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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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