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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Tameka |
| 4 | | Marie Moore, who passed away on June 27, 2017; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tameka Moore was born in Chicago to Patricia and |
| 6 | | Alexander Moore on April 29, 1985; she attended the Jesse Owens |
| 7 | | Community Academy and the Gompers Elementary Fine
Arts Option |
| 8 | | School; she graduated from Morgan Park High School in 2003; she |
| 9 | | was baptized at Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church in |
| 10 | | Chicago, and in 2010, she
became a member of Salem Baptist |
| 11 | | Church of Chicago; she graduated from Southern Illinois |
| 12 | | University in Carbondale in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in |
| 13 | | Marketing; she was affectionately
known as "Meechy"; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from college, Tameka Moore
began |
| 15 | | a successful career in sales and marketing with corporations |
| 16 | | such as PLS and Careerbuilder; in 2010,
she made the decision |
| 17 | | to "go natural" by cutting off her chemically relaxed hair; she |
| 18 | | begin documenting her natural hair journey by launching a |
| 19 | | YouTube channel known as
"Meechy Monroe";
her channel quickly |
| 20 | | grew viral as tens of thousands of African American women from |
| 21 | | all over flocked
to her channel to learn her methods of styling |
| 22 | | and maintaining natural hair; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Tameka Moore was joined by her older sister and |
| 2 | | they became known as "The Monroe Sisters"; the sisters went on |
| 3 | | to become
YouTube sensations with a combined following of |
| 4 | | 200,000 subscribers and over 13 million videos
views; the duo |
| 5 | | traveled throughout the United States and parts of Europe |
| 6 | | sharing their expertise, tactics,
and enthusiasm for embracing |
| 7 | | natural hair; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Tameka Moore's selfless commitment led to major |
| 9 | | partnerships
with some of the largest beauty brands in the |
| 10 | | world to make natural hair care education, products, and
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| 11 | | resources available to African American women; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Tameka Moore will be remembered for her heart of |
| 13 | | gold and strong compassion for others; she played an active |
| 14 | | role in all the lives she touched and was always willing to go
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| 15 | | the extra mile to inspire and encourage those who need it most; |
| 16 | | and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Tameka Moore is survived by her parents; her
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| 18 | | sisters, Latina Moore, Katara Giles (Richard), Vaughn Colquitt |
| 19 | | (Anthony), and Alexandria Moore; her
nieces, Isha Wilkins, |
| 20 | | Laylah Giles, and Anne Marie Colquitt; her nephew, Cameron |
| 21 | | Colquitt; her great-niece
and nephew, Armone Wilkins Moore and |
| 22 | | Jeremiah Alex King; her beloved dog, Armani, and an endless
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| 23 | | amount of family, friends, and fans; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 2 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 3 | | mourn the passing of Tameka Marie Moore, and extend our sincere |
| 4 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
| 5 | | her; and be it further
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| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 7 | | presented to the family of Tameka Moore as an expression of our |
| 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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