Bill Text: IL HR0922 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Honors Shirley J. Green for her many years of dedicated service to her community.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-02-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR0922 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0922-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 pleased to honor Shirley J. Green for her | ||||||
4 | many years of dedicated service to her community; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Shirley Green was born on December 23, 1925, in | ||||||
6 | Belleville; she attended schools in the Belleville area and was | ||||||
7 | a member of several civic and service organizations; in 1961, | ||||||
8 | she and her family moved to Matteson; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Shirley Green served as Rich Township Assessor | ||||||
10 | from 1974 to 1994; she holds the Certified Illinois Assessing | ||||||
11 | Officer (CIAO) designation; she served as a liaison between the | ||||||
12 | Cook County Assessor and the Township Assessors offices for 15 | ||||||
13 | years; and
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14 | WHEREAS, After her retirement, Shirley Green served as a | ||||||
15 | consultant and assessment analyst for Cook County Assessor | ||||||
16 | Thomas Hynes and later for Assessor James Houlihan; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Shirley Green presented seminars on real property | ||||||
18 | assessment for area high schools, Prairie State College, Kent | ||||||
19 | Law School, Governors State University, and Harper College; she | ||||||
20 | also hosted a radio show on WCGO called "Rich Township Serves" | ||||||
21 | during her tenure as Assessor; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Shirley Green served on the Matteson Village Board | ||||||
2 | for 6 years and served on the Board's Plan Commission and | ||||||
3 | Economic Development Commission; she also served on the | ||||||
4 | Illinois Tax Advisory Commission, the Illinois Department of | ||||||
5 | Revenue Advisory Commission for Recodification of the Property | ||||||
6 | Tax Act, and the Cook County Committee to Review the Equity of | ||||||
7 | the Assessment Process in Cook County; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Shirley Green was the first female president of | ||||||
9 | the Cook County Township Assessors Association; she was a | ||||||
10 | member of the Township Officials of Cook County, the Illinois | ||||||
11 | Assessment Institute, the Township Officials of Illinois, and | ||||||
12 | the Township Officials of Illinois Risk Management | ||||||
13 | Association; she served as President of the Matteson Station | ||||||
14 | Townhome Owners Association; she is a charter member of the | ||||||
15 | Matteson Library Association; she is also a life member of the | ||||||
16 | Matteson PTA and a member of the Board of Directors of the | ||||||
17 | Chicago Heights Symphony, the American Cancer Society, the | ||||||
18 | South Suburban Focus Council, and the Chicago Southland | ||||||
19 | Alliance; and
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20 | WHEREAS, In 1993, Rich Township's Senior Center was named | ||||||
21 | the Shirley J. Green Senior Center in honor of her work in her | ||||||
22 | community; she was the recipient of an award from the Illinois | ||||||
23 | Township Assessors Association, as well as the Marshall Thoreau |
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1 | Award and a Life Membership from the Township Officials of | ||||||
2 | Illinois; she also received the Paul Harris Award from the | ||||||
3 | Matteson Rotary Club, the Athena Award from the Matteson Area | ||||||
4 | Chamber of Commerce, the Outstanding Citizen Award from the | ||||||
5 | Chamber of Commerce of the South Suburbs, and a First Person | ||||||
6 | Profile Tribute from the Chicago Tribune; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Shirley Green was married to the late Kenneth H. | ||||||
8 | Green; she is the mother of 2 sons, Michael and Steven (Robin), | ||||||
9 | and the grandmother of 5 grandchildren, Kevin, Dana, Matthew, | ||||||
10 | Amy, and Laura Green; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
12 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
13 | honor Shirley J. Green for her many years of dedicated service | ||||||
14 | to her community and wish her continued success and happiness | ||||||
15 | in the future; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to Shirley Green as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
18 | respect.
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