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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Gerald Dwayne Green of Beach Park, who 
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passed away on December 27, 2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Gerald Dwayne Green was born September 18, 1961; 
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his parents were Thomas and Elizabeth Green; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Gerald Green was beloved by generations of 
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Waukegan students whose lives he touched as a District 
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Administrator and as "Coach Green" in the Athletic Department's 
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football, and track and field teams;

Gerald Green graduated 
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from Waukegan West High School in 1979, having attained elite 
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status as an All-American athlete in both football and in track 
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and field; he was listed as an outstanding high school student 
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in the Streets & Smith Who's Who for high school athletes; he 
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also held the State of Illinois record for high school shot-put 
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distance;

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    WHEREAS, After his graduation, Gerald attended the 
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University of Wisconsin at Madison on a Football Scholarship, 
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and gained recognition as a Division I fullback; upon leaving 
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the University of Wisconsin, Gerald furthered his football 
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career with teams in the National Football League, the Canadian 
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Football League, and the United States Football League, before 
 


 






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returning to his roots in Waukegan; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Gerald Green dedicated his post-football career 
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to the betterment of Waukegan school students; "Coach Green" 
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will be sadly missed by the many current and former students he 
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left behind; and

 
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    WHEREAS,
He was preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth 
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Green; and his grandparents, Earnest Green and Arvella Thomas; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, The death of Gerald Green is deeply felt by his 
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wife, Melissa, and his young children, Payton and Savannah; his 
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father, Thomas Green; his brothers, Jeffrey (Charita), and 
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Thomas; his nephew Corey; and his nieces, Chrishelda and 
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Carnese; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Gerald Green; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Gerald Green as a symbol of our 
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sympathy.