Full Text of SR0067 98th General Assembly
SR0067 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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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