SR0610 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Hazel Moore of North Chicago on Tuesday, January 17,2006; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Moore was born on July 4, 1929 to John W. and Susan Harrison Shelton in Winona, Mississippi; she was married to Coleman R. Moore in 1947; and

WHEREAS, Hazel Moore moved to North Chicago in 1952, and joined Mt. Sinai Baptist Church under the pastor Reverend W.D. Kilgore; She served on the Usher Board and on the Trustee Board; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Moore was a pillar of her North Chicago neighborhood; she was the first Black Woman elected to the North Chicago City Council, where she served for 8 years; she also served on the Board of Directors for the Girl Scout Council, as Leader of Junior and Cadet troops and co-leader of a Brownie troop; she was elected and served 2 terms on the School Board for School District #123; she was an original member of the Progressive Community Organization; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Moore was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Howard, Richard, Luther, and Lawrence; and her sisters, Maggie Shelton, Amie Brown, Annie M. Clemons, Mary Roberts, and Lillye Moore; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Hazel Moore has been deeply felt by many, especially her husband, Coleman R. Moore; her sister, Hallie King; her sons, Dennis (Margaret) Moore and James "Tony" Moore; her daughters, Carolyn (Charles) Butler, Rhonda and Audrey Moore, Tamara (Artis) Yancey, and Melissa (Andy) Delgado; her adopted son, William Franks; her adopted daughter, Sheila France; her twenty-eight grandchildren; and her six great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Hazel Moore, and we extend our sincerest condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to her family as an expression of our deepest sympathy for their loss.