Illinois conservative leader Tom Roeser will be laid to rest this Saturday, and Friday evening he will lie in state in Park Ridge. Mrs. Lillian Roeser sends her appreciation to Illinois Review readers for the kind comments written about her husband.
The Chicago Daily Observer provides these details:
Tom Roeser's visitation will be Friday, 4 to 9 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, 820 Talcott Road, Park Ridge. A funeral will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday at St. John Cantius Church, 825 N. Carpenter St. in Chicago followed by burial at Interment All Saints Cemetery, 700 N. River Road in Des Plaines.
In lieu of flowers, the Roeser family has requested that donations be made to the Haymarket Center, a comprehensive alcohol and other drug treatment organization on the Near West Side of Chicago, founded by Msgr. Ignatius McDermott and long supported by Tom Roeser.
ILLINOIS HOUSE HONORS CONSERVATIVE TOM ROESER
Sponsored by House Minority Leader Tom Cross and House Speaker Michael Madigan, HR 444 passed the Illinois House Tuesday to honor Illinois conservative icon, WLS-AM 890's Tom Roeser who passed away Sunday at age 82. Click here for more.
