Bill Text: IL SR0072 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Theophilus Moore Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR0072 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0072-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Theophilus Moore Jr., who passed away | ||||||
4 | on January 29, 2023; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Theophilus Moore was born to Willie Bell Cole and | ||||||
6 | Theophilus Moore Sr. in Mariana, Arkansas on October 15, 1924; | ||||||
7 | he attended Robert R. Morton High School in Marianna and was | ||||||
8 | drafted into the U.S. Army during his senior year in 1943, but | ||||||
9 | his enlistment was delayed until graduation; once enlisted, he | ||||||
10 | served in the all Black 577 Engineering Truck Company during | ||||||
11 | World War II, and he was awarded two Bronze Stars in 1945 for | ||||||
12 | meritorious service during the Northern France and Rhineland | ||||||
13 | campaigns; after WWII, he was selected for entry into the | ||||||
14 | Army's Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Benning, Georgia | ||||||
15 | under the 3d Battalion, 11th Infantry, where he participated | ||||||
16 | in one of the first integrated training classes after the Army | ||||||
17 | decided to diversify its officer ranks; he served in active | ||||||
18 | duty until 1946 and then moved to Chicago; he served in the | ||||||
19 | U.S. Army Reserves until 1953, retiring as an army major; he | ||||||
20 | married Mildred Lee Gilmore in 1955; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Theophilus Moore began working for A&P Grocery in | ||||||
22 | 1955, where he eventually rose to the title of store manager; | ||||||
23 | after A&P, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), where |
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1 | he retired as a foreman after 31 years of service; and
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2 | WHEREAS, During his tenure at the USPS, Theophilus Moore | ||||||
3 | was an active member of various unions, including the Congress | ||||||
4 | of Industrial Organizations (CIO) and the National Association | ||||||
5 | of Postal Supervisors, where he served as branch president | ||||||
6 | from 1972 to 1976; he also helped organize the Clerk Craft | ||||||
7 | Union at North Suburban; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Theophilus Moore joined St. Mark United Methodist | ||||||
9 | Church in 1946, where he was an active with the Usher Board, | ||||||
10 | the United Methodist Men, Family Ministries, Veterans Affairs, | ||||||
11 | and the Gospel Choir; he was also a member of the International | ||||||
12 | Free and Accepted Modern Masons and the Order of the Eastern | ||||||
13 | Star; he joined King Hiram Lodge No. 23, where he served as | ||||||
14 | secretary, worshipful master, and grand master for the State | ||||||
15 | of Illinois; for outstanding service, he was bestowed with the | ||||||
16 | honorary Masonic 33rd degree in 1994; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Theophilus Moore was affectionately known as | ||||||
18 | "Durock" by family and friends; he was a man of strength, | ||||||
19 | character, integrity, and dignity; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Theophilus Moore had three loves of his life and | ||||||
21 | 10 children; with Helen Williams, he had Diane and Maurice; | ||||||
22 | with Mildred Lee Gilmore, he had Michael, Theophilus III, |
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1 | Milfred, and Marlene; with Dorothy Spann Grigsby, he had | ||||||
2 | Torrence, Kawana, Luther, and Darnell; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Theophilus Moore was preceded in death by his | ||||||
4 | parents; his siblings, Berniece Boyd, Myrtle Moore, John | ||||||
5 | Moore, Luther Moore Sr., Lawrence Moore, and Joseph Moore; his | ||||||
6 | son, Theophilus III; and his son-in-law, Loyal Gibson II; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Theophilus Moore is survived by his sister, Wilma | ||||||
8 | Reynolds; his children, Mary Preacely (Maurice), Diane Gibson, | ||||||
9 | Maurice (Angela), Michael (Dean), Milfred (Alicia), Marlene | ||||||
10 | (Patricia), Torrence (Jamie), Kawana, Luther, and Darnell; his | ||||||
11 | grandchildren, Brian Gibson (Melissa), Marc Gibson, Maurice, | ||||||
12 | Jasper, Michelle Cucuzza (Kevin), Brittany, Michael Jr., | ||||||
13 | DeShun, Darnesha, Jordan, and Cameron; his | ||||||
14 | great-grandchildren; his great-great-grandchild; and a host of | ||||||
15 | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
18 | Theophilus Moore Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
19 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
20 | further
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21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
22 | presented to the family of Theophilus Moore as an expression |
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1 | of our deepest sympathy.
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