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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Anthony "Tony" Romano of Wood River, who 
4passed away on July 23, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Anthony Romano was born in Alton to Salvatore and 
6Antonina (Terranova) Romano on February 15, 1918; he was raised 
7at the Catholic Children's Home and returned as a young adult 
8to be a Boy Scout leader; he married Josephine "Jo" Berghoff in 
9Alton on August 26, 1939; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Anthony Romano worked at Olin Corporation as a 
11manager of the shipping and  receiving department; he retired 
12after 44 years of service; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, For over 85 years, Anthony Romano was a member of  
14St. Mary Catholic Church, where he was part of the Holy Name 
15Society and sang in the choir for 51 years; he was also a 
16member of the Alton Knights of Columbus, where he  served as an 
17officer, the Management Club, the Westerner Club, the Alton 
18Eagles, and the Alton-Wood River Sportsman's Club, where he and 
19his wife danced every Saturday night for many years; they 
20enjoyed traveling throughout the United States, Canada, and 
21Europe during retirement; his favorite pastime was watching 
22Cardinal baseball and golf on TV and spending time with his 
 
 
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1beloved family; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Anthony Romano was preceded in death by his wife 
3of 73  years, Josephine; his parents; his sisters, Rose Dipiazzo 
4and Geraldine Martino; his brothers, Frank and Andrew Romano;  
5and his son-in-law, Charles Peck; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Anthony Romano is survived by his daughters, Judi 
7Peck and Mary Jo Romano-Buesteton;  his son-in-law, who he loved 
8like a son, Joel Buesteton; his  grandchildren, Erin (Carl) 
9Oest-Larsen,  Kyle (Liz) Buesteton, and Sarah Buesteton; his 
10great-grandchildren, Lene and Kate Oest-Larsen and Beck 
11Anthony Buesteton; his sister-in-law, Mary Oldham; his  
12brother-in-law, Robert Berghoff; and numerous nieces, nephews,  
13great-nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
16Anthony "Tony" Romano, and extend our sincere condolences to 
17his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
18further
  
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
20presented to  the family of  Anthony Romano as an expression of 
21our deepest sympathy.