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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Dick Green was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 18 | his brother; and his two sisters; and
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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