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page 24 POST BOARD ACTION AGENDA Meeting of April 5, 2000 CONSENT CALENDAR continued ITEM #46 cont’d CC ITEM #9 cont’d WHEREAS, in addition to its strong residential and industrial base, Elk Grove Township is also well known for its open spaces, including one of the largest Forest Preserve Districts in Cook County, including an elk herd introduced in 1925 whose descendants thrive and delight many visitors, and WHEREAS, in April 2000, township government in Illinois celebrates its Sesquicentennial Anniversary, now therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners congratulates Elk Grove Township on its 150th Anniversary, and wishes its residents continued prosperity in the 21st century and beyond. CC ITEM #10 Submitting a Resolution sponsored by * * * * * JOHN P. DALEY and TED LECHOWICZ, County Commissioners RESOLUTION WHEREAS Peter and MaryEllen Woods were joined together as husband and wife in Holy Matrimony on March 17, 1950, and WHEREAS on March 17, 2000, Peter and MaryEllen Woods observed the joyous occasion of their Golden Wedding Anniversary, as they marked 50 years of marital bliss, and WHEREAS Peter and MaryEllen Woods have raised four children, sons Peter (Diane), Edward (Cynthia), and William and daughter Janice Haussman (Louis), and WHEREAS Peter and MaryEllen Woods are the proud grandparents of nine grandchildren, Bobby (Deanna), Billy (Jackie), Benjy, Samantha, Madeline, Teddy, Allison, Danny and Kyle, and WHEREAS Peter and MaryEllen Woods are the proud great-grandparents of Bobby and Anthony, and WHEREAS lifelong residents of Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood, Peter and MaryEllen Woods have long believed in contributing to the betterment of their community and their parish, Nativity of Our Lord, and WHEREAS Peter has served and protected the citizens of the Ninth Police District as a 32 year veteran police officer, and MaryEllen was employed by the First National Bank of Chicago for 18 years, and WHEREAS Peter and MaryEllen Woods have shared fifty years of marital bliss together in loving and constant devotion to one another, thus exemplifying the spirit of the Sacrament of Marriage, now THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Cook County that the Board extends its warmest congratulations to Peter and MaryEllen Woods on the joyous occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary, and joins all who will gather in their honor at Polonia Grove Banquet Hall on April 14, 2000, to wish them many more years of happiness together, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this text be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body, and a ceremonial copy of same be presented to Peter and MaryEllen Woods, to commemorate this happy event. * * * * *
page 25 POST BOARD ACTION AGENDA Meeting of April 5, 2000 CONSENT CALENDAR continued ITEM #46 cont’d CC ITEM #11 Submitting a Resolution sponsored by JOHN P. DALEY, TED LECHOWICZ and PRESIDENT JOHN H. STROGER, JR., County Commissioners Co-Sponsored by JERRY BUTLER, ALLAN C. CARR, EARLEAN COLLINS, GREGG GOSLIN, CARL R. HANSEN, ROBERTO MALDONADO, WILLIAM R. MORAN, JOSEPH MARIO MORENO, MIKE QUIGLEY, HERBERT T. SCHUMANN, JR., PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, BOBBIE L. STEELE and CALVIN R. SUTKER, County Commissioners RESOLUTION WHEREAS on September 7, 1774, the first daily prayer was offered to the representatives in the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, thus beginning a longstanding tradition of Congress commencing its daily proceedings with a moment of prayer, and WHEREAS this fond tradition has provided a brief but peaceful refuge from the often contentious public debate within the House Chambers, and has bound disparate factions under the unifying theme of God's love, and WHEREAS on March 23, 2000, Congressman Dennis Hastert, in his role as Speaker of the House of Representatives, appointed the Reverend Daniel Coughlin to serve as Chaplain of the House, and WHEREAS a product of Chicago’s Wrigleyville neighborhood, Reverend Daniel Coughlin was first ordained as a priest on May 3, 1960, after attending Quigley Prepatory Seminary and St. Mary of the Lake University in Mundelein, and WHEREAS Reverend Daniel Coughlin earned a degree in pastoral studies from Loyola University, and was named Chairman of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commission, an international renowned post, and WHEREAS Reverend Daniel Coughlin has served as Associate Pastor of St. Raymond Parish in Mount Prospect, Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, and has served as an advisor to three consecutive Archbishops of the Chicago Archdiocese, including his most recent assignment as Vicar for Priests under Frances Cardinal George, and WHEREAS in naming Reverend Coughlin to this post, Speaker Hastert asserted his belief “that Daniel Coughlin will bring to the House a caring and healing heart,” and with this appointment Reverend Daniel Coughlin becomes the first Catholic Chaplain of the House, and WHEREAS Reverend Daniel Coughlin, a man of faith and of the people, now leaves his native Chicago to serve God’s will before the people’s representatives in the United States Congress, now THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Cook County, that the Board congratulates Reverend Daniel Coughlin on his appointment, and wishes him success in his new ministry, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this text be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body and a ceremonial copy of same be presented to Reverend Daniel Coughlin. * * * * *
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