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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Donald
4 Lawrence Moore of Naperville on July 15, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Moore grew up in Cincinnati, where he was a
6 graduate of Walnut Hills High School; after earning a
7 bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering from the
8 University of Cincinnati in 1952, he worked for General
9 Electric for 17 years; he worked in the Cincinnati and Kansas
10 City offices and at the nuclear propulsion division in Oak
11 Ridge, Tennessee before being transferred to the company's
12 Naperville office; and
13 WHEREAS, Mr. Moore was president of Instruments and
14 Technology in Naperville, a manufacturer's rep company, which
15 he began in 1972 after leaving General Electric; he
16 volunteered Wednesday's at the DuPage Children's Museum for
17 several years, assisting mostly in the Construction House,
18 where children learn to build things out of wood and other
19 materials; in his role as an exhibit facilitator, he was
20 credited for his ability to encourage learning; and
21 WHEREAS, Mr. Moore was also a member of the American
22 Society of Metals, where he served as regional secretary and
23 was co-chair and secretary of the quenching and cooling
24 committee; he was an active member of Knox Presbyterian
25 Church and the Hall of Famers; he had been an elder in a
26 Kansas City Presbyterian church; and
27 WHEREAS, Donald Lawrence Moore's passing will be deeply
28 felt by his wife, Shirlee; his three daughters, Holly
29 Kowlaski, Amy McKee, and Terry Thompson; and his seven
30 grandchildren; therefore, be it
31 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
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1 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
2 Donald Lawrence Moore along with all who knew and loved him
3 and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends;
4 and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the family of Donald Lawrence Moore as an
7 expression of our deepest sympathy.