MEMORIAL-BUFORD M. GREEN

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SR0678
LRB104 21147 ECR 35479 r
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
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to learn of the death of Buford M. Green, who passed away on
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March 9, 2025; and

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WHEREAS, Buford Green, the son of David and Annie Green,
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was born in Milltown, Kentucky on September 13, 1941; he
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graduated from Virginia High School and Illinois College; and

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WHEREAS, Buford Green began his journalism career at the
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Jacksonville Journal-Courier while a student at Illinois
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College, and he became sports editor in 1964, serving in that
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role for 20 years before becoming managing editor in 1983 and
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then resigning in 1991; he subsequently worked as editor of
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the Showcase newspaper in Jacksonville, and he later served as
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a sports/general assignment writer for the State-Journal
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Register, retiring in 2007; he was also a contributing writer
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for the Jacksonville Source newspaper; he wrote more than
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20,000 bylined articles for the various publications during
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the course of his career; and

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WHEREAS, Buford Green was a co-host of the Sportsline
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call-in show on WLDS radio for 56 years, and he taught at
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Triopia Junior High School and Routt High School; and

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WHEREAS, Buford Green was a member of the Illinois High
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School Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the
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Jacksonville High School Sports Hall of Fame, and he was a
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founding member of the Jacksonville High School Hall of Fame,
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the Illinois College Sports Hall of Fame, and the Jacksonville
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Area Hall of Fame, where he served as president for many years;
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he was also a long-time member of AMBUCS, the Elks Club, and
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the Masonic Lodge; and

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WHEREAS, Buford Green was a longtime baseball and softball
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player who also served as a manager and coach for youth
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baseball and softball teams and as an umpire for many years;
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and

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WHEREAS, Buford Green was preceded in death by his parents
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and his brother, Murl Green; and

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WHEREAS, Buford Green is survived by his children, Chris
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(Cheryl) Green and Brenda (Bob) Cunningham; three
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grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; his sister, Wanda
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White; his niece and nephews; and numerous cousins; therefore,
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be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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Buford M. Green and extend our sincere condolences to his

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family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
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further

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

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