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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were deeply 
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saddened to learn of the death of Deacon Eddie Moss of North 
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Chicago on January 14,
2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Deacon Moss was born on May 6, 1932 in Hernando, 
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Mississippi, to Ms. Inez Willis; he was united in Holy 
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Matrimony to Pearl Butler on October 4, 1952; he moved to 
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Waukegan from Mississippi in 1957 with his wife and four 
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children to make a better life for his family; after 32 years 
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of dedicated service, he retired from Refiners and Smelters in 
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North Chicago, in 1977; he  later worked as a lunchroom 
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supervisor for Waukegan Schools until illness required him to 
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retire in 2004; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He confessed his belief in Christ at an early age 
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at the Union Hill M.B. Church in Hernando, Mississippi, and was 
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crowned Deacon under the leadership of Rev. Bruce Ivy in 1963; 
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Deacon Moss later joined Mt. Sinai and Mt. Moriah and served as 
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Deacon under Bishop Solomon Smith; he served faithfully as a 
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Deacon for 43 years, until his illness; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Deacon Smith leaves to cherish his memory his 
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loving wife of 53 years, Alpearl Moss; his four children, J.D. 
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Moss, Melvin Moss, Barbara Moss Ferguson, and Julie (Clayton) 
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Moss-Thorn; his grandchildren, Marlon (Cheryl D.) Moss, Cheryl 
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M. Moss, Latisha Grier, Angela Clark, Nikki and Nia Ferguson, 
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Julian Moss, Christian and Cayla Thorn, and Melvin Taylor; his 
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special cousin, Fannie Massey; his special niece, Evangelist 
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Carolyn Jean Hood; 14 great-grandchildren; and a host of 
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nieces, nephews and cousins; the Mt. Moriah family; and Bishop 
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Solomon and Ernestine Smith; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Deacon Moss was preceded in death by his mother, 
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his daughter, Edie Moss Domino; his brother, Johnny Clayton; 
 


 






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his sister, Jessie Plunkett; and his special friend, John 
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Moton; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Deacon Moss will be sadly missed by all who knew 
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him, especially his family and friends; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of 
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Deacon Eddie Moss, and we extend to his family and friends our 
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sincerest condolences; and be it further

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