| 11 | | - | Whereas, for nearly half a century, Tony Romeo owned a popular Rutland culinary |
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| 12 | | - | landmark that served delicious and uniquely prepared Italian cuisine, and it was operated |
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| 13 | | - | with a strong sense of the community’s welfare, and |
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| 14 | | - | Whereas, born on March 18, 1955 in Rutland, Tony Romeo graduated from Mount St. |
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| 15 | | - | Joseph Academy and earned an associate’s degree in business administration from the |
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| 16 | | - | former College of St. Joseph, and |
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| 17 | | - | Whereas, as a high school and college student, Tony Romeo was employed at Ted’s |
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| 18 | | - | Pizza Shop, and in 1975, upon graduating from the College of St. Joseph, he and several |
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| 19 | | - | family members purchased the restaurant, launching a respected food industry career, and |
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| 20 | | - | Whereas, Tony Romeo recognized the allure and delectability of Ted’s Pizza’s |
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| 21 | | - | signature product, and, while maintaining the unique characteristics of Ted’s pizza pies |
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| 22 | | - | and slices, he promoted a special style of spaghetti, homemade meatballs, grinders, |
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| 23 | | - | salads, and Italian dressings, and |
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| 24 | | - | Whereas, his personal and corporate generosity was manifested through food and |
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| 25 | | - | monetary donations to veteran’s organizations, schools, and sports teams and was |
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| 26 | | - | exemplified in Ted’s Pizza hosting radio station WSYB’s annual Christmas fundraising |
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| 27 | | - | broadcast, and |
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| 28 | | - | Whereas, the civic life of Rutland has benefited from his serving in many leadership |
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| 29 | | - | roles, including currently as the Rutland City Ward Clerk of Elections in Ward 6; as a |
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| 30 | | - | Rutland City Police Commissioner; and as a member of the Rutland County Agricultural |
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| 31 | | - | Society’s board of directors, the organization that oversees the Vermont State Fair, and |
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| 32 | | - | Whereas, in December 2024, Tony Romeo concluded his life as a restauranter |
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| 33 | | - | extraordinaire, and on March 15, 2025, Tony Romeo; his wife of 48 years, Julia; his |
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| 34 | | - | children and grandchildren; and many other families will joyously celebrate his career at |
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| 35 | | - | Ted’s Pizza and his 70th birthday, now therefore be it |
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| 9 | + | HouseconcurrentresolutionhonoringAnthonyP.Romeoonhis70thbirthday |
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| 10 | + | Whereas,fornearlyhalfacentury,TonyRomeoownedapopularRutlandculinarylandmarkthatserved |
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| 11 | + | deliciousanduniquelypreparedItaliancuisine,anditwasoperatedwithastrongsenseofthecommunity’s |
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| 12 | + | welfare, and |
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| 13 | + | Whereas,bornonMarch18,1955inRutland,TonyRomeograduatedfromMountSt.JosephAcademyand |
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| 14 | + | earnedanassociate’sdegreeinbusinessadministrationfromtheformerCollegeofSt.Joseph, and |
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| 15 | + | Whereas,asahighschoolandcollegestudent,TonyRomeowasemployedatTed’sPizzaShop,andin1975, |
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| 16 | + | upongraduatingfromtheCollegeofSt.Joseph,heandseveralfamilymemberspurchasedtherestaurant, |
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| 17 | + | launchingarespectedfoodindustrycareer, and |
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| 18 | + | Whereas,TonyRomeorecognizedtheallureanddelectabilityofTed’sPizza’ssignatureproduct,and,while |
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| 19 | + | maintainingtheuniquecharacteristicsofTed’spizzapiesandslices,hepromotedaspecialstyleofspaghetti, |
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| 20 | + | homemademeatballs,grinders,salads,andItaliandressings, and |
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| 21 | + | Whereas,hispersonalandcorporategenerositywasmanifestedthroughfoodandmonetarydonationsto |
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| 22 | + | veteran’sorganizations,schools,andsportsteamsandwasexemplifiedinTed’sPizzahostingradiostation |
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| 23 | + | WSYB’sannualChristmasfundraisingbroadcast, and |
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| 24 | + | Whereas,theciviclifeofRutlandhasbenefitedfromhisservinginmanyleadershiproles,including |
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| 25 | + | currentlyastheRutlandCityWardClerkofElectionsinWard6;asaRutlandCityPoliceCommissioner;and |
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| 26 | + | asamemberoftheRutlandCountyAgriculturalSociety’sboardofdirectors,theorganizationthatoverseesthe |
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| 27 | + | VermontStateFair, and |
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| 28 | + | Whereas,inDecember2024,TonyRomeoconcludedhislifeasarestauranterextraordinaire,andonMarch |
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| 29 | + | 15,2025,TonyRomeo;hiswifeof48years,Julia;hischildrenandgrandchildren;andmanyotherfamilieswill |
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| 30 | + | joyouslycelebratehiscareeratTed’sPizzaandhis70thbirthday,nowtherefore be it |
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