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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING FATHER RONALD NAVOY ON HIS RETIREMENT
WHEREAS, Father Ronald Navoy of St. Emily Catholic Church in Mount Prospect will retire on June 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, Father Navoy has served as pastor of St. Emily’s since August of 2005; and
WHEREAS, Father Navoy grew up on the Northwest Side near Chicago and Pulaski and attended St. Cyril & Methodius parish; and
WHEREAS, two priests at St. Cyril & Methodius, Father Romancik and Father Spitkovsky, fostered Father Ron’s vocation when he was a student there; and
WHEREAS, Father Ron attended Quigley and St. Mary of the Lake Seminary and was ordained on May 12, 1971; and
WHEREAS, Father Ron served as associate pastor at four parishes: St. Pascal, St. Cajetan, St. Bernardine, and St. Marceline, and he served as pastor at St. Cyprian parish before going to St. Emily; and
WHEREAS, Father Ron is known as a gentle giant who provides great spirituality; and
WHEREAS, Father Ron’s prayer life includes an annual retreat at Cardinal Stritch Retreat House in Mundelein; and
WHEREAS, in addition to his duties as pastor, Father Ron enjoys a challenging round of bridge; and
WHEREAS, Father Ronald Navoy will be honored at a farewell mass and reception at St. Emily’s at 11:30 on June 12, 2016.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby thank Father Ron for his years of service to so many parishes and congratulate him on his well-deserved retirement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this resolution be tendered to Father Ronald Navoy on the occasion of his retirement.
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