Record #: R2017-1028   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 11/15/2017 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 11/15/2017
Title: Congratulations extended to Police Officer Gregory Jones on retirement
Sponsors: Curtis, Derrick G.
Attachments: 1. R2017-1028.pdf
CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED TO POLICE OFFICER GREGORY JONES ON RETIREMENT FROM THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, On December 7, 2017, Police Officer Gregory Jones will retire from the Chicago Police Department following twenty-six years of dedicated public service; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this occasion by the Honorable Derrick Curtis, Alderman of the 18th Ward; and
WHEREA, Police Officer Gregory Jones, Star #11238, will retire as a valued member of the 6th 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 not 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 Gregory Jones upheld the finest traditions of the 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 Gregory Jones devoted twenty-one 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
WHEREAS, The 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 Gregory Jones; now, therefore
Be ft Resolved, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago gathered here this twenty-first day of November, 2017, do hereby express our gratitude for twenty-six years of work in service to the people of the City of Chicago, and express our heartiest wishes on a pleasant retirement to Gregory Jones; and
Be It Further Resolved, That a suitable copy of this resolution be pr...

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