Full Text of SR1994 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of former Illinois State Representative | 4 | | Eugene "Gene" Moore; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Moore was born on July 19, 1942 in Baltzer, | 6 | | Mississippi; his parents were Sarah Ella ("SE") Burrell and | 7 | | Joseph Moore; his family moved to Maywood when he was at an | 8 | | early age; he joined the Second Baptist Church under the | 9 | | leadership of the late Rev. Robert Hayden, where he confessed | 10 | | his life to Christ and was baptized; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Moore attended Washington Elementary | 12 | | School and graduated from Proviso Township High School in 1960; | 13 | | he received a football scholarship and attended Otero College | 14 | | in Colorado; after suffering an injury which shortened his | 15 | | college and professional football career aspirations, he | 16 | | returned home to Maywood and was employed at the American Can | 17 | | Company; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Moore worked for Metropolitan Life | 19 | | Insurance (MetLife) for many years; in 1988, he ran for | 20 | | Commissioner of the Proviso Township Board of Trustees; he was | 21 | | the only candidate on his ticket that won; in 1992, he ran for | 22 | | State Representative of the 7th District and won by a |
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| 1 | | landslide; in January of 1993, he was sworn into office as the | 2 | | first African-American to represent the District; during his | 3 | | tenure, he introduced, sponsored, and co-sponsored many House | 4 | | Bills that had an impact on his district and improved the | 5 | | quality of life for its residents; he also served two terms as | 6 | | the Proviso Township Democratic Committeeman; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, In 1999, Eugene Moore was appointed to serve as | 8 | | Cook County Recorder of Deeds; when his appointed term ended, | 9 | | he ran for the office and won by a landslide; during his tenure | 10 | | as Recorder of Deeds, he brought many innovative changes and | 11 | | updated the technology of the office, bringing the Recorder's | 12 | | office into the 21st century; he also created the Property | 13 | | Fraud Unit, which brought together the Cook County State's | 14 | | Attorney, the FBI, and the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit | 15 | | Court, and brought awareness of property theft and fraud to the | 16 | | property owners of Cook County; he served Cook County in this | 17 | | capacity until he retired in November 2012; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Moore served as a coach and on numerous | 19 | | boards, including those of the Boys and Girls Club of West Cook | 20 | | County, the Proviso-Leyden Council on Community Action, John C. | 21 | | Vaughn's Scholarship Fund, Inc., and the Community Economic | 22 | | Development Association; and
| 23 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Moore loved Proviso Township and being a |
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| 1 | | Proviso East Pirate; he attended countless games and student | 2 | | activities at Proviso Township High School, sponsored many | 3 | | student trips, and donated to Proviso Township community | 4 | | organizations; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Moore is preceded in death by his parents | 6 | | and his sibling, Alice; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Eugene Moore is survived by his children, DaWanna | 8 | | (Omar), Natalie, and Eric Moore; his siblings, Barbara | 9 | | (Michael), Anise, Freddie, and Michael (Deborah); his | 10 | | grandchildren, Johnnie, Chase, Jelissa, Darius, Jenise, and | 11 | | Cheyenne; his great-grandchildren, NeVaehiza, Nyla, Marquise, | 12 | | and Nylin; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 16 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of former Illinois State | 17 | | Representative Eugene "Gene" Moore; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Eugene Moore as an expression of our | 20 | | sympathy.
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