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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Knights of Columbus Police Council #12173 is the | ||||||
| 3 | only one of over 17,500 Knights of Columbus Councils in the | ||||||
| 4 | world that is comprised of former and current law enforcement | ||||||
| 5 | members and active and former military; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Knights of Columbus Police Council #12173 is an | ||||||
| 7 | elite organization; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Knights of Columbus Police Council #12173 is | ||||||
| 9 | composed of Roman Catholic men ages 18 and older who are "in | ||||||
| 10 | union with the Holy See," accept the teaching authority of the | ||||||
| 11 | Catholic Church in regards to faith and morality, aspire "to | ||||||
| 12 | live in accord with the precepts of the Catholic Church," and | ||||||
| 13 | are within good standing in the Church; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Knights of Columbus Police Council #12173 also | ||||||
| 15 | provides financial, as well as other, assistance, to groups | ||||||
| 16 | every year, including Misericordia, the National Alliance for | ||||||
| 17 | Mental Illness, Gold Star Families, Tunnel to Towers for | ||||||
| 18 | Veterans, St. Baldrick's Cancer Research, Little Sisters for | ||||||
| 19 | the Poor, Special Olympics, and the Daley Plaza Nativity Scene | ||||||
| 20 | Committee, among other organizations; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, The works of Knights of Columbus Police Council | ||||||
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| 1 | #12173 are informed by four core principles, charity, unity, | ||||||
| 2 | fraternity, and patriotism; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, The Knights of Columbus Police Council #12173 | ||||||
| 4 | brings together the brave members and former members of our | ||||||
| 5 | law enforcement organizations and military in service and | ||||||
| 6 | faith to improve their home communities; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The Knights of Columbus Police Council #12173 is | ||||||
| 8 | recognizing its 25th anniversary in March of 2023, which is | ||||||
| 9 | marking over two decades of service to the Chicagoland area | ||||||
| 10 | and commitment to the members' faith; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 12 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 13 | we congratulate the Knights of Columbus Police Council #12173 | ||||||
| 14 | and all of its members on 25 years of outstanding community | ||||||
| 15 | service as an organization; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to Chaplain Father Daniel J. Brandt, Grand Knight | ||||||
| 18 | Dennis P. Fitzgerald, Deputy Grand Knight Kenneth Malkowski, | ||||||
| 19 | and all 2022-2023 Council Officers of the Knights of Columbus | ||||||
| 20 | Police Council #12173 as a symbol of respect and esteem for | ||||||
| 21 | this anniversary and years of success and fraternity.
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