Bill Text: IL SR1071 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Louis Steven "Steve" Moore of Washburn.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-11-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1071 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR1071-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of Louis Steven "Steve" Moore of
Washburn, who passed away on June 3, 2024; and
WHEREAS, Steve Moore, the son of Louis Joseph Moore and
Mary Lee Schnabel Moore, was born on May 18, 1961; he was
raised in Reno Beach and Northwood, both of Ohio, along the
shores of Lake Erie; he graduated from Northwood High School
in 1979, where he set multiple track records; just before he
turned 30, he relocated to central Illinois, then moving to
central Indiana before finally settling in Washburn, Illinois
in 2012; and
WHEREAS, Steve Moore worked as a school bus driver for
Lowpoint Washburn Community Unit School District #21 for many
years; prior to that, he worked as a cook, held a position with
the Water Department for the Village of Washburn, served as a
computer network technician, and was a woodworker and a union
carpenter; and
WHEREAS, Steve Moore was a man of many talents and
interests; from a young age, he was interested in astronomy,
the unknown, and science fiction; he enjoyed using his
telescope and reading about the latest space discoveries, and

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he was an avid lover of all things Star Trek; he enjoyed
playing Dungeons and Dragons and multiplayer online games; in
his younger days, he was very active in the Society for
Creative Anachronisms (SCA), where he went by his character
name "Wigard", shot archery, served as a swordsman, and co-led
a group of members in House Circle Wolf; and
WHEREAS, Steve Moore was preceded in death by his father
and his son, Steven B. Moore; and
WHEREAS, Steve Moore is survived by his daughter, Amanda
(Christopher) Franklin; his wife, Danna GE Moore; his mother;
his siblings, Lorri (Duane) French, Charlie (Justin)
Yaney-Johnston, Joel (Bobbi) Moore, Noel (Erin) Moore, Dani
Leasure, and Amanda (Tim) Meadors; his grandchildren, Austin,
Piper, and Sadie; and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Louis Steven "Steve" 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 Steve Moore as an expression of our

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