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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Horace |
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| William "Horty" Romine, the former mayor of Atwood, on |
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| Thursday, November 24, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Romine and his wife, Phyllis, moved to Atwood |
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| in 1962; three years later, he was elected to the village |
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| board; in 1967, he was elected to his first four-year term as |
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| mayor; and
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| WHEREAS, He ran again for mayor in 1975 and served for two |
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| terms; he returned to office in 1987, and he ran unopposed for |
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| re-election in 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Romine went to bat for the Atwood community by |
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| securing grants to supply funds for village improvements; he |
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| was responsible for completing public works projects at minimum |
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| costs; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Romine was active in Democratic Party politics |
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| and had the respect and admiration of fellow Democrats and |
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| Republicans alike; he was a longtime precinct committeeman and |
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| served as the chairman of the Piatt County Democratic Party; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Horty Romine left a deep void in |
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| the hearts and minds of his family members and throughout the |
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| Atwood community; he will be long remembered for his devotion |
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| to Atwood; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we mourn the passing of Horace William "Horty" Romine, and we |
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| extend our deepest sympathy to his family, his friends, and all |
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