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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CELEBRATING 14TH DISTRICT BLACK HISTORY MONTH HONOREE ROBERT MOORE
WHEREAS, Robert Moore is a nationally recognized army veteran, author, historian, lifelong law enforcement leader, and community policing reformer with a track record of always stepping up and lending a helping hand; and
WHEREAS, Robert Moore native of Mississippi, continuing to manage the 40-acre farm that was purchased by his father in 1907; and
WHEREAS, Robert Moore began his law enforcement career as a deputy sheriff in Winnebago County; and
WHEREAS, as Illinois State Trooper in 1976, Robert Moore was chosen to manage the department's the inaugural leader of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) where he led workforce inclusion increases of minorities and women by nearly 30%; and
WHEREAS, Robert Moore served as a Police Major and Chief of Detectives of the Savannah, Georgia Police Department from 1985-1987 where he wrote acclaimed paper "Crime in the Black Community: A Generation at Risks," which was adapted for city-wide use; and
WHEREAS, Robert Moore was named a U.S. Marshal in 1994 by President Bill Clinton, and was appointed Chair of the Marshal Service Equal Employment Opportunity Advisory Committee where he conducted a nationwide hearing on minority recruitment and discrimination in the Marshall Service; and
WHEREAS, in 1997, Robert Moore proudly led the successful effort to honor Ruby Bridges Hall, who famously desegregated Mississippian schools at the age of six, with an honorary title of Deputy U.S. Marshal; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Marshal's Distinguished Service Award was bestowed upon Robert Moore for this impeccable leadership; and
WHEREAS, Robert Moore has been rightly lauded and honored for this work and leadership including the Rotary Paul Harris Award, Rotary Leadership Award, FBI Directors Community Service Award, Marshal Service Distinguished Service Award, Marshal Service Small District Award, WSEC TV Board of Director Aw...
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