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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express |
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| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Jeffrey |
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| Long, who passed away on January 3, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Jeffrey Long was born on his mother's birthday, |
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| November 6, 1951, in Waukegan to Walter and Pearl Glover Long; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He grew up in North Chicago, where he attended |
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| South School, North School, and North Chicago Community High |
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| School; he then attended Jackson State University, Fox Valley |
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| Technical College, and the Hollywood School of Cosmetology, |
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| where he graduated with honors; and
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| WHEREAS, Jeffrey Long was baptized at First Corinthian |
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| Missionary Baptist Church and became active in his church; he |
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| was blessed with a beautiful voice and was a member of the |
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| Inspirational Choir, Voices for Corinthian, and the Men's |
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| Chorus; he participated yearly in the renowned local Easter |
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| Passion Play, "He Decided to Die"; and he performed with many |
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| local groups and enjoyed using his gift to bring joy to |
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| everyone who went to hear him; and
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| WHEREAS, Jeffrey Long joined the United States Army and |
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| served in Vietnam in the early 1970s; he was injured and |
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| received an honorable discharge; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Long was a cosmetologist/stylist for many |
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| years in California and Lake County; his career started in |
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| Hollywood, where he served as a representative for several name |
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| brand hair products; he entered many hairstyle competitions and |
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| was chosen "Top Stylist" in all of them; he was a National |
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| Hairstylist and developed the "2" comb freeze wave; he |
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| continued his career in Lake County working at several local |
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| beauty salons for the past 25 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Long was preceded in death by his father, |
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| Walter Long Sr.; his brothers, Moses, Walter, Jr., Thomas, and |
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| James; his paternal grandparents, Walter and Hallie (Griffin) |
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| Long; and his maternal grandparents, Moses and Zella (Garrett) |
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| Glover; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Jeffrey Long will be felt by all |
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| who knew and loved him, especially his daughter, Ruthellis |
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| Lockett; his son, Martell Cotton; his grandchildren, Darcy, |
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| Dijon, Latrtese, and David; his mother Pearl Long Pitts; his |
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| sisters, Etties Mitchell and Gwen Long-Beckwith; his nephews, |
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| Dirck Mitchell Sr., Kwame Salaam, and Kobie Long; his nieces |
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| Leisa Mitchell, Kelly Long, Marla (Paul) Helseth, Dara (Greg) |
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| Griffin, and Nia Beckwith; his great-nephews, Rahman Mitchell, |
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| Dirck Mitchell Jr., Elijah Griffin, and Noah Griffin; his |
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| great-great-nephew, Stephon Mitchell; his uncles, Lester Long |
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| Sr. and Willoby Long; his aunts, Mattie Glover, Gracie Long, |
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| and Dolly Coleman; his dear sister-in-law, Priscilla Holiday; |
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| and a loving host of relatives and friends; 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, along with |
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| all who knew and loved him, the death of Jeffrey Long; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Jeffrey Long as an expression of our |
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| deepest sympathy for their loss.
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