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Milton Moore passes away - 12/5/06

We regret the loss of Rev. Milton Moore '83, who was shot and killed in Suitland, MD. Please see the news article below for more information.       View Photos and Donation Request

Flowers and cards can be sent to his widow at the following address:
Eva Moore
13109 Bar Geese Ct
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774-7012

Pastor Fatally Shot In Front Of Church
Police Search For Clues
POSTED: 8:04 am EST December 6, 2006
UPDATED: 11:30 pm EST December 6, 2006

SUITLAND, Md. -- A pastor was gunned down in front of his Prince George's County church Wednesday morning, NBC4 reported. Milton Leon Moore, 50, was found shot in the parking lot in front of the Warriors For Christ Ministries in the 2400 block of Brooks Drive in Suitland. Investigators said the shooting occurred at about 7:30 a.m. in front of the church, which also holds a homeless shelter.

Police said the married father of four was walking toward the church when he was shot once in the head. "As he was going through the door, somebody fired multiple shots at him," Prince George's County Police Cpl. Diane Richardson said. "One of the gunshots struck him." Moore was pronounced dead Wednesday evening after being hospitalized in critical condition. Witnesses said they heard an argument before the shots were fired. One witness said she heard three shots fired and that one of the shots was muffled.

Other witnesses on a nearby walking track told police that after hearing the shots, they saw two people run away from the church. Police do not know if those people were involved in the shooting. Those who knew Moore mourned his loss and expressed sorrow for his killer. "You want to shoot a pastor, a man of the cloth. That's not good," Moore's friend Ronald Lewis said. "Because therefore, not only do you have to answer to the pastor, but you have to answer to God now."

Drew-Freeman Middle School next door was put on lock down while police searched the school to make sure the shooter or shooters were not in the building. The homeless shelter had children inside at the time of the shooting.

Police do not have any suspects or motives but they do have some leads and an investigation is under way.
- - - NBC4.com

WFCM Ministries has more information on Milton and his work in the last several years, including the establishment of a transitional shelter for the homeless.

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PRINCE WILLIAM GOVERNMENT
Connaughton Named to Lead U.S. Maritime Agency

By Stephanie McCrummen and Nikita Stewart
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, June 28, 2006; Page B01

Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Sean T. Connaughton, who presided over a period of unprecedented growth in one of the nation's most diverse and dynamic suburban areas, was nominated yesterday by President Bush to be the head of the U.S. Maritime Administration.
If confirmed by the Senate, Connaughton, a maritime lawyer, would resign the post he has held nearly seven years to be the administrator of an agency with an annual budget of more than $500 million and a staff of 1,000, whose primary job is to ensure safe and efficient access for commercial and military ships through U.S. waterways.
"We've been able to make growth pay for growth," supervisors Chairman Sean T. Connaughton says. His county has Northern Virginia's lowest tax rate. (By Hyosub Shin For The Washington Post)
"We are a dramatically different county and for the better. . . ," said Connaughton, a moderate Republican whose term as head of the supervisors expires at the end of next year. "We've been able to make growth pay for growth."

Connaughton, 45, said the presidential nomination represents the "highest honor" of his professional career as a maritime lawyer and one that he could not turn down. He is with Troutman Sanders LLP.
His decision leaves in question the leadership of a county that has changed in recent years from a quiet, semi-suburban, semi-rural area into a bona fide part of Northern Virginia, complete with $800,000 homes, fancy golf courses and epic traffic jams.
Depending on the timing of Connaughton's resignation, a special election could be called or a successor could be chosen on Election Day next year -- Nov. 6.
There are many rumored candidates. Supervisor Martin E. Nohe (R-Coles) said that it's premature for him to make a decision but that the new chairman should be "someone who follows Sean's footsteps." Only Supervisor Corey A. Stewart (R-Occoquan) has announced that he'll run.

Connaughton was almost unknown when he ran for county supervisor in 1999 against Democratic incumbent Kathleen K. Seefeldt, whom he accused of failing to foresee the effects of growth -- high taxes, inadequate roads and crowded schools -- and of being too close to developers.
He promised not to stop development but to manage it better, and voters took him up on the pledge, choosing a Republican supervisor for the first time in the county's history. Last year, he lost a bid to be the GOP candidate for lieutenant governor.
When he became a supervisor, the county had 280,000 people, an annual budget of about $400 million and one of the highest tax rates in the region. He leaves an increasingly diverse county of about 364,000 people, a budget of $857 million and Northern Virginia's lowest tax rate, which he and his board colleagues accomplished by cutting the tax rate as property values soared. The county also earned a AAA bond rating during Connaughton's tenure, a gold star for local governments.

Developers are now paying more in proffers, voluntary funds used to offset the costs of schools, roads and other public services. Rather than wait for state transportation money to trickle down, the county used its money to build hundreds of miles of roads. And Prince William recently became one of a handful of municipalities in the state to propose creating a transportation department.
Since Connaughton took office, the county has built 21 schools and hired several hundred police and fire personnel to keep up with growth. And, to the consternation of some longtime residents, he initiated smaller programs aimed at changing the county's good-old-boy image. For some accustomed to living as they please, Connaughton will be remembered as the man who banished motorboats and RVs from residential streets and who hired a "neighborhood coordinator" to point out property code violations such as derelict cars parked in front yards.
But to Connaughton, those sorts of community maintenance programs, along with the county's new emphasis on historic preservation, represent a turning point for an area once considered where the "real" Virginia began. As the county has become more tethered to Northern Virginia, the distinction has moved a few exits south. "I'm extremely proud of what's happened in Prince William in the last seven years," Connaughton said, adding that his nomination is only the "the first step in a long process."

- from 6/27/06 Press Release
"President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate eight individuals to serve in his Administration:"

"...The President intends to nominate Sean T. Connaughton, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration at the Department of Transportation. Mr. Connaughton currently works as Of Counsel for Troutman Sanders LLP. He also serves as Chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. Prior to this, he worked as an Attorney at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott. Earlier in his career, he served as Senior Transportation Associate for the American Petroleum Institute. Mr. Connaughton received his bachelor's degree from the United States Merchant Marine Academy and his master's degree from Georgetown University. He went on to receive his JD from George Mason University."

Sean had run an impressive campaign for the Republican nomination for Virginia Lt Governor in 2005. This huge sign covered the top of a building near I-95:

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