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 Taken from Barry Romo: Man of the People by Kurt Hilgendorf:
Remarks from Barry Romo Memorial Day event in Chicago, May 27, 2024.
Barry Romo was a man of the people, and anybody here who knew him—you know what that means. He loved people, and he loved them deeply, and you saw it anytime he was walking in the neighborhood. He would say hello to every random person he walked past. It was always said most humbly and lovingly. He lived his life that way. Not only was Barry about love, he was about intersectionality before that was even a word.
I met Barry as a student in Joe Miller's class. When he talked about the issue of going to fight a war, he was clear that the same forces held women down at home. That's why you had to fight for reproductive healthcare, why you had to fight for union rights, why you had to ensure that people had decent jobs, and why people had to have housing. It didn't matter what the issue was; Barry understood it and connected it to everything else.... Read More
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