SR0036 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Arthur Greenberg of Peoria, who passed away on January 21, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Arthur Greenberg was born on July 31, 1929, in Chicago; his parents were Irving and Dorothy Gordon Greenberg; he married Bonnie Mosiman on February 9, 1994, in Peoria; and

WHEREAS, Arthur Greenberg was a graduate of the University of Illinois and the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor; and

WHEREAS, Arthur Greenberg served his country as a member of the United States Navy during the Korean War; and

WHEREAS, Arthur Greenberg was a noted attorney in the Peoria area for many years, engaging in the practice of law from 1957 to 1978, 1982 to 1997, 1999, and 2000; he also served as a resident circuit judge in the Illinois Tenth Judicial Circuit in Peoria County (1997-1998), commissioner on the Inquiry Board of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (1997), assistant state's attorney in Peoria County (1960 and 1962), and special prosecutor and receiver in special cases; he was licensed to practice law in all local federal courts, the State of Illinois, the State of Michigan, and before the United States Supreme Court; and

WHEREAS, Arthur Greenberg served as president of the Peoria County Bar Association (1992-1993), the Standing Committee on Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board (2005-2006) and the Illinois Central College Justice Advisory Board (2005-2011); he served as general counsel and director of Planning and Development for the Peoria Journal Star Inc. (PJS) and its subsidiaries in both publishing and broadcasting; he served as vice president and operating officer of Compass Systems Inc., a communications, research, and development corporation based in Peoria and a subsidiary of PJS (1979-1981); he also worked for Continental Assurance Company of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Arthur Greenberg served as a Distinguished Lecturer in Business and Criminal Justice at Eureka College (2000 to 2011); he was a lecturer at the University of Illinois School of Medicine in Peoria (1973-1974) and Bradley University, serving as adjunct instructor of numerous courses, and the Illinois Bar Association Institute of Continuing Education (1963-1972); he lectured or spoke at numerous educational institutions, business, and social organizations and citizen groups, frequently appearing on both television and radio, speaking on such diverse subjects as law, social problems, art, and music; he was also involved in the Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, participating in civil rights and legal activities in the South during "Freedom Summer" in 1964; and

WHEREAS, Arthur Greenberg was a member of the American Bar Association, the Illinois Bar Association, the Illinois Judges Association, the Peoria County Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the State Bar of Michigan, the National Legal Aid and Defender Association, and many other professional and legal organizations; and

WHEREAS, Arthur Greenberg served with the Board of Directors of the Central Illinois Private Industry Council (1990-1997), the Rotary Club of Peoria, the Peoria Housing Authority (1986-1989), the Liquor Commission of the City of Peoria (1982-1986), the Creve Coeur Club, the Board of Trustees of the Universalist Unitarian Church of Peoria (1988-1989, 1992-1993, 1999-2002), the Bradley University Committee for the Use of Animals for the Subject of Research (1989-1997), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Board of Directors of Peoria City Beautiful (1981-1987), the Child Abuse Advisory Council, the Board of Directors of the Fayette Companies, the parent corporation of the Human Service Center (1981-1992), the Board of Directors of the Human Service Center Foundation (1992-1996), the Board of Directors of the Human Service Center (1976-1980, 1982-1991), the Board of Directors of the Ecumenical Urban Ministry (1977-1978), the Board of Directors of the Stonehenge Foundation (1975), the Board of Directors of the Peoria Art Guild (1972-1977), the Board of Directors of the Central Illinois Youth Symphony (1968-1970), the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 814, the Board of Trustees of Congregation Anshai Emeth (1964-1967, 1992-1993, 1995-1997), the Board of Directors of the Peoria Jewish Community Council, the Community Relations Committee (1967-1969), the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Congress of Racial Equality (1964-1965), the National Audubon Society, the Sierra Club, the Peoria Commission on Human Relations (June and July 1969), the Board of Directors of Youth Farm Inc. (1967-1970), the Peoria Urban Renewal Advisory Committee (1972-1974), the Citizens Advisory Council for Community Improvement, the Minority Housing Group and Relocation Committee (1967-1969), and the American Civil Liberties Union (1963-1965, 1967-1968, 1982-1983); he also investigated urban problems in Trenton and Newark, New Jersey, in the summer of 1968; and

WHEREAS, Arthur Greenberg was a photographer who exhibited his photography, most recently at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. (1999-2001), and lectured on photographic subjects at numerous galleries and educational institutions throughout the United States; in 1973 he participated in "Documerica", an historic documentary project for the federal government; he also studied with some of the photographic masters of the 20th century, including Minor White, Paul Caponigro, and Ruth Bernhard; and

WHEREAS, Arthur Greenberg was a member of the Universalist Unitarian Church in Peoria and Congregation Anshai Emeth in Peoria; and

WHEREAS, Arthur Greenberg received numerous honors and awards, including the Helen Cleaver Distinguished Teaching Award at Eureka College; and

WHEREAS, Arthur Greenberg was preceded in death by his parents and his granddaughter, Leah Dunavan; and

WHEREAS, Arthur Greenberg is survived by his wife, Bonnie; his children, Dean Greenberg and Nina Dunavan; his grandson, Abraham Traverso; his great-grandson, Mateo Traverso; and his sister, Nancy Plotkin; therefore, be it

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

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Arthur Greenberg as an expression of our sympathy.