File #: 23-4775    Version: 1 Name: KEVIN PETER WARD, IN MEMORIAM
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 9/7/2023 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 9/21/2023 Final action: 9/21/2023
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION KEVIN PETER WARD, IN MEMORIAM WHEREAS Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called Kevin Ward from our midst, and WHEREAS Kevin Ward was the dedicated son of John F. Ward and the late Valerie J. (Carney) and stepmother Beth Ward, and WHEREAS Kevin Ward was the loving brother to Karen (Wren) Aislinn, and WHEREAS Kevin Ward was the dear uncle to Keegan and Piper Aislinn, and WHEREAS Kevin ward was born in Oxford, England WHEREAS Kevin Ward grew up in Ann Arbour, Michigan, and WHEREAS Kevin Ward graduated from University of Michigan in 1986, and WEHREAS Kevin Ward, after graduation, enjoyed a decade of adventures which included working as an options trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a ski resort employee and hotel chef in Colorado, and as a commercial fishing deckhand on a boat out of Alaska, and WHEREAS Kevin Ward began his career as a Chicago Fire Fighter in 1996 and later became a Lieutenant, and WHEREAS Kevin Ward sustained injuries fighti...
Sponsors: JOHN P. DALEY, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, MONICA GORDON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, JOSINA MORITA, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, ANTHONY J. QUEZADA, TARA S. STAMPS, MAGGIE TREVOR

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

 

KEVIN PETER WARD, IN MEMORIAM

 

WHEREAS Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called Kevin Ward from our midst, and

 

WHEREAS Kevin Ward was the dedicated son of John F. Ward and the late Valerie J. (Carney) and stepmother Beth Ward, and

 

WHEREAS Kevin Ward was the loving brother to Karen (Wren) Aislinn, and

 

WHEREAS Kevin Ward was the dear uncle to Keegan and Piper Aislinn, and

 

WHEREAS Kevin ward was born in Oxford, England

 

WHEREAS Kevin Ward grew up in Ann Arbour, Michigan, and

 

WHEREAS Kevin Ward graduated from University of Michigan in 1986, and

 

WEHREAS Kevin Ward, after graduation, enjoyed a decade of adventures which included working as an options trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a ski resort employee and hotel chef in Colorado, and as a commercial fishing deckhand on a boat out of Alaska, and

 

WHEREAS Kevin Ward began his career as a Chicago Fire Fighter in 1996 and later became a Lieutenant, and

 

WHEREAS Kevin Ward sustained injuries fighting a house fire on August 11, 2023, and succumbed to the injuries on August 28, 2023 surrounded by his family, and

 

WHEREAS all who knew him will attest that Kevin Ward was a kind and compassionate man, virtuous of character and gentle in spirit, admired and respected by his many friends and neighbors, and dearly loved by his family, now therefore

 

BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Cook County that the Board does hereby offer its deepest condolences and most heartfelt sympathy to the family and many friends of Kevin Ward and joins them in sorrow at this time of loss, and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this text be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body, and a suitable copy of same be tendered to the family of Kevin Ward that his memory may be so honored and ever cherished.

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