HR0532LRB100 13391 MST 27991 r 1HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Tameka 4Marie Moore, who passed away on June 27, 2017; and 5 WHEREAS, Tameka Moore was born in Chicago to Patricia and 6Alexander Moore on April 29, 1985; she attended the Jesse Owens 7Community Academy and the Gompers Elementary Fine Arts Option 8School; she graduated from Morgan Park High School in 2003; she 9was baptized at Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church in 10Chicago, and in 2010, she became a member of Salem Baptist 11Church of Chicago; she graduated from Southern Illinois 12University in Carbondale in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in 13Marketing; she was affectionately known as "Meechy"; and 14 WHEREAS, After graduating from college, Tameka Moore began 15a successful career in sales and marketing with corporations 16such as PLS and Careerbuilder; in 2010, she made the decision 17to "go natural" by cutting off her chemically relaxed hair; she 18begin documenting her natural hair journey by launching a 19YouTube channel known as "Meechy Monroe"; her channel quickly 20grew viral as tens of thousands of African American women from 21all over flocked to her channel to learn her methods of styling 22and maintaining natural hair; and

HR0532- 2 -LRB100 13391 MST 27991 r 1 WHEREAS, Tameka Moore was joined by her older sister and 2they became known as "The Monroe Sisters"; the sisters went on 3to become YouTube sensations with a combined following of 4200,000 subscribers and over 13 million videos views; the duo 5traveled throughout the United States and parts of Europe 6sharing their expertise, tactics, and enthusiasm for embracing 7natural hair; and 8 WHEREAS, Tameka Moore's selfless commitment led to major 9partnerships with some of the largest beauty brands in the 10world to make natural hair care education, products, and 11resources available to African American women; and 12 WHEREAS, Tameka Moore will be remembered for her heart of 13gold and strong compassion for others; she played an active 14role in all the lives she touched and was always willing to go 15the extra mile to inspire and encourage those who need it most; 16and 17 WHEREAS, Tameka Moore is survived by her parents; her 18sisters, Latina Moore, Katara Giles (Richard), Vaughn Colquitt 19(Anthony), and Alexandria Moore; her nieces, Isha Wilkins, 20Laylah Giles, and Anne Marie Colquitt; her nephew, Cameron 21Colquitt; her great-niece and nephew, Armone Wilkins Moore and 22Jeremiah Alex King; her beloved dog, Armani, and an endless 23amount of family, friends, and fans; therefore, be it

HR0532- 3 -LRB100 13391 MST 27991 r 1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 2HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 3mourn the passing of Tameka Marie Moore, and extend our sincere 4condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved 5her; and be it further 6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 7presented to the family of Tameka Moore as an expression of our 8deepest sympathy.