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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONGRATULATING MARY KATE MANION FOR BEING CROWNED QUEEN OF CHICAGO’S 2018 ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE
WHEREAS, Mary Kate Manion, a resident of Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, was selected from a field of sixty women of Irish ancestry to be the 2018 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Queen; and
WHEREAS, Mary Kate Manion’s court consists of Madeline Mitchell, Maura Carr, Nicole Coghlan, and Catherine Coghlan; and
WHEREAS, the 63rd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will take place on March 17, 2018, along Columbus Drive; and
WHEREAS, Mary Kate Manion and her court will represent the Chicago Irish community at the parade and at other Irish-heritage events throughout the year on behalf of the parade committee; and
WHEREAS, Mary Kate Manion is the second-eldest child of Tom and Nancy Manion and is a loving sister to her siblings Michael, Colleen, Rory, and Molly; and
WHEREAS, Mary Kate Manion is a graduate of Immaculate Conception Grade School and Immaculate Conception High School in Elmhurst; and
WHEREAS, Mary Kate Manion received her undergraduate degree in Business Administration from St. Norbert College, where she was also a four-year player and two-year captain on the Women’s Volleyball Team; and
WHEREAS, Mary Kate Manion is currently employed as a legislative aide for the Committee on Finance of the Chicago City Council and serves as a member on the Junior Board for Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness; and
WHEREAS, Mary Kate Manion will represent Cook County’s and Chicago’s proud Irish community with honor and distinction.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby congratulate Mary Kate Manion for being crowned Queen of the 2018 Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this resolution be tendered to Mary Kate Manion as an expression of our esteem.
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