Full Text of HR0079 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Robert B. | 4 | | Green, who passed away on January 22, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Green was born to Elzy "Rico" and Vera | 6 | | Green on October 11, 1936; he attended the Metropolitan | 7 | | Community Church and graduated from Tilden Technical High | 8 | | School in 1955; he joined the United States Air Force in April | 9 | | 1955 and achieved the rank of airman first class and received | 10 | | the Good Conduct Medal; following his active duty, he served as | 11 | | a member of the Air Force Reserve until April 1963 when he was | 12 | | honorably discharged; he married Hattie Griffin in June 1966; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Robert Green studied at the Chicago Conservatory | 15 | | of Music, where he honed his skills with the flute; he also | 16 | | studied at Woodrow Wilson Junior College; he was an activist | 17 | | for artists' rights, and, in 1965, he became a charter member | 18 | | of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians; | 19 | | he also worked at the Chicago Department of Buildings; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Robert Green founded the Chatham Village Symphony | 21 | | Orchestra in 1974, the only black orchestra of its kind in | 22 | | Chicago; he also played in the local United States Post Office |
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| 1 | | Marching Band; he was a member of the Gary Civic Symphony | 2 | | Orchestra for nearly 40 years and organized a woodwind quintet | 3 | | which performed throughout the Chicago area; he was part of a | 4 | | group of musicians that performed at the White House; he looked | 5 | | forward to playing his flute during the holiday season and | 6 | | performing Handel's Messiah at Hartzell United Methodist | 7 | | Church; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Robert Green also pursued a career in the printing | 9 | | industry; from 1966 to 1968, he worked as a journeyman | 10 | | multilith operator at J.J. Collins and was a member of the | 11 | | Lithographer and Photoengraver Union; in 1969, he joined the | 12 | | American Banknote Company, where he spent over 20 years as a | 13 | | duplicator until his retirement in 1991; he worked as a | 14 | | pressman for the Chicago Park District from 1992 to 1995; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Robert Green enjoyed cooking, darts, and golf; he | 16 | | played golf anytime he could and served as a member of the Red | 17 | | Pepper Lounge Dart Team; he worked out at the South Side YMCA | 18 | | and enjoyed spending time with friends; he enjoyed preparing | 19 | | meals for his family and launched a small catering business; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Robert Green was preceded in death by his parents | 22 | | and his sister, Marilyn; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Green is survived by his wife, Hattie; his | 2 | | sister, Ruth Ann Alexander; his sons, Lawrence Green (Beverly) | 3 | | from his first wife, Joyce Price, Julian (Antris) Green, and | 4 | | Justin (Naseem) Green; his grandchildren, Ashley, Ahjah, | 5 | | Gianna, Jailyn, and Julian "Alex" Green; his nephew, Gerald | 6 | | Greene; his nieces, Donna Ellen, Nanette Alexander, and Camille | 7 | | Greene Sturgess; his great-nephews, Robert and Dominique Ellen | 8 | | and Chris Greene; his great-nieces, Cherita, Ailina, and | 9 | | Genelle Greene; his nieces and nephews-in-law, including | 10 | | Joseph, Venita, and Robert A. Griffin Jr.; and a host of family | 11 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we mourn the passing of Robert B. Green and extend our sincere | 15 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 16 | | him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Robert Green as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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