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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Anthony J. "Uncle Tony" |
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| Romanus of Peoria, Illinois, on Monday, February 6, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Romanus was born February 18, 1916, in Peoria |
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| to Joseph and Mariam Lahood Romanus; He married Alice Souss in |
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| Itoo, Lebanon, on February 23, 1936; he later married Faith |
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| Hennig Sanders in Peoria on May 29, 1989; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Romanus was a self-educated man who lived the |
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| American dream; He was a bricklayer and union member; He became |
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| an insurance agent for Progressive National Life Insurance |
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| Company, serving as their first $5,000,000 producer, marketing |
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| vice president, Illinois State manager, and member of the Board |
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| of Directors; He also served on the Board of Directors of the |
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| Peoria Heights Bank; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Romanus shared his love for family and country |
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| by encouraging and sponsoring many of his family members to |
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| make the United States their home, and, as a result of his |
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| efforts, hundreds now reside here in the U.S.; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Romanus was an active member in his community; |
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| he was a member of St. Sharbel Maronite Church in Peoria, and |
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| St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Bartonville, Illinois; He was |
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| dedicated to working at Cursillo and was a member of the St. |
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| Anthony's Men's Club and Itoo Society Club; He was devoted to |
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| making rosaries and served in the United States Army in the |
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| European Theater during World War II; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Romanus was preceded in death by his first |
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| wife Alice Souss; his adopted son; a nephew whom he raised, |
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| Camilo Romanus; nine brothers; and three sisters; and
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