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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of  
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Representatives are pleased to honor Shirley J. Green for her 
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many years of dedicated service to her community; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Shirley Green was born on December 23, 1925, in 
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Belleville; she attended schools in the Belleville area and was 
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a member of several civic and service organizations; in 1961, 
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she and her family moved to Matteson; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Shirley Green served as Rich Township Assessor 
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from 1974 to 1994; she holds the Certified Illinois Assessing 
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Officer (CIAO) designation; she served as a liaison between the 
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Cook County Assessor and the Township Assessors offices for 15 
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years; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, After her retirement, Shirley Green served as a 
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consultant and assessment analyst for Cook County Assessor 
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Thomas Hynes and later for Assessor James Houlihan; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Shirley Green presented seminars on real property 
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assessment for area high schools, Prairie State College, Kent 
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Law School, Governors State University, and Harper College; she 
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also hosted a radio show on WCGO called "Rich Township Serves" 
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during her tenure as Assessor; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Shirley Green served on the Matteson Village Board 
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for 6 years and served on the Board's Plan Commission and 
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Economic Development Commission; she also served on the 
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Illinois Tax Advisory Commission, the Illinois Department of 
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Revenue Advisory Commission for Recodification of the Property 
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Tax Act, and the Cook County Committee to Review the Equity of 
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the Assessment Process in Cook County; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Shirley Green was the first female president of 
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the Cook County Township Assessors Association; she was a 
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member of the Township Officials of Cook County, the Illinois 
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Assessment Institute, the Township Officials of Illinois, and 
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the Township Officials of Illinois Risk Management 
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Association; she served as President of the Matteson Station 
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Townhome Owners Association; she is a charter member of the 
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Matteson Library Association; she is also a life member of the 
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Matteson PTA and a member of the Board of Directors of the 
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Chicago Heights Symphony, the American Cancer Society, the 
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South Suburban Focus Council, and the Chicago Southland 
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Alliance; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1993, Rich Township's Senior Center was named 
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the Shirley J. Green Senior Center in honor of her work in her 
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community; she was the recipient of an award from the Illinois 
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Township Assessors Association, as well as the Marshall Thoreau 
 


 






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Award and a Life Membership from the Township Officials of 
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Illinois; she also received the Paul Harris Award from the 
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Matteson Rotary Club, the Athena Award from the Matteson Area 
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Chamber of Commerce, the Outstanding Citizen Award from the 
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Chamber of Commerce of the South Suburbs, and a First Person 
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Profile Tribute from the Chicago Tribune; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Shirley Green was married to the late Kenneth H. 
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Green; she is the mother of 2 sons, Michael and Steven (Robin), 
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and the grandmother of 5 grandchildren, Kevin, Dana, Matthew, 
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Amy, and Laura Green; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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honor Shirley J. Green for her many years of dedicated service 
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to her community and wish her continued success and happiness 
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in the future; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Shirley Green as a symbol of our esteem and 
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respect.