Record #: R2022-1105   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 10/26/2022 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 10/26/2022
Title: Congratulations extended to Cheryl Hill-Beverly on retirement from Chicago Park District
Sponsors: Rodriguez, Michael D.
Attachments: 1. R2022-1105.pdf

RESOLUTION HONORING CHERYL HILL-BEVERLY ON HER RETIREMENT

WHEREAS, Cheryl Hill-Beverly is retiring from the Park Department after 40 years of dedicated public service; and

WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council was made aware of this occasion by the Honorable Michael D. Rodriguez ofthe 22nd Ward; and

WHEREAS, Cheryl began her career in the Chicago Park District in 1982 as a teen youth counselor at Seward Park in the Cabrini Green neighborhood; and

WHEREAS, In 1985, Cheryl was promoted to physical instructor where she was assigned to various locations across the South and West sides, including Avalon, Bradley, Kensington, Wicker, Touhy-Herbert, Shedd, and Union Parks; and

WHEREAS, In her 40 years of service, Cheryl was promoted five times, from entry level camp counselor to park supervisor, ending her career at Leclaire-Hearst Park where she has spent 12 years implementing youth, teen, and senior programming; and

WHEREAS, On the occasion of her retirement, Cheryl can take pride in knowing that she achieved her goal: to offer affordable recreational programs and keep parks safe for the communities she served; and

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered here this day ofthe twenty-sixth of October 2022 do hereby congratulate Ms. Cheryl Hill-Beverly on her retirement, and express heartfelt gratitude for her years of service; and

MICHAEL D. RODRIGUEZ Alderman. 22nd Ward

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to Ms. Cheryl Hill-Beverly as a token of appreciation for her years of service.