RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Reverend William T. Burke has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 81; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, The Reverend William T. Burke was a member of the Society of Jesus for 57 years; and
WHEREAS, The Reverend William T. Burke was a native of Hammond, Indiana and studied at Loyola University in Chicago before entering the Society of Jesus at the Milford Novitiate in Milford, Ohio; and
WHEREAS, The Reverend William T. Burke served much of his priesthood in Oak Park, Illinois, but also ministered in Alaska, Montana and Michigan; and
WHEREAS, The Reverend William T. Burke was a former Jesuit Director of the Development Center at the Chicago Province, Director of Senior Jesuit Programs and minister of his Jesuit community; and
WHEREAS, The Reverend William T. Burke was the dear brother of Mary, Timothy, Thomas, Barbara, Sara and the late Joseph; and
WHEREAS, The Reverend William T. Burke loved fishing and writing poetry; and
WHEREAS, The holiness, sacrifice and dedication of the Reverend William T. Burke serve as an example to all; and
WHEREAS, The Reverend William T. Burke will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by his many relatives, friends and admirers; and
WHEREAS, To his beloved family, the Reverend William T. Burke 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 fourteenth day of September, 2016, do hereby commemorate the Reverend William T. Burke for his grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to his family; and