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Daley, Vi (43) Tunney, Thomas (44) Levar, Patrick (45) Shiller, Helen (46) Schulter, Eugene (47) Smith, Mary Ann (48) Moore, Joe (49)
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Congratulations extended to Mayor Richard M. Daley retirement from city service
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MAY 4, 2011
, The Members of this Chamber wish to congratulate and are proud to honor Mayor Richard M. Daley, the longest-serving mayor in Chicago's history, upon the occasion of his retirement after twenty-two years of unparalleled service to the residents of our Great City and to this Distinguished Body; and
WHEREAS, Born on April 24, 1942 at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, Mayor Daley was the fourth of seven children and the eldest son of the late Mayor Richard J. Daley and Eleanor C. Daley. Raised in the Bridgeport neighborhood on Chicago's South side. Mayor Daley graduated from De LaSalle Academy, and he received his Bachelor of Arts degree and Juris Doctor degree from DePaul University in Chicago. A South sider at heart. Mayor Daley is a lifelong Chicago White Sox fan; and
-WHEREAS^Mayor-Daley-began his careerin public-service in-19©9^when he
was elected as a delegate to the 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention; and
WHEREAS, During this time, Richard Daley met Margaret C. ("Maggie") Corbett at a Christmas Party. Smitten by Maggie's charming personality, captivating smile and natural good looks, Richard asked Maggie to go out with him on New Year's Eve and she accepted. Fifteen months later, on March 25,1972, the happy couple married. Together, they had four children: Nora, who is married to Sean Conroy; Patrick; Kevin; and Elizabeth. Sadly, Kevin was born with spina bifida and died as a toddler. The Daleys have been blessed with three grandchildren, Maggie, Jack and Kevin; and
WHEREAS, From 1972 to 1980, Mayor Daley served as a senator in the Illinois General Assembly, where he spearheaded efforts to remove the sales tax on food and medicine, sponsored la...
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