RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Glenn Shelton Key, a veteran of World War II, led Chicago Aldermen in the Pledge of Allegiance to open the official proceedings of the City Council meeting of Wednesday, May 28, 2014; and
WHEREAS, A resident of the North Side, Glenn Shelton Key bravely served his country in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1946; and
WHEREAS, Glenn Shelton Key was a pharmacist mate aboard the command landing craft for the invasion of Omaha Beach during D-Day; and
WHEREAS, The landing ship tank (LST) was the first unit to cross the line of demarcation during the massive allied assault on Normandy, France; and
WHEREAS, The son of David Martin Key, the President of Millsaps College, Glenn Shelton Key was raised in Jackson, Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, Following the war, Glenn Shelton earned a master's degree in social work from the University of Chicago and never left the City he grew to call his new home; and
WHEREAS, Glenn Shelton Key met his late wife, the former Mary Jean Riley, while the couple were working under famed psychiatrist and educator Dr. Bruno Bettelheim at the University of Chicago's Orthogenic School for disturbed children; and
WHEREAS, Glenn Shelton Key went on to head the Department of Social Work at Children's Memorial Hospital in Lincoln Park where he comforted the parents of ill children; and
WHEREAS, Glenn Shelton Key is also proud to have authored the original grant proposal for Catholic Charities' Pediatric AIDS Foundation; and
WHEREAS, The courage, sacrifice and significant civic contributions of Glenn Shelton Key serve as an example to all; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty-eighth day of May, 2014, do hereby salute Glenn Shelton Key for his courageous service on behalf of our nation and do hereby declare that Wednesday, May 28 shall be recognized as Glenn Shelton Key Day throughout the City of Chicago; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable...
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