Bill Text: IL SR0850 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James Bernell Long of Chillicothe.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-11-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0850 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0850-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of
James Bernell Long of Chillicothe, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on June 11, 2012; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, James Long was born on August 17, 1952, in Macon, | ||||||
| 6 | Missouri; he was the son of James L. and Bonita (Foley) Long; | ||||||
| 7 | he married Gail E. Schmitt on June 16, 1974, in Streator; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, James Long served his country as a member of the | ||||||
| 9 | United States Air Force during the Vietnam War, from 1971 to | ||||||
| 10 | 1975; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, James Long was employed by the City of Chillicothe | ||||||
| 12 | Water Department; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, James Long was a member of the Teamsters Local No. | ||||||
| 14 | 624, the Peoria Casting Club, and the George Washington Masonic | ||||||
| 15 | Lodge No. 222; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, James Long enjoyed the outdoors, boating, | ||||||
| 17 | fishing, four-wheeling, and collecting Allis Chalmers | ||||||
| 18 | tractors; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, James Long was preceded in death by his father; | ||||||
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| 1 | and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, James Long is survived by his wife, Gail; his | ||||||
| 3 | mother, Bonita Pennington; his son, Nicholas Long; his | ||||||
| 4 | daughters, Kelli (Seth) Evans and Tammy (GA) Thompson; his | ||||||
| 5 | grandchildren, Hattie Evans, Allen Thompson, and Brandon | ||||||
| 6 | Thompson; his brothers, John W. Long and Brandon Long; his | ||||||
| 7 | sisters, Shawna Riha and Shannon Salina; and his many nieces, | ||||||
| 8 | nephews, aunts, and uncles; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 11 | his family and friends, the passing of James Bernell Long; and | ||||||
| 12 | be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of James Long as an expression of our | ||||||
| 15 | sympathy.
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