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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of this Body were saddened to learn
3 of the death of the Reverend Doctor Eugene B. Green of
4 Decatur on Friday, February 26, 1999; and
5 WHEREAS, He was born in Chicago on August 8, 1925, the
6 son of Joseph B. and Willie Mae Lynsey Green; he was preceded
7 in death by his parents and a son, Stephen White; and
8 WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army, and he was
9 honorably discharged on August 10, 1957; and
10 WHEREAS, He had been pastor of several churches and
11 retired as pastor of Trinity Christian Methodist Episcopal
12 Church in Decatur; he served as an alternate delegate to the
13 General Conference and was in charge of the bookstore at the
14 Annual Conference; and
15 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by his family
16 and friends, especially his wife, Dorothy; his son, Edward
17 White; and his sister, Verdell Lightfoot; therefore, be it
18 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
20 we note with sorrow and regret the death of Reverend Doctor
21 Eugene B. Green and extend our sincere condolences to his
22 family and friends; and be it further
23 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
24 presented to his widow, Dorothy Green.