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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Donald E. Greer, who passed away on May 
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24, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Donald E. Greer was born June 30, 1951, in Alton 
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to Donald L. and Jean (Brinkman) Greer; he graduated from Civic 
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Memorial High School and received his bachelor's degree from 
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McKendree College and master's degree from Southern Illinois 
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University in Edwardsville; in the early 1990s he attended the 
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FBI Academy; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Donald Greer was employed in Wood River as a 
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police officer, then became police chief and city 
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administrator; he also served as the director of administration 
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for the Madison County state's attorney's office; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In June of 1990, he moved to Crestwood, Missouri, 
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where he served as police chief for 16 years, became city 
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administrator in December 2002, and left in September 2005; he 
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was city administrator in Fairview Heights for the last year; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Donald Greer was preceded in death by his father; 
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and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, The passing of Donald Greer will be deeply felt by 
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all those who knew and loved him, especially his mother; his 
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former wife, Mary (Piening) Greer; their two daughters and a 
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son-in-law, Jennifer Greer and Trisha and Thomas Verstappen; 
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his grandchildren, Ava and Zoe Verstappen; his sister and 
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brother-in-law, Joni and Dr. Fred Dressen; his childhood 
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friend, Bob Oglesby; and his former wife, Myrna Homm; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Donald E. Greer; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Donald E. Greer as a symbol of our 
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sympathy.