HR1313 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Terry Moore on the occasion of his retirement from the Randolph County Board of Commissioners; and

WHEREAS, Terry Moore has served as a commissioner for 26 years and is the longest-serving commissioner in the history of the board; he was elected in 1988 when he defeated Kenny Stellhorn, who is believed to be the second longest-serving commissioner in the board's history; and

WHEREAS, Terry Moore's accomplishments include serving as a member and president of the Illinois Counties Insurance Trust and serving on the Randolph County Weed Committee, the Bi-County Health Department Board, the Randolph County Mental Health Board, the Randolph County Zoning Board, and the Memorial Hospital Board in Chester; he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the Illinois Department of Human Services; and

WHEREAS, Terry Moore is certified with the State of Illinois Department of Public Health in food service sanitation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Management Institute, and Contemporary Life Saving Training; and

WHEREAS, Terry Moore is known as "The Voice of W.O. Smith Field" and has announced freshman, sophomore, and varsity football games for approximately 30 years; he serves on the Finance Committee at St. Mary Parish and was voted "Citizen of the Year" by the Chester Chamber of Commerce in 1983; he is a past member of Rotary International and is currently the Grand Knight at the Knights of Columbus Council #3790; he was crowned the very first Popeye King - his mother was the Queen - and he is an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan; and

WHEREAS, Terry Moore will also retire from his position as Assistant Business Administrator at the Chester Mental Health Center, where he has worked for the past 11 years; previously he owned and operated Moore and Wittenborn's Thriftway grocery store in Chester, first with his father and then on his own; he sold the business in 2003; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Terry Moore on his retirement from the Randolph County Board of Commissioners, and wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Terry Moore as an expression of our esteem and respect.