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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Anthony "Tony" Romolo of Peoria, who
4passed away on December 6, 2011; and
 
5    WHEREAS, He was born July 19, 1930 in Peoria, to Joseph and
6Genevieve DeRose Romolo; he married Betty Lovan on December 24,
71951, in Peoria; he served in the United States Army during the
8Korean War; and
 
9    WHEREAS, He was a member of the Italian American Society
10and the Knights of Columbus for many years; he was a member of
11Laborers Local 165; he worked as a dispatcher for the Illinois
12State Police when he returned from Korea; upon his father's
13death in 1955, he operated Romolo's Tap for 20 years; and
 
14    WHEREAS, He became the Illinois Laborers and Contractors
15Joint Apprentice and Training Program administrator in 1971,
16where he served until his retirement on February 1, 2001,
17making him the longest serving training director within the
18Laborers International Union of North America; the Board of
19Trustees named the training center the Anthony C. Romolo
20Training Center in Mount Sterling, to honor his work and
21dedication to the members; he and the Board of Trustees of the
22Training Program broke all barriers and became the first

 

 

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1training or apprentice program in the state of Illinois to
2offer an all women's class in 1979; and
 
3    WHEREAS, He was a Spalding Institute graduate, playing
4football on the 1944 football team that was inducted into the
5Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame; he also played semi-pro
6football for the Canton Jets; he was active in softball, being
7an Illinois Amateur Softball Association player, sponsor, and
8commissioner; he was inducted into the ASA Hall of Fame in 2008
9in the Meritorious Service Category; and
 
10    WHEREAS, He loved his children and grandchildren; his
11passion was attending every game and dance recital they
12participated in and videotaping all the games and practices; he
13spent countless hours making copies of every game he taped for
14each and every player on the team and never missed a game; he
15was grandpa to all the players and he made everyone smile when
16he was around; and
 
17    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty; and
18his brother, Pandolphi; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Anthony Romolo is survived by his daughter, Lila
20(Tim) Kennelly, and their children, Nathan and Katie Kennelly;
21his son, Joe (Pam) Romolo and their children, Kristin, Luke and
22Nick Romolo; and his daughter, Toni Genovese and her children,

 

 

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1Domini and Dara Genovese; therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
4his family and friends, the passing of Anthony Romolo; and be
5it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of Anthony Romolo as a symbol of our
8sincere sympathy.