92_HR1175

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, It is with deepest sorrow that  the  members  of
 3    the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois learned
 4    of   the   death   of   one   of  our  respected  colleagues,
 5    Representative Timothy H.  Osmond  of  Antioch,  on  Tuesday,
 6    December 17, 2002; and

 7        WHEREAS, Representative Osmond served the citizens of the
 8    62nd   District   since   his   election   to  the  House  of
 9    Representatives in 1998 and was re-elected to a third term in
10    November of 2002; he previously served  as  Antioch  Township
11    Supervisor and Trustee as well as being an alternate delegate
12    to the Republican National Convention in 1992; and

13        WHEREAS,  During  the  years  he  was  a  member  of  the
14    legislature,  he  was  known  as  a  strong  voice  for small
15    businesses and an advocate for education, a  conservative  on
16    fiscal  issues  and  a  moderate  on  social  issues;  he was
17    involved in  legislation  relating  to  industry,  increasing
18    security  around  Illinois  nuclear  plants,  and controlling
19    crime; he brought Illinois FIRST funds to the  62nd  District
20    that  were  used  for  education,  parks  and recreation, and
21    seniors; and

22        WHEREAS, Representative  Osmond  graduated  from  Antioch
23    Community  High  School  in  1967;  he received a Bachelor of
24    Business Degree from Western Illinois University in 1971  and
25    became a Certified Insurance Counselor in 1981; and

26        WHEREAS,  Representative  Osmond  was the owner of Osmond
27    Insurance Service Ltd. and was a member of St.  Peter  Parish
28    in  Antioch;  he  had served as the Director of State Bank of
29    the Lakes; he was a volunteer paramedic on the Antioch Rescue
30    Squad for over 20 years and was chief of the squad from  1995
31    to 1997; and
 
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 1        WHEREAS,  Representative  Osmond  was a member of various
 2    civic and business groups including the  Antioch  Chamber  of
 3    Commerce  and  Industry; the Antioch Lions Club, for which he
 4    served as a past treasurer;  the  Antioch  Rotary  Club,  for
 5    which  he  was  a  past president and Community Service Award
 6    Recipient in 1998; the Lakes Region Historical  Society;  the
 7    Northern  Illinois  Conservation Club; the Antioch Republican
 8    Club,  for  which  he  served  as  a  past  president;  Ducks
 9    Unlimited;  and  the  North  Central   Association   Visiting
10    Committee  for  Antioch  Community  High School; and he was a
11    Rotary Exchange Student Host Parent; and

12        WHEREAS, Representative Osmond will be  remembered  as  a
13    down-to-earth person who kept well-informed on the issues and
14    had a sincere and genuine personality; and

15        WHEREAS,  The  passing  of  Representative Timothy Osmond
16    will be felt most deeply by his devoted  family  and  friends
17    who  supported  him throughout his public and private career,
18    especially  his  wife,  JoAnn,  his  son,  Michael,  and  his
19    daughter, Colleen Canarchy; therefore, be it

20        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
21    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
22    we  express  our  most  sincere  condolences to the family of
23    Representative Timothy H. Osmond, a respected  colleague  who
24    will long be remembered; and be it further

25        RESOLVED,  That  suitable  copies  of  this resolution be
26    presented to the family of Representative Timothy H. Osmond.