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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of Earl H. Long of West |
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| Frankfort, formerly of Johnston City, on September 3, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Long was born June 30, 1915, in Hopkinsville, |
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| Kentucky, the son of Tom and Iva (Smith) Long; he married Velva |
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| M. Howell on May 9, 1940, in Jackson, Missouri; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a graduate of Johnston City High School and |
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| of VTI at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in |
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| electronics and was a veteran of World War II, serving in the |
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| Signal Corp; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Long was a retired coal miner, working for 46 |
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| years and six months; he last worked at Old Ben as an |
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| electrician and was a member of UMWA; he was a member of First |
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| Christian Church of West Frankfort; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and his |
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| brothers, Darrell, James Harold, and Buford; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Earl Long is felt by all who knew |
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| and loved him, especially his wife, Velva; his son, Dr. Earl D. |
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| Long and wife Sandra; his grandchildren, Dr. Scott Long and |
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| wife Rae and Steve Long and wife Kristy; his |
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| great-grandchildren, Allison, Samantha, Josey, and Bailey |
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| Long; and his sisters-in-law, Georgia, Ruth, and Virginia; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Earl Long and extend our sincerest condolences to his family, |
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| friends, and community; and be it further
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