Bill Text: IL SR1995 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jeff Long of Naperville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR1995 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1995-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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