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File #: 14-1517    Version: 1
Type: Memorial Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 12/12/2014 In control: Miscellaneous & New Business
On agenda: 12/18/2014 Final action: 12/18/2014
Title: MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners extending sympathy and condolences to the family of Darius Lamar Morgan
MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 18, 2014
 
Title
MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners extending sympathy and condolences to the family of Darius Lamar Morgan
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WHEREAS, Darius Lamar Morgan was born on September 22, 1962 to Adelaide and the late Houston Morgan, Sr.; and
 
WHEREAS, after graduating from Resurrection Grammar School, Darius earned his high school diploma from CAM Academy; and
 
WHEREAS, Darius proudly served his country in the armed forces; and
 
WHEREAS, after his service, Darius devoted his life to his main passion: cooking; and
 
WHEREAS, Darius worked as a chef for many years at various companies, most recently at the Naval station in Great Lakes; and
 
WHEREAS, Darius was full of life and brought joy to all those lucky enough to know him; and
 
WHEREAS, family and friends will miss his joking, his dependable presence in times of need, and his kind and loving nature; and
 
WHEREAS, to quote Helen Keller, "What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us"; and
    
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, on behalf of ourselves and staff, extend our sympathy and condolences to the family and friends of Darius Lamar Morgan; and
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Record of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and that a copy of same, suitably engrossed, be presented to the family of Darius Lamar Morgan.
Dated: December 18, 2014
Approved: BARBARA J. MCGOWAN, Acting President; MARIYANA T. SPYROPOULOS, Chairman, Committee on Finance; MICHAEL A. ALVAREZ; FRANK AVILA; TIMOTHY BRADFORD; CYNTHIA M. SANTOS; DEBRA SHORE; KARI K. STEELE; PATRICK D. THOMPSON, Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
 
Approved as to Form and Legality:  Ronald M. Hill, General Counsel