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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     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
 
5     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
 
13     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
 
17     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
 
21     WHEREAS, John Henry Moore IV first was employed with Arthur

 

 

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1 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
 
7     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
 
13     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 and
 
17     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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1 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
 
7     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
 
11     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.