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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Stanley D. Moore, a native of Washington, D.C., began working for the federal government on December 20, 1956, and within four years he started his lifelong career with the United States Census Bureau on July 24, 1960; and; and

WHEREAS, Stanley Moore began with the Census Bureau as a Systems Analyst and served as District Office Manager, Special Assistant to the Chief, Assistant Regional Director, and Associate Director for Field Operations; and

WHEREAS, In 1974, Stanley Moore and his family moved to Chicago, where he was appointed as the Regional Director of the Chicago Regional Office of the U. S. Census Bureau; as Regional Director, he was responsible for overseeing all Census operations in Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin; and

WHEREAS, In the 1970s, Stanley Moore was instrumental in the desegregation of Chicago housing; he fought a successful four-year legal battle against racial discrimination and purchased a home in the Beverly community; in recognition of this fact he was selected as a Most Valuable Community Player by the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities; this has been his family home for the past 42 years and the street that it sits on has been renamed Stanley D. Moore Way; and

WHEREAS, Stanley Moore's expertise and experience in the Special Census Program have been critical to the development and implementation of the program; during the 1990s, he was the administrative coordinator for the nationwide Special Census Program; and

WHEREAS, In 1998, Stanley Moore represented the United States at the 9th International Population Conference in Tokyo, Japan; and

WHEREAS, During the following decade, Stanley Moore assisted in the development of a new method for data collection to improve the accuracy of the information proved by the Census Bureau; and

WHEREAS, Stanley Moore's design known as Operation RESPOND (Reaching Every Single Person on the Nation's Decennial) began as his region's operational and outreach program for Census 2000; this project involved coordinating the efforts of every department in the region to solicit the support of, and work with, the Complete Count Committees; and

WHEREAS, The 2010 Census added a sixth census to Stanley Moore's column of accomplishments; he expanded the Complete Count Committee Model to involve trusted voices to promote cooperation at the grassroots level; as Associate Director of the Field Division, he is instrumental in advancing another new innovation: TIGER (Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing), a technologically advanced database system that maps all geographic data for the entire United States, this has become an essential component in the compilation and tabulation of census data; and

WHEREAS, In 2013, Stanley Moore was asked by Director John Thompson of the U.S. Census Bureau to serve as his Senior Advisor; he is currently responsible for developing a data-driven national outreach program to strengthen the relationship between government and community, resulting in greater public participation in the 2020 Census; and

WHEREAS, Stanley Moore has received numerous awards for his service at the Census Bureau including the U.S. Department of Commerce Bronze Medal for Superior Service, the U.S. Department of Commerce Silver Medal Award for Meritorious Service, the U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal Award for Exceptional Service, and the National Partnership for Reinventing Government Hammer Award; and

WHEREAS, Stanley Moore has been a member of the Chicago Federal Executive Board since 1973, serving as its Chair from 2002 to 2003; and

WHEREAS, Stanley Moore was featured on the covers of Positive Note and N-DIGO magazines; and

WHEREAS, Stanley Moore's accomplishments have been acknowledged and honored by Northeastern University as a 2010 Distinguished Alumni; additionally, Chicago State University has nominated him for an honorary doctorate; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Stanley D. Moore on celebrating 60 years of dedication and service to the United States Census Bureau; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Stanley Moore as a symbol of our appreciation of his hard work and commitment to the U.S. Census Bureau.