Full Text of SR0243 95th General Assembly
SR0243 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of John Henry Moore IV of Chicago, who | 4 |
| passed away on June 3, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, John Henry Moore IV attended the University of | 6 |
| Chicago Laboratory School and St. Ignatius College Preparatory | 7 |
| School, where he played trumpet and French horn; he received | 8 |
| his Bachelor's of Science degree in chemical engineering from | 9 |
| the University of Notre Dame; he completed his graduate | 10 |
| education at the University of Chicago, receiving an Masters in | 11 |
| Business Administration; he later earned a Juris Doctor from | 12 |
| Columbia University in New York; and
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| WHEREAS, John Henry Moore IV pledged the Sigma Omega | 14 |
| chapter of Omega Psi Phi ("Q"); he was a devoted member and a | 15 |
| true brother, like his father before him, to his fellow "Q" | 16 |
| brothers; and
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| WHEREAS, John Henry Moore IV met and fell in love with Lisa | 18 |
| Ann Walker while in Omega Psi Phi; on June 5, 1993 they became | 19 |
| husband and wife, and this union would be blessed with two | 20 |
| children, Madison Leigh and John Walker Moore; and
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| WHEREAS, John Henry Moore IV first was employed with Arthur |
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| Andersen as a consultant; he practiced law with the firm of | 2 |
| Kirkland & Ellis for two years, and then began a career as an | 3 |
| entrepreneur; he opened concessions at O'Hare, Midway, and | 4 |
| LaGuardia Airports; he later opened Bunch of Books at the | 5 |
| Orlando, Florida airport; he returned to corporate life when he | 6 |
| later became a consultant with Capgemini U.S. L.L.C.; and
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| WHEREAS, John Henry Moore IV was an expert cook who enjoyed | 8 |
| preparing and serving gourmet meals in his home; he is | 9 |
| remembered for the Thanksgiving turkey served in Florida, his | 10 |
| Mother's Day barbecue, and ribeye steaks on the Weber grill; he | 11 |
| also loved dining in fine restaurants, traveling, playing golf, | 12 |
| and enjoying the theatre; and
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| WHEREAS, John Henry Moore IV began his spiritual life at | 14 |
| St. Thomas the Apostle church, where he received the sacraments | 15 |
| as a child; he had recently become of a member of St. Ambrose; | 16 |
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| WHEREAS, He was active in the lives of his children, | 18 |
| helping to raise funds for their school, Francis Xavier Warde; | 19 |
| he sponsored a Link student as a way of helping the | 20 |
| organization that had helped him attend St. Ignatius as a young | 21 |
| man; he worked with the Goodman Theatre; and he worked with | 22 |
| various political events in the Chicago area; he is remembered | 23 |
| as a man who cared about others, helping and sharing where he |
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| could, and enjoying life to its fullest; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of John Henry Moore IV will be deeply | 3 |
| felt by those who knew and loved him, especially his wife, | 4 |
| Lisa; his children, Madison and John; his parents, John III and | 5 |
| Barbara; his sisters, Sharon Ruff and Alida Johnson; and his | 6 |
| many friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 8 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 9 |
| his family and friends, the passing of John Henry Moore IV; and | 10 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family of John Henry Moore IV as a symbol of | 13 |
| our sympathy.
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