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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Coleman R. "Doc" Moore, who passed away |
| 4 | | on May 15, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Coleman Moore was born in Port Gibson, Mississippi |
| 6 | | on September 14, 1922 to Adeline L. Wheeler Moore and Coleman |
| 7 | | H. Moore; he attended the Port Gibson public school system and |
| 8 | | graduated from Lumpkin's Barber College; he served for 2 years |
| 9 | | in the United States Army during World War II; he married Hazel |
| 10 | | D. Shelton in 1947; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Coleman Moore moved to North Chicago in 1952 and |
| 12 | | was employed at American Motors in Kenosha, Wisconsin for 31 |
| 13 | | years; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Coleman Moore was a mechanic and could be found |
| 15 | | working on cars and trucks for all his family and friends; his |
| 16 | | other activities included joining the CB Club where he adopted |
| 17 | | the name of "8 Ball"; he was also a volunteer of the Lake Shore |
| 18 | | Alert and the North Chicago Emergency Service teams; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Coleman Moore was preceded in death by his wife, |
| 20 | | Hazel; his parents; his 3 brothers, Sam Brown, Elder Green |
| 21 | | Wheeler Moore, and Abraham Jessie Moore; his 5 sisters, Ethel |
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| 1 | | Scott, Rebecca Parker, Myrtle Perkins, Julia Sipp, and |
| 2 | | Geraldine Turner; and his son-in-law, Artis Yancey; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Coleman Moore is survived by his sister, Barbara |
| 4 | | Emory; his 3 sons, Dennis (Margaret) Moore, James "Tony" Moore, |
| 5 | | and William Franks; his 7 daughters, Carolyn Moore, Rhonda |
| 6 | | Moore, Audrey Moore Israel, Melissa (Harry) Gooden, Shelia |
| 7 | | France, Dorothy (Joel) Murphy, and Tamara Yancey; his 30 |
| 8 | | grandchildren; his 23 great-grandchildren; and a host of |
| 9 | | nieces, nephews, cousins, and good friends; therefore, be it
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| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 12 | | Coleman R. "Doc" Moore, and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 13 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 14 | | further
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 16 | | presented to the family of Coleman Moore as an expression of |
| 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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