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SR0188 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of John H. "Jack" Long of Springfield, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on March 9, 2025; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Jack Long was born in Jacksonville to Walter | ||||||
| 6 | Myron and Kathleen Vortman Long on September 29, 1939; he | ||||||
| 7 | served in the U.S. Army; he married Rosemarie Feleccia on | ||||||
| 8 | August 10, 1963; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Jack Long was a bricklayer and worked for | ||||||
| 10 | Pillsbury; he retired from the State of Illinois as a | ||||||
| 11 | stationary engineer; he also served as the assessor for | ||||||
| 12 | Springfield Township from 1993 to 2009; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Jack Long's passion was spending time playing | ||||||
| 14 | golf with his friends and family; he was also an avid sports | ||||||
| 15 | fan, and his favorite teams were the St. Louis Cardinals and | ||||||
| 16 | the St. Louis Rams; he was also a University of Illinois fan | ||||||
| 17 | and enjoyed watching games with his family and friends; he was | ||||||
| 18 | a coach for the Dale Teubner Memorial Little League and 5th and | ||||||
| 19 | 6th grade basketball at St. Cabrini; he also was a major | ||||||
| 20 | supporter of Williamsville girls softball and loved watching | ||||||
| 21 | his two youngest granddaughters pitch; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Jack Long was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 2 | Rosemarie; his parents; and his sister, Connie Esslinger; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Jack Long is survived by his sons, Brad (Laura) | ||||||
| 4 | and Brian (Lori) Long; his grandchildren, Valerie Scheina, | ||||||
| 5 | Anthony Long, Feleshia (Cole) Childress, Hayley Long (Jesse De | ||||||
| 6 | Castro), and Payton Long; his great-grandchildren, Cassidy | ||||||
| 7 | Scheina, Bella Scheina, Bryleigh Rose Scheina, Walter | ||||||
| 8 | Childress, and an additional great-grandchild due in June; his | ||||||
| 9 | brother, Larry Long; his sisters-in-law, Mary Choate and Betty | ||||||
| 10 | (Thomas) Blasko; his brother-in-law, Thomas (Toni) Feleccia; | ||||||
| 11 | and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 14 | John H. "Jack" Long and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 15 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 16 | further | ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Jack Long as an expression of our | ||||||
| 19 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||