SR0203 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR0203 LRB099 11326 MST 31979 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Bob Moore of Alton, who passed away on February 26, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Bob Moore was born in Denmark, Tennessee on June 20, 1922 to Emmanuel and Ora Lee (nee McKinney) Moore; he married Tessie Woodard in August of 1955; and

WHEREAS, Bob Moore was employed at Laclede Steel for 30 years, retiring in 1982; he owned and operated a sanitation business and a barber shop in the back of his home; and

WHEREAS, Bob Moore enjoyed playing the lottery daily, socializing daily at the coffee shop, farming, gardening, hunting, and playing his harmonica and guitar; and

WHEREAS, Bob Moore was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Bessie Moore; and his brother, John Henry Moore; and

WHEREAS, Bob Moore is survived by his 10 children, Charles (Annie) Currie, John Henry (Barbara) Forest, Bertha Murphy, Bobbie Alexander, Dennis (Foley) Moore, Glenn Moore, Rhonda Moore, Tina (Frank) Holliday, Pamela Cunningham, and Patricia (Anthony) Douglass, Sr.; his 24 grandchildren; his 50 great-grandchildren; his 9 great-great-grandchildren; his special friends, Frank Holiday, Kevin Koontz, and Bill Haines; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Bob Moore, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Bob Moore as an expression of our deepest sympathy.