City Council Meeting - June 12, 2019
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WHEREAS, the members of the Chicago City Council are pleased to honor Reverend David Abrahamson for the many years of dedicated service he has given to his faith community, to senior citizens and the Lake View Community on the occasion of his retirement; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Abrahamson has been a remarkable, humorous, spirited leader; truly an inspiration for all, not only with his sense of commitment, but also his need to share the love of God with others; and
WHEREAS, 44th Ward Alderman Tom Tunney has informed the body of this momentous occasion; and
WHEREAS, David Abrahamson was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, in 1948 to Milton and Beatrice Abrahamson. He attended Valparaiso University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970; and
WHEREAS, upon graduating in 1970, he followed his call to serve the Lord, and received his Master of Divinity from Christ Seminary - Seminex, in 1974. After completion of post graduate studies at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Abrahamson acted as Vicar at Saint Luke Church and School. He was installed as Pastor of Saint Luke Church on August 29th, 1982, where he has served as Pastor and President of Saint Luke Ministries for forty-five years; and
WHEREAS, Abrahamson has dedicated much of his life to unselfishly serving and listening to others, evaluating problems, and seeking to find solutions and resolutions to these problems. A man of vision and aspirations, he led Saint Luke Church and School to form Saint Luke Ministries, a ministry serving church, school, cemetery, senior housing and a foundation; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Abrahamson has served the Lake View community for over forty-five years. His outside activities include serving on the Board of Directors for the Lake View Chamber of Commerce and Ravenswood/Lake View Historical Society. He is a member of the Lake View Lions Club, the Lake View Citizen's Council,...
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