Full Text of SR1995 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Jeffrey N. "Jeff" Long of Naperville, who | 4 | | passed away on May 29, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Long was born in Lakewood, Ohio on May 5, | 6 | | 1964; he grew up in Naperville and Batavia and graduated from | 7 | | Batavia High School; he then attended Eastern Illinois | 8 | | University, where he worked at a radio station and for the | 9 | | school newspaper; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Long was a sports writer for the Aurora | 11 | | Beacon-News for 23 years; he covered local college and | 12 | | professional sporting events, including the championship runs | 13 | | of the Chicago Bulls; in May 2005, he joined the Fox Valley | 14 | | Park District as the public affairs and communications manager; | 15 | | he wrote columns for the park district that appeared in local | 16 | | newspapers and was instrumental in revitalizing the | 17 | | Mid-American Canoe & Kayak Race; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Long was an active outdoorsman and enjoyed | 19 | | kayaking, biking, fishing, hiking, and canoeing; he enjoyed | 20 | | life and once spent ten days cycling to a family reunion in | 21 | | Canada; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Long was preceded in death by his father, | 2 | | Gregory Long; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Long is survived by his wife of 24 years, | 4 | | Jenean (Mickey) Long; his children, Autumn Long and Trevor | 5 | | Long; his brothers, Brad (Laurie) Long, Steve (Jenny) Long, | 6 | | Adam (Katie) Long, and Devin Long; his mother, Cynthia Bratta; | 7 | | his stepmother, Linda Long; and his many nieces and nephews; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Jeffrey N. "Jeff" Long and extend our sincere condolences to | 12 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Jeff Long as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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