Bill Text: IL HR1440 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Shirley Jean Green of Naperville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR1440 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1440-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 Shirley | ||||||
4 | Jean Green of Naperville, who passed away on September 30, | ||||||
5 | 2016; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Shirley Green was born in Belleville to George and | ||||||
7 | Hortense Tuerck on December 23, 1925; she moved to Matteson in | ||||||
8 | 1961 with her husband, Kenneth H. Green; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Shirley Green was a legislative aide to the late | ||||||
10 | Lynn Brenne; in 1974, she was elected Township Tax Assessor for | ||||||
11 | Rich Township in the south suburbs, an office she held until | ||||||
12 | 1994; she was a Certified Illinois Assessing Officer and served | ||||||
13 | as liaison between the Cook County Assessor and the Township | ||||||
14 | Assessors for 15 years; after her retirement in 1994 from the | ||||||
15 | assessors position, she acted as a consultant and assessment | ||||||
16 | analyst for Cook County Assessors Thomas C. Hynes and James M. | ||||||
17 | Houlihan; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Shirley Green held the offices of President of the | ||||||
19 | Cook County Township Assessors Division, President of the | ||||||
20 | Township Officials of Cook County, President of the Illinois | ||||||
21 | Assessment Institute, and President of the Township Officials | ||||||
22 | of Illinois; she served on the Village of Matteson Plan |
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1 | Commission, the Economic Development Commission, and the | ||||||
2 | Matteson Village Board; she was a member of the Matteson | ||||||
3 | Library Board, the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Board, the | ||||||
4 | American Cancer Society Board, and the Matteson District 162 | ||||||
5 | School Board; she was a member of the Matteson Rotary Club, | ||||||
6 | where she served as the first female President; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Shirley Green received an award from the Illinois | ||||||
8 | Township Assessors Association as well as the Marshall Thoreau | ||||||
9 | Award for distinguished professional and personal dedication; | ||||||
10 | the Matteson Area Chamber of Commerce honored her with the | ||||||
11 | Athena Award for excellence in her profession, providing | ||||||
12 | valuable community services, and promoting support of | ||||||
13 | professional women; and
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14 | WHEREAS, In 1993, the Senior Center of Rich Township was | ||||||
15 | named the Shirley J. Green Senior Center; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Shirley Green was preceded in death by her | ||||||
17 | parents; her husband, Kenneth Green; her sister, Elma (Tuerck) | ||||||
18 | Hoff; her brother-in-law, Norman Hoff; and her nephew, James | ||||||
19 | Hoff; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Shirley Green is survived by her sons, Michael | ||||||
21 | (Kathy) Green, and Steven (Robin) Green; her brother, David | ||||||
22 | (Prema) Tuerck; her grandchildren, Kevin (Stephanie) Green, |
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1 | Dana (Heather) Green, Matthew Green, Amy (Rob) McLear, Laura | ||||||
2 | (Alex) Wilga, and Carter Farrar; her great-grandchildren, | ||||||
3 | Madison Green, and Evan, Alexa, and Nathan McLear; her nieces | ||||||
4 | and nephews, Kathy Scott, Thomas (Judy) Hoff, Karen (Gary) | ||||||
5 | Voelker, Ken (Tina) Hoff, and John (Rachel) Tuerck; and 11 | ||||||
6 | great-nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
8 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
9 | mourn the passing of Shirley Jean Green, and extend our sincere | ||||||
10 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
11 | her; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the family of Shirley Green as an expression of | ||||||
14 | our deepest sympathy.
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