S\ HesoCution
Adoptedby The City CounciC
ofthe City of Chicago, iCCinois ยง5
WHEKEAS, We- irv this city of imm^fcwty, this city of neixghbcrhoods, thiy most A merican of alb cities ewe- particularly cognisant of the- "A mer-icon Vream/"; and
WHEKEAS, Ofthe- myriad/ available- career paths toward fubfillment of that dream/, there- are- bat a- few through- which/ faithful/ execution of responsibilities offers assurance that these- who- choose other paths wilt irv fact have a-legitimate opporlxu^ to- achieve their portiurn of the/Vream/; and
WHEKEAS, Though seemingly fixed/ arid- invicbabbe, the- complex/ social fabric- of our great metropolis could- be easily torn- asunder were it net for the guardians of the public welfare, irvdeed/, the guardians of the "AmericanVream/"; and
WHEKEAS, Dedication to the- fulfillment of the metto of the Chicago-Police- Vepartment- "We Serve and/ Protect"-exacts a- substantial physical and/ erytotoonab toll not only on the- officers who- must daily cope with/the- stress and- danger of being- life's arbiters for countless citizens, butalsoonthe family members who live with-the very real knowledge- that their husband/or father may never return from/ any give workday; and/
WHEKEAS, Through-professicrnalism/and- sacrifice-, the me-mbers of the Chicago- Police Vepartment haveprovideib us with- one of the safest cities in the U noted/ States of A merica, abuywirig-eachofustopursueour own version of the- "A merican V ream/" in safety arid confidence; and
WHEKEAS, The words of Sir Winston Churchill, "never have so many owed so muchto so few" were never more apropos; and
WHEKEAS, Sergeant Eric J. Penney, Star Number 1477, devoted twenty -one years ofhisufe in service
personally ensured/thatthe City ofChicago-isthesafe, healthy, vibrant ccrmmunity it is today; now, therefore,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the Mayor and/ members ofthe City Council of theCity of Chixyaao-irvcouricibmeeting^January 17, 2013, thatonbehalfof albthecitiyev\softheCity ofCh...
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