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92_HR0972 LRB9217021BHbh 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, On June 28, 1952, a date that for the last fifty 3 years has been celebrated in knowledgeable circles as an 4 event worthy of grand consideration, at St. Francis Xavier 5 Church in Chicago, Illinois, Albert Green, a former World War 6 II Army Air Corps pilot, was united in holy matrimony with 7 Virginia Bucko; and 8 WHEREAS, For sixteen years of that marriage, from 1960 9 through 1976, this celebration had been somewhat subdued due 10 to the nature of Albert Green's employment, to wit, that of 11 being legislative coordinator of Cook County, a job which had 12 occasionally required "Home Rule" Al's presence in 13 Springfield on June 28th; and 14 WHEREAS, For twenty-five years thereafter, from 1976 15 through 2001, Al continued his dedication to the people of 16 the State of Illinois as a Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook 17 County, including as the longest serving member of the 18 Chancery Division, as the Presiding Judge of that Division 19 (2000 through 2001), and as a great mentor to many throughout 20 the State; and 21 WHEREAS, As an active member of the Illinois Judges 22 Association during his judicial tenure, Al improved the legal 23 and judicial communities by serving in a variety of advisory 24 capacities, including as a member of the Judicial Conference 25 of Illinois, on the Legislative Committee of the Illinois 26 Supreme Court, and on Commissions appointed by the General 27 Assembly; and 28 WHEREAS, Virginia Bucko Green, Al's wife and an 29 accomplished attorney in her own right, has shown a 30 remarkable amount of tolerance through these fifty years in 31 having to share Al with Cook County, the Illinois General 32 Assembly, and the people of the State of Illinois, while Al -2- LRB9217021BHbh 1 has always shown as much, if not more, diligence in the 2 support of his wife and family as that of his work; and 3 WHEREAS, Gini and Al have been blessed in their marriage 4 with five loving children, Valerie, Michael, Gregory, 5 Jonathan, and the late Vanessa, a wonderful grandchild, 6 Timothy, and lovely daughters-in-law Valerie and Monica; 7 therefore, be it 8 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 9 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 10 we offer our hearty congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Albert 11 Green on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary and 12 sincerely wish them many more; and be it further 13 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 14 presented to Mr. and Mrs. Al Green.