RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Honorable Ann Day has gone to her eternal reward at the age of 77; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of her passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Ann Day was a widely admired Arizona elected official and educator; and
WHEREAS, A native of El Paso, Texas, the Honorable Ann Day was the dear sister of former United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Ann Day graduated from Arizona State University and worked as a high school teacher and a marriage and family therapist for the Pima County Conciliation Court; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Ann Day served as an Arizona State Senator from 1990 to 2000 and as a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors from 2000 to 2012; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Ann Day also served on the Arizona Industrial Commission which seeks to protect health, safety and the welfare of workers within the state; and
WHEREAS, The hard work and dedication of the Honorable Ann Day serve as an example to all; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Ann Day was an individual of great integrity and accomplishment who will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by her many relatives, friends and admirers; and
WHEREAS, To her beloved family, the Honorable Ann Day imparts a legacy of faithfulness, service and dignity; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this eighteenth day of May, 2016, do hereby commemorate the Honorable Ann Day for her grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to her family; and