City of Philadelphia - File #: 050703

• File #: 050703
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 6/16/2005
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 6/16/2005
• Title: Honoring Robert Gessler for his service as President of the Philadelphia County Board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Miller, Council President Verna, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Cohen

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/16/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
6/16/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/16/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Honoring Robert Gessler for his service as President of the Philadelphia County Board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Body
WHEREAS, Mr. Robert Gessler is the youngest of four children born to Bruce and Teresa Gessler, grew up in the Kensington section of Philadelphia and went on to graduate from Northeast Catholic High School in 1981; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Gessler has been married to fellow life-long Philadelphian Kathleen Dougherty for the past 16 years and currently resides with her in the Torresdale section of Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Gessler is the past president of Division #87 of the Ancient Order of Hibemians, where he served for eight years and as president, was recognized by the national board of the AOH for its numerous charitable endeavors, won three Mayor James J. Tate Parade Awards and founded a junior division at Northeast Catholic High School. During his tenure, the division grew from 85 members to over 650 when he departed; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Gessler was the President of the Philadelphia County Board for over ten years, during which time he was able to transform the County Board into a powerful force for charitable works in the City of Philadelphia by raising over $500,000 per year for a myriad of causes; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Gessler founded the Hibernian Community Development Corporation to provide housing and educational opportunities to disadvantaged Philadelphians and also authored the Hibernian Hunger Project, which through the hard work of numerous Hibernians and donations from AOH members, unions, organizations and private individuals has fed over 70,000 people in the Delaware Valley and is now a national initiative for the Order; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That we hereby honor Bob Gessler and thank him for his exemplary service as President of the Philadelphia County Board of the Ancient O...