Bill Text: IL HR1523 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Stanley D. Moore on 60 years of dedication and service to the United States Census Bureau.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-12-01 - Resolution Adopted [HR1523 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HR1523-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Stanley D. Moore, a native of Washington, D.C.,
began working for the federal government on December 20, 1956,
and within four years he started his lifelong career with the
United States Census Bureau on July 24, 1960; and; and
WHEREAS, Stanley Moore began with the Census Bureau as a
Systems Analyst and served as District Office Manager, Special
Assistant to the Chief, Assistant Regional Director, and
Associate Director for Field Operations; and
WHEREAS, In 1974, Stanley Moore and his family moved to
Chicago, where he was appointed as the Regional Director of the
Chicago Regional Office of the U. S. Census Bureau; as Regional
Director, he was responsible for overseeing all Census
operations in Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin; and
WHEREAS, In the 1970s, Stanley Moore was instrumental in
the desegregation of Chicago housing; he fought a successful
four-year legal battle against racial discrimination and
purchased a home in the Beverly community; in recognition of
this fact he was selected as a Most Valuable Community Player
by the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities;
this has been his family home for the past 42 years and the

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street that it sits on has been renamed Stanley D. Moore Way;
and
WHEREAS, Stanley Moore's expertise and experience in the
Special Census Program have been critical to the development
and implementation of the program; during the 1990s, he was the
administrative coordinator for the nationwide Special Census
Program; and
WHEREAS, In 1998, Stanley Moore represented the United
States at the 9th International Population Conference in Tokyo,
Japan; and
WHEREAS, During the following decade, Stanley Moore
assisted in the development of a new method for data collection
to improve the accuracy of the information proved by the Census
Bureau; and
WHEREAS, Stanley Moore's design known as Operation RESPOND
(Reaching Every Single Person on the Nation's Decennial) began
as his region's operational and outreach program for Census
2000; this project involved coordinating the efforts of every
department in the region to solicit the support of, and work
with, the Complete Count Committees; and
WHEREAS, The 2010 Census added a sixth census to Stanley

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Moore's column of accomplishments; he expanded the Complete
Count Committee Model to involve trusted voices to promote
cooperation at the grassroots level; as Associate Director of
the Field Division, he is instrumental in advancing another new
innovation: TIGER (Topologically Integrated Geographic
Encoding and Referencing), a technologically advanced database
system that maps all geographic data for the entire United
States, this has become an essential component in the
compilation and tabulation of census data; and
WHEREAS, In 2013, Stanley Moore was asked by Director John
Thompson of the U.S. Census Bureau to serve as his Senior
Advisor; he is currently responsible for developing a
data-driven national outreach program to strengthen the
relationship between government and community, resulting in
greater public participation in the 2020 Census; and
WHEREAS, Stanley Moore has received numerous awards for his
service at the Census Bureau including the U.S. Department of
Commerce Bronze Medal for Superior Service, the U.S. Department
of Commerce Silver Medal Award for Meritorious Service, the
U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal Award for Exceptional
Service, and the National Partnership for Reinventing
Government Hammer Award; and
WHEREAS, Stanley Moore has been a member of the Chicago

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Federal Executive Board since 1973, serving as its Chair from
2002 to 2003; and
WHEREAS, Stanley Moore was featured on the covers of
Positive Note and N-DIGO magazines; and
WHEREAS, Stanley Moore's accomplishments have been
acknowledged and honored by Northeastern University as a 2010
Distinguished Alumni; additionally, Chicago State University
has nominated him for an honorary doctorate; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate Stanley D. Moore on celebrating 60 years of
dedication and service to the United States Census Bureau; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Stanley Moore as a symbol of our appreciation of
his hard work and commitment to the U.S. Census Bureau.