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adopud by Tlie Qity Qouncil °f*< Qity of Qkicago, Illinois
ALDERMAN EDWARD M. BURKE
presented by MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL on JUNE 5, 2013
BT6CIS ' After more than 33 years of service to Mercy Hospital & Medical Center and Trinity Health ("Mercy Hospital"), Sister Sheila Lyne, RSM, officially retired as Mercy Hospital's president and chief executive officer on May 31, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Robert F. Kennedy reminded us that: "Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality of those who seek to change a world which yields most painfully to change;" and
WHEREAS, Throughout her more than six decades of service as a Sister of Mercy and three decades of service to Mercy Hospital, Sister Sheila Lyne repeatedly demonstrated her bravery, resilience and skilled leadership in the fight to ensure that Chicago's neediest residents receive quality healthcare; and
WHEREAS, A wisp of a woman whose gentle demeanor conceals an iron will, boundless compassion and an unfailing moral compass, Sister Sheila Lyne joined Mercy Hospital in 1970 as director of the diagnostic and treatment center. Following the example set by The Venerable Mother Catherine McAuley, an Irish nun who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831, Sister Sheila Lyne dedicated her life to serving the poor, the vulnerable and the sick; and
WHEREAS, In 1976, after earning her master's degree in psychiatric nursing from St. Xavier University in Chicago, Sister Sheila Lyne was named president and chief executive officer of Mercy Hospital. In 1980, she received her master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, In 1991, Sister Sheila Lyne was appointed Commissioner of Public Health for the City of Chicago, a position which she held for nine years. The first female and non-physician to serve in that capacity, she embraced her new position with passion, determination and common sense; and
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