CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED TO SERGEANT PATRICIA STRIBLING ON HER RETIREMENT FROM THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, After 29 years of distinguished public service, Sgt. Patricia Stribling is retiring from the Chicago Police Department; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this occasion by the Honorable Matthew J. O'Shea, Alderman ofthe 19th Ward; 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 and sergeants who must cope daily with the stress and danger of putting their lives on the line for countless City residents, but also on their family members; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her long and distinguished tenure Sgt. Patricia Stribling upheld the finest traditions ofthe law enforcement community, with hard work, commitment, and dedication to duty earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues and the communities that she protected and served; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Stribling devoted her career to public service and 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 Chicago City Council would like to recognize the great debt owed to our law enforcement community, and express our sincerest gratitude to Sgt. Stribling for a long and prolific career; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered here this twenty-seventh day of April, 2022, do hereby congratulate Sgt. Patricia Stribling, star number 1355, on her retirement and thank her for 29 years of service to the people of the City of Chicago, and express our heartfelt wishes on a pleasant retirement to Sgt. Patricia Stribling; and
MATTHEW J. O'SHEA Alderman, 19th Ward
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy ofthis resolution be prepared and presented to Sergeant Patricia Stribling.