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Hundreds attend funeral of Keith Romaine
Quick ReadRomaine's godmother asked parishioners to remember her nephew as someone who could be headstrong, but always with a smile.
Photo credit: Robert Mecea | Councilman Keith Romaine is seen during a meeting in the Brookhaven town hall in Brookhaven, New York. (January 10, 2008)
Funeral held for Brookhaven councilman Romaine
Photos: Councilman Keith Romaine
Keith Romaine's aunt asked the parishioners at St. John the Evangelist Church to remember her nephew as someone who could be headstrong, but always with a smile.
Romaine, a Brookhaven councilman who died Saturday at the age of 36 from complications with pneumonia, carried those traits into public service, she said.
"The record shows, you did it your way," said Maureen McGovern, who was...
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