Bill Text: IL HR0079 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Robert B. Green.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-05 - Resolution Adopted [HR0079 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0079-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Robert B. | ||||||
4 | Green, who passed away on January 22, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Robert Green was born to Elzy "Rico" and Vera | ||||||
6 | Green on October 11, 1936; he attended the Metropolitan | ||||||
7 | Community Church and graduated from Tilden Technical High | ||||||
8 | School in 1955; he joined the United States Air Force in April | ||||||
9 | 1955 and achieved the rank of airman first class and received | ||||||
10 | the Good Conduct Medal; following his active duty, he served as | ||||||
11 | a member of the Air Force Reserve until April 1963 when he was | ||||||
12 | honorably discharged; he married Hattie Griffin in June 1966; | ||||||
13 | and
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14 | WHEREAS, Robert Green studied at the Chicago Conservatory | ||||||
15 | of Music, where he honed his skills with the flute; he also | ||||||
16 | studied at Woodrow Wilson Junior College; he was an activist | ||||||
17 | for artists' rights, and, in 1965, he became a charter member | ||||||
18 | of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians; | ||||||
19 | he also worked at the Chicago Department of Buildings; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Robert Green founded the Chatham Village Symphony | ||||||
21 | Orchestra in 1974, the only black orchestra of its kind in | ||||||
22 | Chicago; he also played in the local United States Post Office |
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1 | Marching Band; he was a member of the Gary Civic Symphony | ||||||
2 | Orchestra for nearly 40 years and organized a woodwind quintet | ||||||
3 | which performed throughout the Chicago area; he was part of a | ||||||
4 | group of musicians that performed at the White House; he looked | ||||||
5 | forward to playing his flute during the holiday season and | ||||||
6 | performing Handel's Messiah at Hartzell United Methodist | ||||||
7 | Church; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Robert Green also pursued a career in the printing | ||||||
9 | industry; from 1966 to 1968, he worked as a journeyman | ||||||
10 | multilith operator at J.J. Collins and was a member of the | ||||||
11 | Lithographer and Photoengraver Union; in 1969, he joined the | ||||||
12 | American Banknote Company, where he spent over 20 years as a | ||||||
13 | duplicator until his retirement in 1991; he worked as a | ||||||
14 | pressman for the Chicago Park District from 1992 to 1995; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Robert Green enjoyed cooking, darts, and golf; he | ||||||
16 | played golf anytime he could and served as a member of the Red | ||||||
17 | Pepper Lounge Dart Team; he worked out at the South Side YMCA | ||||||
18 | and enjoyed spending time with friends; he enjoyed preparing | ||||||
19 | meals for his family and launched a small catering business; | ||||||
20 | and
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21 | WHEREAS, Robert Green was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
22 | and his sister, Marilyn; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Robert Green is survived by his wife, Hattie; his | ||||||
2 | sister, Ruth Ann Alexander; his sons, Lawrence Green (Beverly) | ||||||
3 | from his first wife, Joyce Price, Julian (Antris) Green, and | ||||||
4 | Justin (Naseem) Green; his grandchildren, Ashley, Ahjah, | ||||||
5 | Gianna, Jailyn, and Julian "Alex" Green; his nephew, Gerald | ||||||
6 | Greene; his nieces, Donna Ellen, Nanette Alexander, and Camille | ||||||
7 | Greene Sturgess; his great-nephews, Robert and Dominique Ellen | ||||||
8 | and Chris Greene; his great-nieces, Cherita, Ailina, and | ||||||
9 | Genelle Greene; his nieces and nephews-in-law, including | ||||||
10 | Joseph, Venita, and Robert A. Griffin Jr.; and a host of family | ||||||
11 | and friends; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
13 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
14 | we mourn the passing of Robert B. Green and extend our sincere | ||||||
15 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
16 | him; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of Robert Green as an expression of our | ||||||
19 | deepest sympathy.
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