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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Gerald Dwayne Green of Beach Park, who
4 passed away on December 27, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Gerald Dwayne Green was born September 18, 1961;
6 his parents were Thomas and Elizabeth Green; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Gerald Green was beloved by generations of
8 Waukegan students whose lives he touched as a District
9 Administrator and as "Coach Green" in the Athletic Department's
10 football, and track and field teams; Gerald Green graduated
11 from Waukegan West High School in 1979, having attained elite
12 status as an All-American athlete in both football and in track
13 and field; he was listed as an outstanding high school student
14 in the Streets & Smith Who's Who for high school athletes; he
15 also held the State of Illinois record for high school shot-put
16 distance; and
 
17     WHEREAS, After his graduation, Gerald attended the
18 University of Wisconsin at Madison on a Football Scholarship,
19 and gained recognition as a Division I fullback; upon leaving
20 the University of Wisconsin, Gerald furthered his football
21 career with teams in the National Football League, the Canadian
22 Football League, and the United States Football League, before

 

 

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1 returning to his roots in Waukegan; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Gerald Green dedicated his post-football career
3 to the betterment of Waukegan school students; "Coach Green"
4 will be sadly missed by the many current and former students he
5 left behind; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth
7 Green; and his grandparents, Earnest Green and Arvella Thomas;
8 and
 
9     WHEREAS, The death of Gerald Green is deeply felt by his
10 wife, Melissa, and his young children, Payton and Savannah; his
11 father, Thomas Green; his brothers, Jeffrey (Charita), and
12 Thomas; his nephew Corey; and his nieces, Chrishelda and
13 Carnese; therefore, be it
 
14     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
15 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
16 his family and friends, the passing of Gerald Green; and be it
17 further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to the family of Gerald Green as a symbol of our
20 sympathy.