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RESOLUTION 42-63
WHEREAS the residents of Mount Prospect, Illinois, have felt a
deep personal sorrow in the death of John F. Kennedy, their President of
the United States,
AND WHEREAS, irrespective of race, creed or political party
they respected the man who shaped the destiny of national affairs and who
was a living profile of courage as he labored for his convictions,
AND WHEREAS they respect the authority of any official or arm
of government which must ever strive to accomplish worthwhile objectives,
even in the face of minority or majority opinions,
AND WHEREAS they abhor the violence of any beliefs, individually
or collectively, which led to John F. Kennedy's rendezvous with death,
THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the Village of Mount
Prospect, Illinois, hereby publicly express the grief of their community
during this thirty-day period of mourning and extend their condolences to
the late President's family;
AND FURTHERMORE RESOLVE AND ORDER that a copy of this resolution
signed by the president and clerk of the Village of Mount Prospect, Illinois,
be inscribed in the records of this meeting and be sent to Mrs. John F.
Kennedy and also to President Lyndon B. Johnson, upon whose shoulders the
weight of government now rests.
ADOPTED this TWENTY-SIXTH day of NOVEMBER, 1963, A.D.
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