SA HesoCution
Adopted by The City CounciC
of tbe City of Chicago, iCCinois
WHEREAS, Weinthiscity of imAvugranty, this city of neighborhoods,
this mxyst Ameriizan of alb citi^ cognisant of the "A merican
Vream/"; and
WHEKEAS, Of the myriad available career pathy toward/ fulfillment of that dream/, there are but a-few through/whieh faithful responsilyilities offers assurance that those who- chooye other pathy will irv fact have a/ legitiAvuxte oppoitXAruty to- achieve their portion/ of the Vream/'; and/
WHEKEAS, Though/ seemingly fixed/ avid/ inviolable, the complex/ yoctal fabric/of our great metropolis could/ be easily torn/ asunder were it not for the guardians of the public/ welfare, indeed, the guardians of the "AmericanVream/"; and/
WHEKEAS, Vedlxzationtothefubfid motto of the Chicaao-
Police Vepartment- "We Serve and/ Protect"-exacts a* substantial phyyical and emotuynabtolb not only on/ the officery who must daily cope with the stress arul danger of being- Ufe'y arbitery for countless citizens, but also on/the family members who live with the very real knowledge that their husband or father may never return/ from/ any give workday; and
WHEKEAS, Through/professionalism/ arub sacrifice, the members of the
Chicago Police Vepartment have provided/ us with one of the safest cities irv
theUnited/ States ofAmerica/, allowing-exuzh of us topursue our own-version^
ofthe/"Ameriean Vrearvv' in safety and confiibenAze; and/ c~r^\ cl*
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WHEKEAS, The words of Sir Winston Churchill, "never have yo- mt$ny ~ 2: o owed yo much/to- yo few" were never moreapropoy; arub 1— cz
WHEKEAS, SergeantJeffrey W. Peraino, Star Number 2145, devoted/ y? twenty -sevenyears of his life in service to the people of Chicago arul in cn denng- has personally ensured that the City of Chicago- is the safe, healthy, vibrant comrvuxnity it is today; novo, therefore,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the Mayor and members of the City Coavuyd of
the CLty of Chicago- ivv council meebrxg-Jav...
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