[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17017]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



           COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF CINCINNATI'S JOHN ROMANO

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I want to take a moment this morning to note 
the tragic and untimely passing last week of a good friend and a good 
man, John Romano, of Cincinnati, Ohio, a victim of Hodgkins Disease at 
the young age of 41 years.
  John was a small businessman, a true entrepreneur. He was active in 
his community, giving much of his time. He served as a member of the 
North College Hill city council for over 10 years. John was 
instrumental in my being in Congress here today, or even speaking this 
morning, and he was an important part of the career of the Secretary of 
State of Ohio, Ken Blackwell.
  But most importantly, John was a family man who will be sadly missed 
by his wife, Christine, and his parents and brothers and sisters and 
nieces and nephews.
  To Christine and the Romano family, our prayers are with you. You 
have lost a good man, and I have lost a good friend. And our community 
has lost a leader.
  God bless you, John. We all know you are in a better place.

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