many owed- so- much- to so few" were- never more-apropos; and

WHEKEAS, SergeantKabphE. Craig-, Star Number 1606, devoted/thirty years tf his life- irv service/to-the
personauy ensured- that the-City tf Chicago- is the- safe-, healthy, vibrant community it is today; now, therefore-,

BE IT KESOLVEV, That the/May or and/ members ofthe City Council of
the/City of Chicago- in council meeting-January 17, 2013, that onbehalf of
ab/t...

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