House Proceeding 03-25-09 on Mar 25th, 2009 :: 0:32:25 to 0:34:20
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Jerry F. Costello: costello and mr. guthrie, each will control 20 minutes. >> i ask unanimous consent that will all members have five legislative days to include extraneous materials on s. 520 the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. costello: i yield myse such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Speech By: Jerry F. Costello

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Jerry F. Costello: gentleman is recognized. mr. costello: i rise in support of legislation introduced by the senior senator from illinois senator durbin to name the united states district courthouse in rockford, illinois after stanley j. rozkowski and i'm pleased to speak on behalf

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Jerry F. Costello: of this will bill. he was raised in the village of royalty ton, illinois, located in southern illinois. one of 15 children, he volunteered for the army air corps during world war ii and served as a nose gunner on a b-26 bomber.

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Jerry F. Costello: after the war, he went on to earn his bachelor's degree from the university of illinois and law degree, working as an appliance salesman to pay for his college tuition. he moved to rockford and became involved in his community. he gave up his practice of law when president carter appointed

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Jerry F. Costello: him to the bench in 1977, where he served for the next 20 years as a federal judge in the northern district of illinois. the judge took senior status in 1991 and was known for running a business-like but relaxed courtroom. he was extremely knowledgeable, competent, fair and objective

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Jerry F. Costello: and a gentleman at all times. through his long service to our country, in the military and on the federal bench, the judge has given a great deal to all of us in naming this courthouse in his