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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Terry Moore on the 
4occasion of his retirement from the Randolph County Board of 
5Commissioners; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Terry Moore has served as a commissioner for 26 
7years and is the longest-serving commissioner in the history of 
8the board; he was elected in 1988 when he defeated Kenny 
9Stellhorn, who is believed to be the second longest-serving 
10commissioner in the board's history; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Terry Moore's accomplishments include serving as 
12a member and president of the Illinois Counties Insurance Trust 
13and serving on the Randolph County Weed Committee, the 
14Bi-County Health Department Board, the Randolph County Mental 
15Health Board, the Randolph County Zoning Board, and the 
16Memorial Hospital Board in Chester; he was awarded the 
17Distinguished Service Award from the Illinois Department of 
18Human Services; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Terry Moore is certified with the State of 
20Illinois Department of Public Health in food service 
21sanitation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's 
22Emergency Management Institute, and Contemporary Life Saving 
 
 
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1Training; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Terry Moore is known as "The Voice of W.O. Smith 
3Field" and has announced freshman, sophomore, and varsity 
4football games for approximately 30 years; he serves on the 
5Finance Committee at St. Mary Parish  and was voted "Citizen of 
6the Year" by the Chester Chamber of Commerce in 1983; he is a 
7past member of Rotary International and is currently the Grand 
8Knight at the Knights of Columbus Council #3790; he was crowned 
9the very first Popeye King - his mother was the Queen - and he 
10is an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Terry Moore will also retire from his position as 
12Assistant Business Administrator at the Chester Mental Health 
13Center, where he has  worked for the past 11 years; previously 
14he owned and operated Moore and Wittenborn's Thriftway grocery 
15store in Chester, first with his father and then on his own; he 
16sold the business in 2003; therefore, be it
  
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
18NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
19we congratulate Terry Moore on his retirement from the Randolph 
20County Board of Commissioners, and wish him the best in all his 
21future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
22    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
 
 
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1presented to Terry Moore as an expression of our esteem and 
2respect.