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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are |
| 3 | | honored to pay tribute to those who have given their lives to |
| 4 | | protect and serve the citizens of this great nation; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of |
| 6 | | the State of Illinois learned with much sadness of the death in |
| 7 | | Iraq of Sergeant Brian Romines of Simpson and formerly of Anna |
| 8 | | on June 6, 2005; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Brian Romines was born to Clyde Randall and |
| 10 | | Melinda Clary Romines on October 26, 1984; he was a graduate of |
| 11 | | Anna Jr. High School and Vienna High School; he attended many |
| 12 | | churches and was a member of the VFW in Herrin and an honorary |
| 13 | | member of the Roustabouts of Little Egypt Southern Illinois; |
| 14 | | and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Brian Romines joined the U.S. Army National Guard |
| 16 | | in October of 2002, completed basic training in November of |
| 17 | | 2003, and was deployed in November of 2004; he was a member of |
| 18 | | the 3rd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery based out of Marion; |
| 19 | | and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Brian Romines was preceded in death by his |
| 21 | | paternal great-grandparents, John Raymond and Mary Romines, |
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| 1 | | and his maternal great-grandparents, Lester and Chloe Jones; |
| 2 | | and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, The passing of Sergeant Brian Romines has been |
| 4 | | deeply felt by many, especially his mother, Melinda Clary; his |
| 5 | | father, Randy (Kris) Romines; his brother, Randall (Chrissy) |
| 6 | | Romines; his sister, Tera Romines; his stepsister, Addie |
| 7 | | Jones; his uncles, Mark (Carol) Clary, Todd Clary, Brad |
| 8 | | Romines, Richard Romines, and Greg (Woodie) Romines; his |
| 9 | | nephews, Brennan Romines and Ryland Solami; his niece, Hannah |
| 10 | | Romines; his cousins, Megan, Kaci, Samantha, Derek, Rendee, |
| 11 | | Chelsie, Richard, Tabatha, Tiffany, Teila, and Tyler; his |
| 12 | | other relatives; and his many friends including his extended |
| 13 | | family of the Alpha Battery, 2/123 FA, 504th MPBN; therefore, |
| 14 | | be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 16 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
| 17 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of |
| 18 | | Illinois Route 146 between Anna and Vienna as the "Sergeant |
| 19 | | Brian Romines Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation |
| 21 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with |
| 22 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs |
| 23 | | giving notice of the name "Sergeant Brian Romines Memorial |