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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Korter
4Moran, who passed away on December 15, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Korter Moran was born in Oglesby to Maurice and
6Gertrude Moran on October 16, 1944; he attended Saint Bede
7Academy and LaSalle-Peru High School; he married Joan Lopez in
8October of 1963; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Korter Moran was a union laborer for 53 years; he
10was the business agent for 10 years at LiUNA Local 287 in
11Spring Valley; most recently, he owned and operated Advertising
12Consultants; he was a Bureau County Board Member, Shelby
13Township Supervisor, DePue School Board Member, and Democrat
14precinct committeemen; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Korter Moran was an avid union man and Democrat;
16he worked to ensure elected officials were doing their best for
17working men and women; he created the DePue Democrats and
18Illinois Valley Democrats to coordinate efforts to elect
19Democrats in Putnam, Bureau, and LaSalle counties; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Korter Moran married Jane Hardesty on October 18,
212014; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Korter Moran was affectionately known as "Butch";
2and
 
3    WHEREAS, Korter Moran was preceded in death by his first
4wife, Joan; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Korter Moran is survived by his wife, Jane; his
6children, Shane Moran, Kelli (Ben) Moran Harrison, and Tracy
7(Ron) Moran DeGraaf; his brother, Gordon (Eleanor) Moran; his
8sister, Nancy Moran Nagle; his stepchildren, Nathan (Rosa) and
9Molly Hardesty; his grandchildren, Nathan DeGraaf, Shana
10(Mike) Jo Harrison Crews, Luke DeGraaf, Ben Harrison, Joel
11DeGraaf, Sophia Moran, Adam DeGraaf, Caleb DeGraaf,
12Michelangelo Hardesty, Gianluca Hardesty, and Giuliana
13Hardesty; and his great-grandchild, Josephine Crews;
14therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
16HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
17we mourn the passing of Korter Moran and extend our sincere
18condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
19him; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to the family of Korter Moran as an expression of our

 

 

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1deepest sympathy.