Full Text of SR2252 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Paul Green, who passed away on September | 4 | | 10, 2016 at the age of 73; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Paul Green grew up on Chicago's west and north | 6 | | sides; he earned his Bachelor of Arts in history and political | 7 | | science at the University of Illinois and his Master of Arts | 8 | | and Ph.D. at the University of Chicago; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Paul Green was an Arthur Rubloff Professor of | 10 | | Policy Studies at Roosevelt University and served as Director | 11 | | of Roosevelt University's Institute for Politics; he served as | 12 | | a political analyst for WGN Radio; he was a guest columnist for | 13 | | Crain's Chicago Business; he also served as the Monee Township | 14 | | Supervisor from 1977 to 1983; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Paul Green was a member of the City Club of | 16 | | Chicago; he served as a City Club governor for over 25 years, | 17 | | both as treasurer and, since 2011, as chairman; the City Club | 18 | | of Chicago wrote of his "boundless commitment to the free | 19 | | exchange of ideas in a forum of civility, respect, and always, | 20 | | good humor"; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Paul Green was the author of several books and |
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| 1 | | articles on Illinois and Chicago politics, including "World War | 2 | | II Chicago" and "The Mayors: The Chicago Political Tradition", | 3 | | which he co-authored with Melvin G. Holli; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Paul Green was frequently quoted and interviewed | 5 | | by the national news organizations for his views on the | 6 | | American political scene and his name appeared frequently as an | 7 | | expert in news stories in the New York Times, the Washington | 8 | | Post, Time, and Newsweek; he also lectured at universities in | 9 | | Europe, Asia, and Africa and was one of only a few American | 10 | | academics and journalists to travel with the candidates for | 11 | | British Prime Minister in 1997; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Paul Green was preceded in death by his son, | 13 | | Robert; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Paul Green is survived by his wife of 47 years, | 15 | | Sharon, and his daughter, Sarah; he was a devoted family man; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 19 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Paul Green; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Paul Green as an expression of our | 2 | | sympathy.
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