Full Text of SR1017 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of
Hurley L. Green, who passed away on | 4 | | November 1, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Hurley Green was born on April 13, 1927, in | 6 | | Beaumont, Texas; his parents were Atlena and Hurley Green; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Hurley Green moved to Chicago with his mother as a | 8 | | young man; he graduated from Burke Elementary School and | 9 | | DuSable High School, where he met his high school sweetheart | 10 | | and wife of 57 years, Thelma Mills Green; he subsequently | 11 | | graduated from Wilson Junior College and completed his higher | 12 | | education at Columbia College; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Hurley Green served his country with pride as a | 14 | | member of the United States Air Force; he was honorably | 15 | | discharged from the service in 1948; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, One of young Hurley Green's goals in life was to | 17 | | buy a home for his family; after several stops on their journey | 18 | | to homeownership, he and his family moved into their first home | 19 | | on 73rd and Halsted in 1963; the family ultimately moved into a | 20 | | "gingerbread house" on 76th and Euclid, which was purchased in | 21 | | 1966; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Hurley Green began his long and storied career in | 2 | | journalism during the 1970s; in addition to becoming the | 3 | | publisher of the Bulletin Newspapers, he became the host of | 4 | | "Issues Unlimited", a historic television show that became a | 5 | | fixture on WGN Channel 9 on Sunday mornings for 3 years; the | 6 | | well-rated TV program featured him moderating a blue-ribbon | 7 | | panel of city media representatives and interviewing local and | 8 | | national newsmakers of the day; his weekly show introduced | 9 | | Chicago viewers to many political and social activists of the | 10 | | day; he also served as the author of the weekly Page 4 | 11 | | "Shifting Scenes" column in the Bulletin Newspapers; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Hurley Green was a fixture of his community and | 13 | | made many local and national connections, exercising influence | 14 | | in both political parties and in the entertainment and sports | 15 | | worlds; his circle of associates included both Mayor Daleys, | 16 | | both of Chicago's African-American mayors, Mayor Harold | 17 | | Washington and Mayor Eugene Sawyer, all of the Southside | 18 | | aldermen and committeemen, Julian Bond, Rev. Ralph D. | 19 | | Abernathy, James Compton, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, and Rev. | 20 | | Martin Luther King; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Hurley Green was the recipient of numerous honors, | 22 | | awards, and recognitions by local and national organizations | 23 | | for his contributions as a citizen, community servant, and |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Hurley Green was preceded in death by his loving | 3 | | wife, Thelma; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Hurley Green is survived by his sons, Hurley III | 5 | | and Lee J. Green; his grandchildren, Jason, Jamal, and Nicole; | 6 | | his great-grandson, Sidney; and his countless friends, | 7 | | associates, and weekly readers; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 | | his family and friends, the passing of Hurley L. Green; and be | 11 | | it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Hurley Green as an expression of our | 14 | | sympathy.
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