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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Stanley D. Moore will be remembered in history as the Godfather of the census, an impressive 60 years in census leadership in the United States Department of Commerce.
WHEREAS, Stanley D. Moore is a native of Washington DC; and
WHEREAS, Stanley D. Moore began his life’s work for the United States Census Bureau on July 24, 1960, as a systems computer analyst. As a young computer programmer, he was one of the first in the country to work on the historic UNIVAC Mainframe computer. He served as District Office Manager, Special Assistant to the Chief, Assistant Regional Director, Associate Director for Field Operations, Regional Director and finally National Advisor to the Director; and
WHEREAS, Stanley D. Moore was instrumental in developing the Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system (TIGER), a technologically advanced database system that is used nationwide for mapping geographic data. TIGER has become an essential component in the compilation and tabulation of census data. It is the very tool that gave us the ability to create Global Positioning Systems also known as GPS; and
WHEREAS, Stanley D. Moore was appointed Regional Director of the Chicago Regional Office of the U.S. Census Bureau in 1974. As Regional Director, he was responsible for overseeing all census operations in Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin; and
WHEREAS, Stanley D. Moore was instrumental, in the 1970’s, in the desegregation of Chicago housing. He fought a successful four-year legal battle against racial discrimination. In recognition of this fact, he was selected as a Most Valuable Community Player by the Leadership Council of Metropolitan Open Communities; and
WHEREAS, Stanley D. Moore, along with his wife, raised their children and have lived in Beverly for 42 years. Because of his contributions to the community, the street in which he lives was renamed, "Stanley D. Moore Way"; and
WHEREAS, Stanley D. Moore has received numerous awards for his service at the Census Bureau including the U.S Department of Commerce bronze medal for superior services, 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 re-inventing government Hammer Award; and
WHEREAS, Stanley D. Moore, through his talents and efforts have helped our success with the census, and together, we take pride in your accomplishments and your commitment to excellence; and
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Cook County that the Board does hereby extend its congratulations to Stanley D. Moore on his 90th Birthday, and extends its gratitude on behalf of Cook County for his outstanding service over the years, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this text be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body, and an official copy of same be presented to Stanley D. Moore to commemorate this joyous occasion.
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