词条 | Bill Greene |
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| name = Bill Greene | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = William Bradshaw Greene, Jr. | birth_date = November 30, 1930 | birth_place = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | death_date = December 2, 2002 | death_place = Sacramento, California, U.S. | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | alma mater = University of Michigan | employer = | occupation = Politician | title = | salary = | networth = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = Democratic Party | boards = | religion = | spouse = Yvonne LaFargue | children = 2 daughters | parents = | relatives = }} Bill Greene (1930–2002) was an American policitian. He served as a Democratic member of the California State Assembly and the California State Senate, representing South Central Los Angeles, Watts, Bell, Compton, Cudahy, Huntington Park and South Gate for twenty-five years. Early lifeWilliam Bradshaw Greene, Jr. was born on November 30, 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri.[1] Greene attended the University of Michigan.[1] During the Civil Rights Movement, he demonstrated alongside Julian Bond, Stokley Carmichael and James Farmer, and he was jailed in Mississippi and Louisiana for his activism.[1] CareerGreene started his career as an assistant to Jesse M. Unruh.[1] He was the first African American to work as an assistant in the California State Assembly.[1] He was also a lobbyist for the Service Employees International Union.[1] Greene served as a Democratic member of the California State Assembly from 1967 to 1975.[1] He served as a member of the California State Senate from 1975 to 1992.[1] He succeeded Mervyn M. Dymally, another African-American politician, in both houses.[1] In the senate, he represented "South-Central Los Angeles, Watts, Bell, Compton, Cudahy, Huntington Park and South Gate".[10] He served as the chairman of the Senate Industrial Relations Committee.[10] However, in 1989-1991, he "missed more than 50% of Senate votes" due to poor health, which led to his retirement.[2] The Bill Greene Sports Complex in Cudahy was named in his honor in 1991.[3] Personal lifeGreene married Yvonne LaFargue.[1] They had two daughters, Alisa Rochelle and Jan Andrea.[1] He was an alcoholic,[4] and he received treatment at the Betty Ford Center in 1989.[5][6] He had a heart attack in March 1990.[5] DeathGreene died on December 2, 2002 at the Kaiser South Sacramento Medical Center in Sacramento, California.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 {{cite news|last1=Ingram|first1=Carl|title=Bill Greene, 72; Served in the State Legislature for 25 Years|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/dec/03/local/me-greene3|accessdate=March 5, 2016|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=December 3, 2002}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite news|last1=Gladstone|first1=Mark|title=State Sen. Greene, Citing Health Problems, Will Retire : Legislature: He has missed more than 50% of votes in recent sessions. He has been treated for alcoholism, a heart attack and pneumonia.|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1991-09-10/local/me-2359_1_heart-attack|accessdate=March 5, 2016|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=September 10, 1991}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=Cudahy : Ground Will Be Broken for Bill Greene Sports Complex|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1991-03-21/news/hl-1067_1_sports-complex|accessdate=March 5, 2016|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=March 21, 1991}} 4. ^{{cite news|last1=Ingram|first1=Carl|last2=Gladstone|first2=Mark|title=Sen. Greene Admits He's an Alcoholic, Is Taking Steps to Conquer Disease|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1989-08-02/news/mn-566_1_alcoholics-anonymous|accessdate=March 5, 2016|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=August 2, 1989}} 5. ^1 {{cite news|title=Greene Doing Well After Heart Attack|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-03-14/news/mn-211_1_heart-attack|accessdate=March 5, 2016|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=March 14, 1990|quote=Greene, 57, missed the end of the 1989 session while he completed an alcohol treatment program at the Betty Ford Center in Palm Springs.}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=Sen. Greene in Alcohol Clinic Again|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1989-08-26/local/me-890_1_alcoholics-anonymous|accessdate=March 5, 2016|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=August 26, 1989|quote=For the second time this summer, state Sen. Bill Greene (D-Los Angeles) has entered an alcohol rehabilitation center, a spokesman for Senate President Pro Tem David Roberti (D-Los Angeles) confirmed Friday.}} External links
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