Alderman Harry Osterman
4 8TH WARD
September 21st, 2022
Proclamation: Commander Ernest T. Maxey, Ret.
WHEREAS, The members of the City Council of Chicago wish to recognize the many accomplishments and the birthday of U.S. Coast Guard Commander Ernest T. Maxey, Ret.; and
WHEREAS, Cdr. Maxey, Ret. will be celebrating his 100th birthday on October 1st, 2022; and
WHEREAS, The City Council has been notified of his birthday by The Honorable Harry Osterman, Alderman of the 48th Ward; and
WHEREAS, Cdr. Maxey, Ret. was born in Woodlawn Chicago on October 1st, 1922, and attended Tilden High School before matriculating to Chicago's Roosevelt University to receive a degree in business administration; and
WHEREAS, in 1942, Cdr. Maxey, Ret. enlisted in the United States Coast Guard, where he served in Connecticut and New York before his transfer to the USS General W.H. Gordon to deploy overseas, ultimately being promoted to Signalman Second Class; and
WHEREAS, following his honorable discharge in 1945, Cdr. Maxey, Ret. worked as State Director of Chicago's South End Junior Chamber of Commerce, then returned to the U.S. Coast Guard where he was stationed on the USCGC Mackinaw and promoted from Chief Warrant Officer to Lieutenant Commander, and then to Commander; and
WHEREAS, Cdr. Maxey, Ret. spent his time as a civilian dedicated to service, serving on the Chicago Park District Police Department, where he was promoted to detective; and
WHEREAS, Cdr. Maxey, Ret. continued his career to public service by supporting the State of Illinois first as an accountant and then as a Revenue Audit Supervisor; and
WHEREAS, Cdr. Maxey, Ret. and his wife, Alma, are residents of the 48th Ward, and he is the beloved father of Michelle Margo Maxey, Donna Maxey, Veronica Maxey-Suhr, and Stephen Maxey, and of the late Ernest Maxey, Jr. and Theodore Maxey; and
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BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and th...
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