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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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. |