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
7/31/90
COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
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WHEREAS, His most daunting obstacle was Lou Gehrigs disease, which he suffered from and which eventually confined him to a wheelchair; and WHEREAS, Despite this. Sergeant Gibbons fought the Police Department for his right to serve Chicagoans to the best of his abilities and was eventually promoted to the rank of sergeant; and WHEREAS, Sergeant Gibbons courage and commitment during a very trying and debilitating illness should serve as an example and an inspiration to all; now, therefore.
Be It Resolved, That we, the Mayor and members ofthe Chicago City Council, gathered here this thirty-first day of July, 1990, do hereby commemorate Sergeant John P. Gibbons for his personal strength and his tireless dedication to his job, and do hereby extend our sincerest condolences to his wife, Margaret, and two daughters, Anna and Bridget; and Be It Further Resolved, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Sergeant John P. Gibbons.
On motion of Alderman Levar, seconded by Alderman Burke, the foregoing proposed resolution was Adopted by a rising vote.
At this point in the proceedings. The Honorable Richard M. Daley, Mayor, rose to recognize Sergeant John P. Gibbons as an outstanding police officer who had refused to allow his handicap to deter him from his duties. An officer who fullfilled the Chicago Police Department motto - "We Serve and Protect" - Sergeant Gibbons was, the Mayor continued, well respected by his fellow officers as well as by Chicagoans throughout the City. After observing that Sergeant Gibbons was representative of the extraordinary quality of Chicagos public servants. Mayor Daley then extended, on behalf of all Chicagoans, his condolences to the Gibbons family.
Alderman Burke then called the Councils attention to the presence of Sergeant Gibbons wife, Margaret, accompanied by her daughters, Anne and Bridget as well as by Ms. Bridget Hincks, Mrs. Monica Reardon, Mrs Carolyn Mockus and Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Peraino and their daughter, Katie. The Gibbons family was warmly applauded by the Council and its assembled guests.
COMMENDATIONS EXTENDED TO MR. BRANDON J. GRODE
FOR HIS BRAVERY IN ASSISTING APPREHENSION
OF HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER.
The Honorable Richard M. Daley, Mayor presented the following communication:
