Bill Text: IL SR0067 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Josephine Romano of Wood River, formerly of Alton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR0067 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0067-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 Josephine Mary Romano of Wood River, | ||||||
| 4 | formerly of Alton, who passed away on January 27, 2013; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Josephine Romano was born on November 11, 1919, in | ||||||
| 6 | Bethalto to Frederick and Myrtle (Chalengsworth) Berghoff; she | ||||||
| 7 | married Anthony Romano in Alton on August 26, 1939; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Josephine Romano was a homemaker all her life; she | ||||||
| 9 | loved to dance, read, and travel throughout the U.S., Canada, | ||||||
| 10 | and Europe; she was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan and was a | ||||||
| 11 | member of St. Mary's Catholic Church for more than 70 years, | ||||||
| 12 | where she was active with the CYO and was a member of the Altar | ||||||
| 13 | Society; she prayed the rosary daily and most of all enjoyed | ||||||
| 14 | spending time with her family; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Josephine Romano was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 16 | parents; her sister, Alice Stiegler; her brothers, Leroy, | ||||||
| 17 | Frederick, Eugene, and James Berghoff; her son-in-law, Charles | ||||||
| 18 | Peck; and her sister-in-law, Rose Dipiazzo; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Josephine Romano is survived by her husband of 73 | ||||||
| 20 | years, Frederick; her daughters, Mary Jo Romano-Buesteton and | ||||||
| 21 | Judi Peck; her son-in-law, Joel Buesteton; her grandchildren, | ||||||
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| 1 | Erin (Carl) Oest-Larsen, Dr. Kyle Buesteton, and Sarah | ||||||
| 2 | Buesteton; her great-grandchildren, Lene and Kate Oest-Larsen; | ||||||
| 3 | her sister, Mary Oldham; her brother, Robert (Irene Jeanne) | ||||||
| 4 | Berghoff; her sister-in-law, Elaine Berghoff; her nieces, | ||||||
| 5 | nephews, great-nieces and nephews; and her very dear friend, | ||||||
| 6 | Nina Olmsted; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 9 | Josephine Romano, and we extend our sincere condolence to her | ||||||
| 10 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 11 | further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the family of Josephine Romano as an expression of | ||||||
| 14 | our deepest sympathy.
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