HR0922 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to honor Shirley J. Green for her many years of dedicated service to her community; and

WHEREAS, Shirley Green was born on December 23, 1925, in Belleville; she attended schools in the Belleville area and was a member of several civic and service organizations; in 1961, she and her family moved to Matteson; and

WHEREAS, Shirley Green served as Rich Township Assessor from 1974 to 1994; she holds the Certified Illinois Assessing Officer (CIAO) designation; she served as a liaison between the Cook County Assessor and the Township Assessors offices for 15 years; and

WHEREAS, After her retirement, Shirley Green served as a consultant and assessment analyst for Cook County Assessor Thomas Hynes and later for Assessor James Houlihan; and

WHEREAS, Shirley Green presented seminars on real property assessment for area high schools, Prairie State College, Kent Law School, Governors State University, and Harper College; she also hosted a radio show on WCGO called "Rich Township Serves" during her tenure as Assessor; and

WHEREAS, Shirley Green served on the Matteson Village Board for 6 years and served on the Board's Plan Commission and Economic Development Commission; she also served on the Illinois Tax Advisory Commission, the Illinois Department of Revenue Advisory Commission for Recodification of the Property Tax Act, and the Cook County Committee to Review the Equity of the Assessment Process in Cook County; and

WHEREAS, Shirley Green was the first female president of the Cook County Township Assessors Association; she was a member of the Township Officials of Cook County, the Illinois Assessment Institute, the Township Officials of Illinois, and the Township Officials of Illinois Risk Management Association; she served as President of the Matteson Station Townhome Owners Association; she is a charter member of the Matteson Library Association; she is also a life member of the Matteson PTA and a member of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Heights Symphony, the American Cancer Society, the South Suburban Focus Council, and the Chicago Southland Alliance; and

WHEREAS, In 1993, Rich Township's Senior Center was named the Shirley J. Green Senior Center in honor of her work in her community; she was the recipient of an award from the Illinois Township Assessors Association, as well as the Marshall Thoreau Award and a Life Membership from the Township Officials of Illinois; she also received the Paul Harris Award from the Matteson Rotary Club, the Athena Award from the Matteson Area Chamber of Commerce, the Outstanding Citizen Award from the Chamber of Commerce of the South Suburbs, and a First Person Profile Tribute from the Chicago Tribune; and

WHEREAS, Shirley Green was married to the late Kenneth H. Green; she is the mother of 2 sons, Michael and Steven (Robin), and the grandmother of 5 grandchildren, Kevin, Dana, Matthew, Amy, and Laura Green; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we honor Shirley J. Green for her many years of dedicated service to her community and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Shirley Green as a symbol of our esteem and respect.