Full Text of SR0172 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Richard "Dick" D. Green of Champaign, | 4 | | who passed away on March 4, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dick Green was born to James Green and Mae Oler in | 6 | | Rhodes, Iowa on March 30, 1935; he graduated from Ames High | 7 | | School in 1953; he received his Bachelor of Science from Iowa | 8 | | State University in 1957; following graduation, he served in | 9 | | the U.S. Army in El Paso, Texas; in 1959, he enrolled at the | 10 | | University of Iowa and earned his master's degree in hospital | 11 | | administration in 1961; he married Carol Ann Garland that same | 12 | | year; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, In 1961, Dick Green began his health care career | 14 | | in St. Joseph, Missouri; in 1971, the family moved to | 15 | | Champaign, where he began his career with Carle Clinic as | 16 | | administrative director; after a dedicated 27-year career with | 17 | | Carle, he retired in 1998 as chief operating officer; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dick Green held many leadership positions with | 19 | | the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) during his | 20 | | career and received distinguished recognition for his service, | 21 | | including a Carle Cornerstone Award in 2020 for his | 22 | | contributions to the organization; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dick Green was a 30-year board member of the | 2 | | Salvation Army and also served on boards with the Chamber of | 3 | | Commerce, the Champaign Country Club, and St. Thomas | 4 | | University; he served as president of the Central High School | 5 | | PTA and vice president of the Edison Middle School PTA; he was | 6 | | a member of Kiwanis and the Shriners; he was also a committed | 7 | | member of First Presbyterian Church of Champaign, where he | 8 | | served as a deacon, elder, trustee, and choir member; he | 9 | | volunteered as a coach in Little League, served as a swim meet | 10 | | official, and was a lifelong blood donor in Champaign County; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dick Green enjoyed exercising, watching | 13 | | collegiate and high school sports, family trips, playing golf | 14 | | (with three holes-in-one), cribbage, and going skiing; he | 15 | | especially loved attending the Drake Relays event in Des | 16 | | Moines; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Dick Green was preceded in death by his parents; | 18 | | his brother; and his two sisters; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dick Green is survived by his wife; his three | 20 | | children, Karen (Jay) Oates, Ellen (Pat) O'Reilly, and Jim | 21 | | (Rose Chomiak) Green; his nine grandchildren; and his four |
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| 1 | | nephews and their respective families; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | Richard "Dick" D. Green and extend our sincere condolences to | 5 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Dick Green as an expression of our | 9 | | deepest sympathy.
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