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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.