JK. HesoCution
AdoptedBy The City CounciC
ofthe City of Chicago, Itfinois
WHEKEAS, We inthiscity of irvimigrants, this city of neighborhoods, this most American of abb cities arepart^^ cognisant of the "A merican Vream'; and
WHEKEAS, Of the myriad avaibable career paths toward/ fulfillment of that dream/, there are but a/ few through whixdrv faithful responsibibites offers assurance that those who- choose other paths will in fact have a/ legitumate opportunity to- achieve their portion of the Vream/; and/
WHEKEAS, Though/ seemingly fixed/ and/ inviolable, the complex/ social/ fabric/ of our great metropolis could- be easily torn/ asunder were t not for the guardians of the-pubbio welfare, indeed/, the-guardians of the " A merican Vream/"; and
WHEKEAS, Vediexdiontothe/fulfills motto- of the/ Chicago-
Police/Vepartment-"We Serve and Protect"-exacts a substantud physical and emotuynaltolb not only on the officers who must (daily cope with/the/ stress and danger of being- life's arbiters for countless citizens, but also-on the farvxbby members who- live with/the- very real knowledge- that their husband- or father may never return/ from/ any give workday; and
WHEKEAS, Throuxfhprofessi-onalism the members of the
Chicago Police- Vepartment have provided/ us with one of the safest cities in the- U nited States of A merica-, abbenvirug-eachofustopursueour own/version of the "A merican Vream' in safety and confidence-; and
WHEKEAS, The words of Sir Winston Churchill, "never have so many owed so- much to so few" were never more apropos; and
WHEKEAS, Sergeant o ettyWoods, Star Number 2290, devoted twenty -seven years of her life in sery,pr^tc^h^
personally ensured that the C healthy, vibrant
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BE IT KESOLVEV, That the/Mayor and/ members ofthe/City Council of the/City of Chixxvao in council meeting-January 17, 2013, that on behalf of abbthe/ citizens of the/ City of Chixyago- we/ do-hereby express our appreciation/ andheartfed thanks to...
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