Heso Cut ion
Adopted by The City CounciC
ofthe City of Chicago, iCCinois
WHEKEAS, we- in this city of iAvvmigranty, thiy city of neighborhoods, thiy most A merican of all cities are/ particularly cognisant of the/ A merican Vream/"; arid/
WHEKEAS, Of the/ myriad/ available career pathy toward/ fulfillment of that dream/, there/are/but a/few through whudv faithful ex^ resporxsilyiltttes
legitimate/ opportunity to- achieve/ their portion of the Vream; arid/
WHEKEAS, Though/ yeemlngly fixed/ and/ inviCbable, the complex/ yocial fabric of our area! metropolis could/ be/ easily torn/ asunder were/ it not for the gaardians of thepubluy welfare/, indeed, the-guardians of the "AmericanVreams"; and/
WHEKEAS, Dedication to the fulfillment of the motto of the Chicago-Police Vepartment- "We/Serve/ and/ Protect' -exacts a/ yubytantial phyyical and/ emotional toll not only on/ the officery who- mayt daily cope/ with the stress and/ danger of being- life's arbitery for countleyy citizens, butalsoon the family membery who live/ with the very real knowledge that their husband/or father may never return/ from/ any give- workday; and
WHEKEAS, Through/ professionalism/ and/ sacrifice, the membery of the Chicago-Police/Vepartment h^
the United/ States of America, allowing-each/of us topuryue/our own/veryio^
of the "A merican Vream/' in yafely and/ confidence; and- o ^
WHEKEAS, The words of Sir Winston/Churchill, "never have- yomany—¦ owed- yo- much/ to yo-few" were- never more- apropos; and/ f~
WHEKEAS, Sergeant WilliamKaupert, Star Number 1884, devbrted/fiSfty : years of his life- in service- to the people of Chicago- and/ in dcing- has o personally ensured/thatthe City of Chicago- is the- safe-, healthy, vibrant'*1 community it is today; now, therefore-,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the Mayor and/ wievnberyoftheCLty Councils of
the/City of ChiCsoao- in council t-neettngpJanuary 17, 2013, that on behalf of
atlthecWi^en&oftheCiiy of Chicago-we dsohereby express our appreciatuyri
andshear...
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