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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of James Bernell Long of Chillicothe, who
4passed away on June 11, 2012; and
 
5    WHEREAS, James Long was born on August 17, 1952, in Macon,
6Missouri; he was the son of James L. and Bonita (Foley) Long;
7he married Gail E. Schmitt on June 16, 1974, in Streator; and
 
8    WHEREAS, James Long served his country as a member of the
9United States Air Force during the Vietnam War, from 1971 to
101975; and
 
11    WHEREAS, James Long was employed by the City of Chillicothe
12Water Department; and
 
13    WHEREAS, James Long was a member of the Teamsters Local No.
14624, the Peoria Casting Club, and the George Washington Masonic
15Lodge No. 222; and
 
16    WHEREAS, James Long enjoyed the outdoors, boating,
17fishing, four-wheeling, and collecting Allis Chalmers
18tractors; and
 
19    WHEREAS, James Long was preceded in death by his father;

 

 

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2    WHEREAS, James Long is survived by his wife, Gail; his
3mother, Bonita Pennington; his son, Nicholas Long; his
4daughters, Kelli (Seth) Evans and Tammy (GA) Thompson; his
5grandchildren, Hattie Evans, Allen Thompson, and Brandon
6Thompson; his brothers, John W. Long and Brandon Long; his
7sisters, Shawna Riha and Shannon Salina; and his many nieces,
8nephews, aunts, and uncles; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
11his family and friends, the passing of James Bernell Long; and
12be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to the family of James Long as an expression of our
15sympathy.