Bill Text: IL SR1002 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the passing of John Thomas "Tom" Long of Godfrey.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR1002 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SR1002-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of John Thomas "Tom" Long of Godfrey, who
passed away on January 28, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Tom Long was born to Virginia (Fransden) and John
D. "Jack" Long in Kankakee on May 3, 1950; he obtained his
Bachelor of Science in Business and Accounting from Eastern
Illinois University, where was a founding member of the Sigma
Chi Fraternity; he earned his Juris Doctor from Southern
Methodist University School of Law and his C.P.A. from the
University of Illinois; he served in the U.S. Army; he married
Robin L. Barton on March 10, 2001; and
WHEREAS, Tom Long served as a law clerk for the U.S.
Department of Justice and Locke, Purnell, Laney & Neely, P.C.;
he was a tax specialist with Coopers & Lybrand, CPAs; he served
as Madison County Assistant State's Attorney under both Don
Weber and William Haine; he was C.E.O. and vice chairman of the
Argosy Gaming Company; he was chairman of the board and
principal shareholder of First National Bank of Grant Park and
First Community Bank of Godfrey; and
WHEREAS, Tom Long was licensed to practice law in Illinois
and Missouri; he was a partner with Farrell, Heil, Long & St.

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Peters, P.C.; he was then a partner with Farrell and Long,
P.C.; he then served as of counsel with Farrell, Hunter,
Hamilton & Julian, P.C.; he was currently serving as of
counsel with Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard, P.C; and
WHEREAS, Tom Long was a member of the White House Advance
Office, the Presidential Inaugural Commission for the 2001
Bush-Cheney Inauguration, and the Bush-Cheney 2000 Advance
Team; he served as site representative for the Bush-Cheney
2000 Victory Train Tour, one of 22 electors of the Electoral
College of the Republican Party for the State of Illinois,
lead advance representative for former President George W.
Bush to Principia College, delegate to the 1988 Republican
Convention, and host to President George H. W. Bush in Madison
County for the 1988 Lincoln Day Dinner and the September 1988
Campaign Rally in Alton; he also served as Madison County
Republican Chairman from 1986 to 1991; and
WHEREAS, Tom Long was a member of the Illinois State Bar
Association, the Madison County Bar Association, the
Alton-Wood River Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association,
the Illinois CPA Society, the Illinois Community Bankers
Association, the Southern Illinois Employers Association, OSF
St. Anthony's Health Center Board of Directors, and the
Southwestern Illinois Growth Association; he was a member of
Vaughn Hill Church of Christ; and

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WHEREAS, Tom Long received the Significant Sig Award by
the Sigma Chi Fraternity in 2017; and
WHEREAS, Tom Long was preceded in death by his parents;
his brother, Stephen Long; his niece and goddaughter,
Jacqueline "Jackie" Long; his brother-in-law, Michael Collier;
his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Lawrence and Martha
Barton; and his nephew, Joshua Condellone; and
WHEREAS, Tom Long is survived by his wife; his daughters,
Margaret (Mike) Long Kohl, Erin (Joe) Long Mays, and Emma
Long; his grandchildren, Charlotte, Barrett, Louis, Marion,
Elsie, and John; his former wife, Virginia M. Long; his
brothers, Mike (Suzanne) Long, Dennis (Anne) Long, and Jeff
(Diane) Long; his sisters, Mary Jo (John) Snyder and Mary Beth
(Terry Siefert) Collier; his numerous nieces, nephews,
great-nieces, and great-nephews; his brother-in-law, Ron
(Cheryl) Barton; and his sister-in-law, Rhonda (Patrick)
Linders; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
John Thomas "Tom" Long and extend our sincere condolences to
his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Tom Long as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.