Rex Moore

Rex quietly made his transition from this life to his next on June 27, 2023, at Elevate Care Waukegan nursing home.  He was born to the union of Charlie and Katie Mae Moore on November 1, 1961, in Demopolis, Alabama.  Upon his family moving to Waukegan, Illinois, Rex was educated in the Waukegan school system.  He went to East Campus High School, where he excelled in basketball, and was one of the star players on the team. After graduation, he had a full scholarship to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College to play basketball. Rex was home visiting from college when he became ill.  He was not able to return to college or truly pursue his love of basketball after that.  He worked various jobs in the service industry, including working as a butcher at MB’s grocery store, and in Environmental  Services at Highland Park Hospital.  He was baptized as an adult at Greater Faith Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend C. L. Fairchild.  He loved his family and was a giver from the heart, always trying to give away his belongings, whether you wanted them or not.  Literally giving away the clothes off his back.  Throughout the years, when his sister Caroline visited him, he would often ask about his son, Mitchell, and his nieces, Senisha and Erin,  and the grands, he would always say “tell them that Uncle Rex asked about them, and I love them”.

Over the past 20+ years Rex lived in the Chicagoland area.  Although he always desired to return to Alabama, his first love.  However, because of the  diagnosis of multiple myeloma, he was moved back to Waukegan in March 2023, to be closer to family and receive needed care.

He is preceded in death by his Parents: Charlie James Moore and Katie Mae Moore; Sister: Kathryn Scott; Maternal grandparents: Johnnie and Katie Miller; Paternal grandparents: Marshall Moore and Annie Lucy McCoy; and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins.

He leaves to cherish his memories, Bonus mother: Ernestine Moore, Livingston AL; One son: Mitchell Sawyers, Round Lake, IL; Sisters: Caroline (Larry) Carley, Waukegan, IL, Kimberly Simon, Forney, TX; Bonus sisters: Catherine White, Zion, IL, Pamela (Gregg) McCampbell, Gurnee, IL, Melissa Stanton, Livingston, AL, and Tawanda (Bertrum) Williams, Killeen, TX;  Bonus brothers: Derrick (Janet) Lee, Beach Park, IL, Terry (Shelia Mae) Lee, Rocky Ford, GA; Two dear aunts: Mother Julia Carter and Mother Louise Johnson, Waukegan, IL; Uncle: Joseph (Mattie) Nix, Waukegan, IL; Nieces: Senisha Carley and Erin Carley, Katy, TX, Kennedy Walker and Kiley Walker, Forney, TX; Nephew: Braxton Walker, Forney TX.  Great Niece: Daniyah Carley, Katy, TX;  Great Nephews: Jeneil Parker, Jr., Rincon, GA, Jabari Parker, Damarrion Carley, and Demetrius Carley, Katy, TX.  A host of cousins, bonus nieces and nephews, and friends.

Big thank you to sister-cousin, Judy “Moon” Johnson, who has always been there for Rex, and never turned her back on him.  Thank you for all the pig feet and other meals that you cooked for him at his request during his last days. He always looked forward to your home cooked meals.  Thank you for all the trips you made to Chicago with Caroline to visit Rex.  Everything was truly appreciated.

There will be a visitation on Friday, July 7th from 11:30 AM- 12:30 AM.  The Funeral Service will be from 12:30 AM - 1:30 PM.  The burial will be at Mt. Olivet memorial Park at 2:00 PM.

The family has entrusted the arrangements to Warren Funeral Home 1475 N. Cemetery Rd. (located on the northside of the intersection of Tri-State Parkway and Cemetery Rd.) in Gurnee, Illinois 60031. For further information please call 1-847-855-2760.