CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED TO POLICE OFFICER DEROD HENDERSON ON RETIREMENT FROM THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT
.- ;'• WHEREAS, On January 16, 2017, Police Officer Derod Henderson retired from thc ; Chicago! Police Department following .twenty years of dedicated public service; and
WHEREAS, I he Chicago City Council has been informed of this occasion by the Honorable Willie B. Cochran, Alderman of the 20th Ward; and ,
WHEREAS, Police Officer Derod Henderson, Star #19632, retired as a valued member
of the 2nd District; and .;' '/ '„ , ¦', -•
WHEREAS, Dedication to and fulfillment of the motto of the Chicago Police ; ?.'' Department-"We Serve and Protect" ~ exacts a substantial physical and emotional toll nol only on the officers who must daily cope with the stress and danger of being life's arbitrator for . countless citizens, but also on their family members; and
WHEREAS, Throughout a long and distinguished tenure, Officer Derod Henderson .
upheld the'finest traditions of law enforcement community and his hard work, commitment and
dedication to duty earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues and the communities
he protected; and • ¦/ "
WHEREAS, Police Officer Derod Henderson devoted twenty years of his life in public ¦; service to the people of the City of Chicago and in doing so has personally ensured that the City . of Chicago is the safe, healthy and vibrant community it is today; and '•. * ;. ' V • ¦
WHEREAS, I he leaders of this great City of Chicago are cognizant of the great debt .
owed our public servants, and extend our sincerest gratitude to the long and prolific career of
Police Officer Derod Henderson; now, therefore ¦ . : :.
Be It Resolved, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Counci l of the City of . ; Chicago gathered here this 13th day of December, 2017,. do hereby express our gratitude for \ ; twenty years of work in service to the people of the City of Chicago, and express our heartfelt wishes on a pleasa...
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