OFFICE OF THE KlAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
December 9,2015
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I transmit herewith a congratulatory resolution regarding Mr. Roosevelt Brown and Mr. Minor Thomas of the Department of Streets and Sanitation.
Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
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BYB&S 'ln *ne ear|Y afternoon of Sunday, June 21, 2015, Roosevelt Brown and Minor Thomas, employees of the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation Graffiti Blasters unit, were eastbound on Division Street in the Wicker Park neighborhood when they caught sight of an obviously distressed woman calling for help; and
WHEREAS, Brown and Thomas pulled over and jumped out of their truck to investigate; and
WHEREAS, The distraught woman told them that a man had just assaulted her, putting his hands on her body in an unwelcome and inappropriate manner; and
WHEREAS, The woman pointed out her assailant, and Brown and Thomas took off in pursuit; and
WHEREAS, After a short chase, Brown and Thomas overtook the man attempting to flee down an alley, foiled his escape, and held him in front of a restaurant near the intersection of Division and Hoyne Avenue until the police arrived; and
WHEREAS, The man was ultimately charged with a misdemeanor count of battery; and
WHEREAS, Suitably impressed by Brown and Thomas's timely and effective assistance, the victim of this degrading attack wrote a letter to the Commissioner of Streets and Sanitation expressing her eternal gratitude, urging that the men be "identified, thanked, and CELEBRATED," and sharing the sentiment "with guys like these working for the City, I'm proud to be a Chicagoan;" now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, assembled this ninth day of December, 2015, do hereby offer our heartfelt thanks to Roosevelt Brown and Minor Thomas for their exemplary conduct and willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be presented to Roosevelt Brown and Minor Thomas as tokens of our esteem and gratitude, and placed on permanent record in their personnel files, as testaments to their stalwart service to the City of Chicago.
