HR1312 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Kenneth R. "Kenny" Moore of Mounds, who passed away on May 10, 2010; and

WHEREAS, He was born September 27, 1948; he married Jackie Gunn and on April 25, 2010, they celebrated their 40th anniversary; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of the Mighty Rivers Regional Worship Center (formerly Cairo Baptist Church); he served his country honorably in the United States Army as an M.P., serving in Korea in 1967 and 1968; and

WHEREAS, He worked his entire adult life in law enforcement, serving as an Illinois Department of Natural Resources conservation officer 29 years; he was the department's Conservation Agent of the Year and Wildlife Officer of the Year, both in 1997; he was a Cairo police patrolman in 1968 and 1969, served as sheriff of Pulaski County in 2000 and 2001, and was Cairo chief of police in 2005; he was a Meridian Community Unit School District 101 board member from 1983 to 1987; and he was a member of Mounds VFW Post 8891 and the Cairo Elks Lodge; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Marie Benson, who raised him; his mother, Gloria Sides; and his in-laws, Jack and Claudis Gunn; and

WHEREAS, Kenneth Moore is survived by his wife, Jackie; his son, Robbie (April) Moore; his three grandchildren, Brock, Ryan, and Reagan; his six half brothers; his two half sisters; his special sisters-in-law, Donna Washam and Melissa Gardner; his nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Kenneth Moore; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Kenneth Moore as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.