[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 198 (Monday, November 15, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1238]
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         HONORING THE OTIS EDWARD MOORE HIGHWAY IN WILLARD, MO

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                            HON. BILLY LONG

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 15, 2021

  Mr. LONG. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life and 
legacy of Otis Edward Moore, a lifelong resident of Everton, MO.
  Mr. Moore served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was a maintenance 
worker for Mid-America Dairymen in Springfield after his service had 
ended. Beyond his work, Moore was actively involved with his community, 
joining Masonic Lodge No. 87 AF&AM in Greenfield. His family knew him 
as a loving husband, father, and grandfather.
  Moore's life was tragically cut short when he was killed in a car 
accident on Highway 160 in Willard. He was 61 at the time he passed 
away in 1983. Now, nearly 40 years later, a stretch of Highway 160, 
from West Bypass to County Road 115, has been named in honor of Moore. 
The new Otis E Moore Memorial Highway will be dedicated on Monday, 
November 22nd of this year.
  Madam Speaker, Otis Moore exhibited a life of service. Service to his 
nation and service to his community. It is only fitting that a portion 
of Highway 160 be named in his memory.

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