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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 627
Offered January 25, 2021
Celebrating the life of Alfred Ernest Moreau.
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Patrons-- Hope and Levine
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WHEREAS, Alfred Ernest Moreau, a respected attorney who served the nation as a civilian employee of the United States Army, died on April 29, 2020; and

WHEREAS, a native of Kearney, Nebraska, Alfred “Fred” Ernest Moreau graduated from Kearney Catholic High School and began to cultivate his faith at a young age as an active member of St. James Catholic Church; and

WHEREAS, Fred Moreau graduated from what is now the University of Nebraska at Kearney, where he wrote for the college newspaper and was a prominent member of the debate team, traveling to competitions through the Midwest; he subsequently earned a law degree from the University of Notre Dame; and

WHEREAS, Fred Moreau began his career in 1976 with the United States Army Armament Materiel Readiness Command in Rock Island, Illinois, where he worked on a wide range of complex cases, including serving as counsel for teams investigating accidental explosions at ammunition plants; and

WHEREAS, in 1981, Fred Moreau began serving as counsel for the United States Army’s Night Vision and Electro-Optics Laboratory at Fort Belvoir, then later accepted a senior civilian attorney position with the United States Army HQ Judge Advocate General’s Corps, initially located at the Pentagon, where he remained until his well-earned retirement in 2011; and

WHEREAS, Fred Moreau developed an expertise in contract labor issues and contractor-operated facilities law and served as specialized counsel for high-profile or highly classified United States Army contracts, including the maintenance and management of Arlington National Cemetery records; and

WHEREAS, Fred Moreau served as vice chair of the American Bar Association’s Labor Law Committee and was a sought-after presenter for conventions and professional events; he was a frequent instructor at the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in Charlottesville; and

WHEREAS, Fred Moreau was an ardent supporter of Arlington Public Schools, offering his leadership and expertise to the school division’s committee for gifted and talented students and many other committees, activities, and events, as well as serving as a coach and fan for his children’s activities, including music recitals, marching band performances, soccer, t-ball, karate, and dance activities; and

WHEREAS, Fred Moreau was a kind, inquiring, and adventurous man in all things, an avid sports fan, a patron of the arts and theatre, and an accomplished world traveler who made many return trips to his hometown in Nebraska and his father’s hometown in Vermont, along with journeys to countless destinations throughout the United States, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia and the Pacific; and

WHEREAS, Fred Moreau will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 37 years, Elaine; his children, Elizabeth, Andrew, and Eileen, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Alfred Ernest Moreau; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Alfred Ernest Moreau as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.