RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF JULY 14, 2022
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Abbey Murphy
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WHEREAS, Abbey Murphy is a 2020 graduate of Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School in Chicago, Illinois and the daughter of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Pipefitter Ed Murphy; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Murphy started playing ice hockey when she was 7 years old, and at age 10 she joined the Chicago Mission, an elite AAA ice hockey program; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Murphy currently plays forward with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s ice hockey team; and
WHEREAS, she previously played with the Chicago Mission hockey team, with which she won 14U state championship and 16U state and national championships; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Murphy also played with the U.S. Under-18 Team, with which she won a gold medal at the 2020 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia, a silver medal at the 2019 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship in Obihiro, Japan, and a gold medal at the 2018 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship in Dmitrov, Russia; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Murphy was also a member of the U.S. Under-18 Women’s Select Team in 2017, 2018, and 2019 and she participated in the USA Hockey Women’s National Festivals in 2017, 2018, and 2019; and
WHEREAS, at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Ms. Murphy won silver with the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team; 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 our staff, do hereby recognize Abbey Murphy for her many achievements as a hockey player; 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 Abbey Murphy.
Dated: July 14, 2022