Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago - November 6, 1985
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Source: Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago
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JOURNAL-CITY COUNCIL-CHICAGO
11/6/85
WHEREAS, Commander Works also held the positions of detective, sergeant and lieutenant in the Police Department; and WHEREAS, He rose to the rank of Major during his 27 years of service in the National Guard; and WHEREAS, Commander Works was devoutly committed to the prevention of crime and offering Chicagos youth alternatives to the street crime that permeated the neighborhoods where he was assigned; and WHEREAS, Commander Works will long be remembered by his co-workers, family, friends and acquaintances as a caring and concerned human being; and WHEREAS, Commander Lemon Works was a loving husband to his wife Davora, a devoted father to his children Melinda Humbert, Angleque Jones and Lamonya and a caring grandfather to his six grandchildren; now, therefore.
Be It Resolved, That the Mayor and the members ofthe City Council assembled here this 6th day of November, 1985, do hereby recognize the outstanding police work and personal ideals of Commander Lemon Works; and Be It Further Resolved, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to the family of Commander Works.
Alderman Evans moved to Suspend the Rules Temporarily to permit immediate consideration of and action upon the foregoing proposed resolution. The motion Prevailed.
On motion of Alderman Evans seconded by Aldermen Langford, Beavers, Natarus and Rush, the foregoing proposed resolution was Adopted, unanimously, by a rising vote.
At this point. Mayor Washington expressed his own feeling that with the passing of Commander Works, the City of Chicago had "lost a real, true and honest public servant".
Seconding the observation of Alderman Natarus, the Mayor also stated that Police Commander Lemon Works "was capable, was competent, was a professional police officer"
and noted that "such people are irreplaceable".
TRIBUTE TO LATE MR. BASIL "GUS" TALBOTT.
Honorable Harold Washington, Mayor, on behalf of himself and all the members of the City Council, presented the following proposed resolution:
WHEREAS, Basil "Gus" Talbott passed away Tuesday, November 5,1985; and WHEREAS, "Gus" Talbott was one of the last survivors of the free-wheeling newspaper era, immortalized in the play "The Front Page"; and
