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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Leo Richard Green M.D. of Godfrey, who 
4passed away on March 31, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Dr. Green was born to Ephraim and Elizabeth Green 
6(Stolze) on May 29, 1928; he graduated from  Alton High School 
7in 1946, where he was the class president and the University of 
8Illinois in 1949; he married Eulalia "Laila" on June 30, 1951 
9and graduated from the University of Illinois College of 
10Medicine in 1953; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, After completing medical school, Dr. Green served 
12in the United States Navy following the Korean War from 1953 to 
131956 as a ship's doctor on the USNS General H.B. Freeman; he 
14was stationed in Oakland, California  and Seattle, Washington; 
15and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Dr. Green began a successful family medical 
17practice in 1956 and retired in 1995; he loved serving his 
18patients and families and all those he worked with at St. 
19Joseph's, St. Anthony's, and Alton Memorial Hospitals; he 
20continued working for Alton Memorial Hospital in an 
21administrative role as Vice-President of Medical Affairs until 
22his retirement in 2004; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Dr. Green was preceded in death by his parents; 
2his brothers,  Charles and Ephraim J.;  and his sister, Helen 
3Green Smith; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Dr. Green is survived by his wife of 65 years, 
5Eulalia; his children, Christopher Green M.D., Cathleen 
6(Steven) Lux, Lisa (Robert) Schlemmer, Mary (David) Deming, 
7Richard (Khin) Green, and Jennifer (Karl) Ritter;  Jacqueline 
8Green; 15 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren; 
9therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
12Leo Richard Green M.D., and extend our sincere condolences to 
13his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
14further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to  the family of  Dr. Green as an expression of our 
17deepest sympathy.