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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Joan
4 Greene, who passed away on January 5, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Joan Greene was born on October 30, 1940 in
6 Baltimore, Maryland; her parents were John and Edith Distance;
7 she married Elliotte Emmanuel Greene II in 1959 in Alexandria,
8 Virginia; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Joan Greene attended public school in Baltimore,
10 where she discovered and developed her musical and artistic
11 talents; she was the first African American to be awarded a
12 full scholarship to the famous Peabody Institute; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Joan Greene was a full-time wife and mother for
14 many years; she was a loyal employee of the Social Security
15 Administration for 33 years, being promoted to the position of
16 Legal Assistant; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Joan Greene had an extensive background in musical
18 performance; she performed at the Standard Club and the Chicago
19 Symphony Orchestra on many occasions; she was a performing
20 member of the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus and The Chicago's
21 Experimental Black Actor's Guild "X-Bag" Theatre; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Joan Greene was an active member of many civic
2 organizations, including the Ausar Auset Society, the Temple of
3 African Community of Chicago, The National Black United Front's
4 Chicago chapter, Accounters Center of Faith, and Community
5 Outreach; she was an Elder and board member of Ile Okun Inu,
6 NFP; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Joan Greene is survived by her daughters, Melanie
8 Greene, Judith Braynen, and Karen (Bashaan) Prewitt; her sons,
9 Patrick Greene and Elliotte (Esmerelda) Greene III; her
10 grandchildren, Erica Braynen, Bianca Greene, Zachary Greene,
11 Patrick (PJ) Greene Jr., Chloe Braynen, Joshua Braynen, Gianni
12 Greene, Symone Prewitt, Hayden Braynen, and Jillian Greene; her
13 spiritual family, Darlene Williams, Talibah Worrill, Victoria
14 Snow, Billye Wilson, Art Williams, Ron Williams, Carol
15 Williams, Brooks, Paula Harris, Dawn Roberts, Seeyen Hughley,
16 Andrea Williams, Koya Odum, Kimberley Aisha King, Nova Smith,
17 and Jermaine Brooks; and her long-time friends, Martha Lowery
18 and Elizabeth Frierson; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Joan Greene will be remembered by all who knew and
20 loved her as a loving and humorous person with a contagious
21 smile; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2 mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Joan
3 Greene; and be it further
 
4     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to the family of Joan Greene as an expression of our
6 sympathy.