Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago - July 31, 1990
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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
REPORTS A N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N S
CITY OFFICERS.
7/31/90
FROM
TRIBUTE TO LATE POLICE SERGEANT JOHN P. GIBBONS.
The Honorable Richard M. Daley, Mayor, presented the following communication:
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
July 31,1990.
To the Honorable, The City Council ofthe City of Chicago:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN - I transmit herewith a resolution honoring the memory of Sergeant John P. Gibbons, a Chicago police officer who courageously broke new ground for the handicapped.
Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.
Very truly yours, Signed RICHARD M. DALEY, Mayor.
Alderman Levar moved to Suspend the Rules Temporarily for the immediate consideration of and action upon the said proposed resolution. The motion Prevailed.
The following is said proposed resolution:
WHEREAS, Sergeant John P. Gibbons, a Chicago police officer who courageously broke new ground for the handicapped, passed away Monday, July 16, 1990, at the age of fortyeight; and WHEREAS, Sergeant Gibbons refused to let his handicap keep him from his duties and overcame many obstacles in his quest to become a sergeant; and
