Full Text of HR1602 95th General Assembly
HR1602 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| Romeo of Blairsville, who passed away on September 3, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, JoAnn Romeo was born on September 26, 1934 in | 6 |
| Herrin; her parents were Spence and Bess (Long) Yates; she | 7 |
| married Bill Romeo on September 26, 1954 in Du Quoin; and
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| WHEREAS, JoAnn Romeo was the secretary and treasurer of | 9 |
| Blairsville Water District for more than 27 years; she also, | 10 |
| along with her husband, owned and operated the Twinkle Tree | 11 |
| Farm and the Spot of Art Frame Shop, both located in | 12 |
| Blairsville; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, JoAnn Romeo was a member of the Herrin Christian | 14 |
| Church; she was also a former member of the Franklin-Williamson | 15 |
| County Board of Education and a former member of the Fraternal | 16 |
| Order of the Eastern Star in Hurst; and
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| WHEREAS, JoAnn Romeo enjoyed painting and spending time | 18 |
| with her family; and
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| WHEREAS, JoAnn Romeo was preceded in death by her parents; | 20 |
| her son, William Fredrick Romeo; her sisters, Helen Latcher, |
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| Doris Jean Fuller, June Springhart, and Sue Poffenburger; and | 2 |
| her brother, Paul Yates; and
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| WHEREAS, JoAnn Romeo is survived by her husband, Bill | 4 |
| Romeo; her son and daughter-in-law, B.J. and Christy Romeo; her | 5 |
| grandsons, Billy and Joseph Romeo; her sister, Ruth Giffin; her | 6 |
| special friends, Sharon and Larry Walker; and her several | 7 |
| nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of JoAnn | 11 |
| Romeo; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of JoAnn Romeo as an expression of our | 14 |
| sympathy.
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