File #: 23-4773    Version: 1 Name: MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ, 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 MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ, IN MEMORIAM WHEREAS Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called Matthew Rodriguez from our midst, and WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez was the beloved husband of Ruth (Williams), and WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez was the loving father of Kathleen (Richard) Diaz, and WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez was the dear grandfather of Felicia (Matt Wojas) Diaz-Wojas and Matthew Diaz, and WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez was the dedicated son of the late Matt Rodriguez and Annette (Drozdzik) Rodriguez, and WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez was the loving brother to Sandra (Richard) Potocki, Darlene (Paul) Sheils, and the late Richard Rodriguez, and WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez was the dear brother-in-law to the late Shirley (the late Harold) Scully, and WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez was the loving uncle to many nieces and nephews, and WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez began his career as a Chicago Police Officer in 1959, and WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez was the Superintendent for the Ch...
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

 

MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ, IN MEMORIAM

 

WHEREAS Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called Matthew Rodriguez from our midst, and

 

WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez was the beloved husband of Ruth (Williams), and

 

WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez was the loving father of Kathleen (Richard) Diaz, and

 

WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez was the dear grandfather of Felicia (Matt Wojas) Diaz-Wojas and Matthew Diaz, and

 

WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez was the dedicated son of the late Matt Rodriguez and Annette (Drozdzik) Rodriguez, and

 

WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez was the loving brother to Sandra (Richard) Potocki, Darlene (Paul) Sheils, and the late Richard Rodriguez, and

 

WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez was the dear brother-in-law to the late Shirley (the late Harold) Scully, and

 

WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez was the loving uncle to many nieces and nephews, and

 

WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez began his career as a Chicago Police Officer in 1959, and

 

WHEREAS Matthew Rodriguez was the Superintendent for the Chicago Police Department from 1992 thru 1997 and became the first Latino to serve as Superintendent in Chicago’s history, and

 

WHEREAS all who knew him will attest that Matthew Rodriguez 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 Matthew Rodriguez 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 Matthew Rodriguez that his memory may be so honored and ever cherished.

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