[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 18 (Monday, February 1, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E81]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE OF JOHN E. MOORE, SR.

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                         HON. MICHAEL R. TURNER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 1, 2021

  Mr. TURNER. Madam Speaker, I would like to pay tribute to the life 
and memory of John E. Moore, Sr., a distinguished community leader from 
my hometown of Dayton, Ohio, who passed away on January 7, 2021, four 
days before his 98th birthday.
  John E. Moore, Sr. was a native of Birmingham, Alabama, whose family 
moved to Dayton, Ohio shortly after he was born. He graduated from 
Wilbur Wright High School in 1941. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army 
and served in the 2261st Quartermaster Trucking Company in Bangladesh, 
during World War II. After the war, John earned a degree in business 
administration from the University of Dayton and went on to pursue 
graduate studies at Ohio State University.
  He served for 35 years as a civilian employee at Wright-Patterson Air 
Force Base. He was the first Equal Employment Opportunity officer at 
Wright-Patterson in 1960, and became the first African-American chief 
of civilian personnel in 1972.
  In addition to serving our nation, John was involved with his church 
and his community his entire life. He gained a reputation as someone to 
go to when you needed something done. He had an active role in numerous 
civic organizations, including the Dayton Foundation, the Out-of-School 
Youth Task Force, Sinclair Community College's board of trustees, the 
Montgomery County Job Center, and was co-founder of Parity, Inc., which 
provides a mentoring program for urban middle school students that has 
helped many underserved young people gain the skills and self-
confidence to become successful, productive adults.
  John E. Moore's name can be found etched along the sidewalks on the 
Dayton Walk of Fame, among a small circle of distinguished citizens who 
have impacted our city for the better. In 2014, the Dayton 
International Peace Museum named John a Peace Hero, in recognition of 
his leadership in youth, education, health, and civil rights. His 
lifetime of public service set an example for all of us who work to 
serve our communities and our nation. I am honored to have known him as 
a friend.
  On behalf of all those whose lives were touched by John's friendship 
and community service, I offer his family my heartfelt condolences.

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