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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor Shirley J. Green for her
4 many years of dedicated service to her community; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Shirley Green was born on December 23, 1925, in
6 Belleville; she attended schools in the Belleville area and was
7 a member of several civic and service organizations; in 1961,
8 she and her family moved to Matteson; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Shirley Green served as Rich Township Assessor
10 from 1974 to 1994; she holds the Certified Illinois Assessing
11 Officer (CIAO) designation; she served as a liaison between the
12 Cook County Assessor and the Township Assessors offices for 15
13 years; and
 
14     WHEREAS, After her retirement, Shirley Green served as a
15 consultant and assessment analyst for Cook County Assessor
16 Thomas Hynes and later for Assessor James Houlihan; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Shirley Green presented seminars on real property
18 assessment for area high schools, Prairie State College, Kent
19 Law School, Governors State University, and Harper College; she
20 also hosted a radio show on WCGO called "Rich Township Serves"
21 during her tenure as Assessor; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Shirley Green served on the Matteson Village Board
2 for 6 years and served on the Board's Plan Commission and
3 Economic Development Commission; she also served on the
4 Illinois Tax Advisory Commission, the Illinois Department of
5 Revenue Advisory Commission for Recodification of the Property
6 Tax Act, and the Cook County Committee to Review the Equity of
7 the Assessment Process in Cook County; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Shirley Green was the first female president of
9 the Cook County Township Assessors Association; she was a
10 member of the Township Officials of Cook County, the Illinois
11 Assessment Institute, the Township Officials of Illinois, and
12 the Township Officials of Illinois Risk Management
13 Association; she served as President of the Matteson Station
14 Townhome Owners Association; she is a charter member of the
15 Matteson Library Association; she is also a life member of the
16 Matteson PTA and a member of the Board of Directors of the
17 Chicago Heights Symphony, the American Cancer Society, the
18 South Suburban Focus Council, and the Chicago Southland
19 Alliance; and
 
20     WHEREAS, In 1993, Rich Township's Senior Center was named
21 the Shirley J. Green Senior Center in honor of her work in her
22 community; she was the recipient of an award from the Illinois
23 Township Assessors Association, as well as the Marshall Thoreau

 

 

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1 Award and a Life Membership from the Township Officials of
2 Illinois; she also received the Paul Harris Award from the
3 Matteson Rotary Club, the Athena Award from the Matteson Area
4 Chamber of Commerce, the Outstanding Citizen Award from the
5 Chamber of Commerce of the South Suburbs, and a First Person
6 Profile Tribute from the Chicago Tribune; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Shirley Green was married to the late Kenneth H.
8 Green; she is the mother of 2 sons, Michael and Steven (Robin),
9 and the grandmother of 5 grandchildren, Kevin, Dana, Matthew,
10 Amy, and Laura Green; therefore, be it
 
11     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
13 honor Shirley J. Green for her many years of dedicated service
14 to her community and wish her continued success and happiness
15 in the future; and be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to Shirley Green as a symbol of our esteem and
18 respect.