SR0684 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Maude Victoria Christie Moore, who passed away on August 30, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Maude Moore was born in Salerno, Florida to Lucinda Thompson Christie and James A. Christie Sr. on February 24, 1922, shortly after they emigrated from the Bahamas; she was affectionately known as "Gracie" or "Sis"; at the age of nine, her maternal grandparents, with whom she had been living, returned to the Bahamas, and she stayed in Florida with her uncle; she was an excellent student, and by the time she graduated high school, she knew that she wanted to take care of people by becoming a nurse; and

WHEREAS, Maude Moore spent a year in New York with family, before heading to Chicago to attend the Michael Reese Hospital School of Nursing; she married Everett E. Moore; and

WHEREAS, Maude Moore converted from the Episcopalian faith of her childhood to the Catholic faith, and the family joined Holy Angels Catholic Church, where her children attended school; when her youngest child started second grade, she went to work for the City of Chicago, where she was employed for over 20 years at what was then the Department of Human Services; she retired in 1993; and

WHEREAS, Maude Moore moved back to Florida in 2003; she spent her time visiting with family, attending St. Monica Church, and watching CNN and Judge Mathis; and

WHEREAS, Maude Moore returned to Chicago in 2013 and began attending St. Sabina Church; she was a talented seamstress and cook and was always laughing and smiling and ready for a conversation or to offer her advice; and

WHEREAS, Maude Moore was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Everett; her brothers, Joseph Christie, James A. Christie Jr., and Marion Christie; her sister, Myrtle Christie Littleton; her brothers-in-law, Wendell Wooten Sr. and Harold Jackson Sr.; Christie Family patriarchs, Uncles Willie and Charles Christie; Christie Family matriarch, Beatrice Christie; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins; and

WHEREAS, Maude Moore is survived by her children, Everetto, Viveca, and D'Rone; her grandchildren, Kia and Everett; her brothers, Lorenza (Loretta), Bernard (Della), and Randolph (Debra); her sisters, Vierie and Altamese; her sister-in-law, Helen; numerous relatives in Miami and Stuart, Florida and New York; her friend and "sister" of 60 years, Eleanor "El" Graham; and many others; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Maude Victoria Christie Moore and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

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