RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that the members of this chamber learned of the departure of Dolores Ryan Creighton on April 14th, 2017 at the age of 88; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed body has been notified of her passing by the Honorable Matt O'Shea, Alderman ofthe 19th Ward; and
WHEREAS, Dolores J. Creighton (nee Burke) was the beloved wife ofthe late CFD Lieutenant Bernard "Gene" Ryan and they had twelve children. She was the cherished mother of Dr. Bernard "Gene" (Nancy) Ryan, Thomas (Vicki) Ryan, Edward (Julie) Ryan, Mary (the late Daniel) Paska, Ann (Dr. Marco) De La Cruz, Maureen (Timothy) McDougall, Denis (Colleen) Ryan, Gigi (David) Tyson, Barrie Ryan, Erin (Brett) Reum, John (Anita) Ryan and the late Johanna (Charles) McDonough; and
WHEREAS, After Gene's death, in 1975 she met CPD Police Lieutenant Jim Creighton on a department-sponsored cruise. The following year they got married. Dolores was the loving stepmother of Maureen (William) Hill and Joanice (Robert) Kellam; adored grandmother of forty-six, especially the late Peter Ryan, and blessed great grandmother of thirty-five; fond sister of the late James Burke; caring aunt of many nieces and nephews and treasured friend to all who had the pleasure of knowing her. Dolores leaves a legacy of faith, dignity and love; and
WHEREAS, Family was the core of Dolores's life, they would gather together spending quality time at their vacation home in Grand Beach, Michigan. She stressed to her children the importance of education; and
WHEREAS, Dolores joined the Chicago Police Department (CPD) in 1971 and was assigned to Area 2 Youth Division. A mother of seven daughters, Dolores made it her purpose to help victims of sexual violence and she strongly believed that female victims would be more comfortable giving their statements to a woman. Her advocacy lead to the establishment of the CPD "Rape Squad" in 1974, a program where only female officers interviewed female rape victims; and
WHEREAS, Dolore...
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