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RESOLUTION
Upon the Death of
PRESIDENT JOHN-FITZGERALD KENNEDY
WHEREAS, the citizens of the City of Evanston do hereby
join their fellow countrymen and indeed the citizens of the world
in its grief and sorrow caused by the wanton assassination of the
President of the United States, JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY.
We do furthermore thankfully acknowledge the great leader-
ship that he did give this Nation for nearly three years as
President of these United States of America.
We do hereby bow our heads in Thanksgiving that our Nation
• was so blessed as to be given such an outstanding man for its
President.
We do hereby solemnly acknowledge that never did we disagree
in our realization that this was a man of exemplary calibre . . .
. . . truly he was a Man among men.
..... He was indeed a man possessed with courage and
determination that shall always shine forth as
an example for all of us to emulate.
*so** His courage had the spark of an Abraham Lincoln
while his determination reflected the character
of a Theodore Roosevelt.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that now that the sands of time
have placed JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY in his final resting place
that we wish to join together in a prayer so often said during
the Thanksgiving Season. . . . for its message seems to say all
that we could hope to say:
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"The Praying Hands" (Helen Steiner Rice)
The "Praying Hands" are much, much more
than just a work of art,
They are the "soul's creation"
of a deeply thankful heart ......
They are a Priceless Masterpiece
that love alone could paint,
And they reveal the Selflessness
of an unheralded saint - -
These hands so scarred and toilworn,
tell the story of a man
Who sacrificed his talent
in accordance with God's Plan - For in God's Plan are many things
man cannot understand,
But we must trust God's judgment
and be guided by His Hand - -
Sometimes He asks us to give up
our dreams of happiness,
Sometimes we must forego our hopes
of fortune and success - - -
Not all of us can triumph
or rise to heights of fame,
And many times What should be Ours,
goes to Another Name - -
But he who makes sacrifice,
so another may succeed,
Is indeed a true disciple
of our blessed Savior's creed - For when we "give ourselves away"
in sacrifice and love,
We are "laying up rich treasures"
in God's kingdom up above - -
And hidden in gnarled, toilworn hands
is the truest Art of Lining,
Achieved alone by those who've learned
the "Victory of Giving" ......
For any sacrifice on earth,
made in the dear Lord's name,
Assures the Giver of a Place
in heaven's Hall of Fame - And who can say with certainty
where the Greatest Talent Lies,
Or Who will be the Greatest
. in Our Heavenly Father's Eyes!
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the members of the City
Council of the City of Evanston on behalf of ourselves, the
Mayor, the City Manager, the officials, as well as the citizens
of this community, that we express profound regret upon the
occasion of the untimely death of our late President, JOHN
FITZGERALD KENNEDY.
ATTEST:
Is/ Maurice F. Brown ,
City Clerk
Adopted November 26 , 1963
/s/ Joho D. PWPrg
Mayor
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