Bill Text: IL SR0768 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Anthony Romano of Wood River.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR0768 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0768-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Anthony "Tony" Romano of Wood River, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on July 23, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Anthony Romano was born in Alton to Salvatore and | ||||||
6 | Antonina (Terranova) Romano on February 15, 1918; he was raised | ||||||
7 | at the Catholic Children's Home and returned as a young adult | ||||||
8 | to be a Boy Scout leader; he married Josephine "Jo" Berghoff in | ||||||
9 | Alton on August 26, 1939; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Anthony Romano worked at Olin Corporation as a | ||||||
11 | manager of the shipping and receiving department; he retired | ||||||
12 | after 44 years of service; and
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13 | WHEREAS, For over 85 years, Anthony Romano was a member of | ||||||
14 | St. Mary Catholic Church, where he was part of the Holy Name | ||||||
15 | Society and sang in the choir for 51 years; he was also a | ||||||
16 | member of the Alton Knights of Columbus, where he served as an | ||||||
17 | officer, the Management Club, the Westerner Club, the Alton | ||||||
18 | Eagles, and the Alton-Wood River Sportsman's Club, where he and | ||||||
19 | his wife danced every Saturday night for many years; they | ||||||
20 | enjoyed traveling throughout the United States, Canada, and | ||||||
21 | Europe during retirement; his favorite pastime was watching | ||||||
22 | Cardinal baseball and golf on TV and spending time with his |
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1 | beloved family; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Anthony Romano was preceded in death by his wife | ||||||
3 | of 73 years, Josephine; his parents; his sisters, Rose Dipiazzo | ||||||
4 | and Geraldine Martino; his brothers, Frank and Andrew Romano; | ||||||
5 | and his son-in-law, Charles Peck; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Anthony Romano is survived by his daughters, Judi | ||||||
7 | Peck and Mary Jo Romano-Buesteton; his son-in-law, who he loved | ||||||
8 | like a son, Joel Buesteton; his grandchildren, Erin (Carl) | ||||||
9 | Oest-Larsen, Kyle (Liz) Buesteton, and Sarah Buesteton; his | ||||||
10 | great-grandchildren, Lene and Kate Oest-Larsen and Beck | ||||||
11 | Anthony Buesteton; his sister-in-law, Mary Oldham; his | ||||||
12 | brother-in-law, Robert Berghoff; and numerous nieces, nephews, | ||||||
13 | great-nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
16 | Anthony "Tony" Romano, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
17 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
18 | further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to the family of Anthony Romano as an expression of | ||||||
21 | our deepest sympathy.
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