Record #: R2018-853   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 7/25/2018 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 7/25/2018
Title: Tribute to late Robin Lee Greiner
Sponsors: Burke, Edward M.
Attachments: 1. R2018-853.pdf

RESOLUTION

 

 

WHEREAS, Robin Lee Greiner has gone to her eternal reward at the age of 53; and

 

WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of her passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and

 

WHEREAS, A resident of Wilmette, Robin Lee Greiner was the loving wife of David Schonberg; and

 

WHEREAS, Robin Lee Greiner was the much-adored mother of Benjamin and Theodore to whom she imparted many of the fine and noble qualities that she possessed in abundance; and

 

WHEREAS, Robin Lee Greiner was the beloved daughter of Dr. Alson Lee Greiner, and the sister of Eric, Diana and Emmalee; and

 

WHEREAS, Robin Lee Greiner graduated from Smith College and earned a master's degree in business administration from the Harvard Business School; and

 

WHEREAS, Robin Lee Greiner worked in the San Francisco Bay area before moving to Wilmette and marrying her husband in 2002; and

 

WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Robin Lee Greiner was a passionate champion of social and economic justice; and

 

WHEREAS, Robin Lee Greiner was the Chief Operating Officer of Accion Chicago, a not-for-profit organization that provides small loans to entrepreneurs; and

 

WHEREAS, Robin Lee Greiner was a major force behind The Hatchery Chicago, a $34 million food and beverage incubator scheduled to open in the East Garfield Park neighborhood; and

 

WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice and dedication of Robin Lee Greiner serve as an example to all; and

 

WHEREAS, Robin Lee Greiner was an individual of great integrity and accomplishment who will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by her many relatives, friends and admirers; and

 

 

WHEREAS, To her beloved family, Robin Lee Greiner imparts a legacy of faithfulness, service and dignity; now, therefore

 

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty-fifth day of July, 2018, do hereby commemorate Robin Lee Greiner for her grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to her family; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Robin Lee Greiner.