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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Odell Long of Chicago, who passed away on
4June 24, 2014; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Odell Long was born in Eutaw, Alabama on May 8,
61931 to Henry Dunn and Eliza Horton; at age 16, she moved to
7Chicago and attended Wendell Phillips Academy High School; she
8then attended Jones Commercial where she earned her degree in
9secretarial administration; she was an active member of Greater
10Tabernacle Baptist Church in Chicago where she worked on many
11committees including holding positions on The Mother Board and
12being church secretary; she married Warren G. Long; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Odell Long worked for the United States Post
14Office in Personnel and Procurement as a secretary until
15retiring in 1990 after 40 years; after retirement, she became a
16travel agent with Treasure Island Travel Agency; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Odell Long touched many lives through her
18community activism and organizational affiliations; she
19spearheaded the creation of her 9600 Block Club, where she
20served as president, was a dedicated worker on the polls during
21all elections, was a court advocate, a member of CAPS, a 7th
22Ward Senior Board member, and worked with the homeless and

 

 

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1GMAC, all while being sharply dressed in her heels and bags;
2and
 
3    WHEREAS, Odell Long always had a thirst for knowledge and
4to share that knowledge with others, reading every day; her
5shelves were packed with books and on any given day you would
6find her in her chair with glasses on her nose, reading,
7drinking coffee, and taking copious notes; if she wasn't
8reading, she would dial every phone number she had to check on
9those she cared about; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Odell Long was preceded in death by her husband;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, Odell Long is survived by her 2 daughters, Sharon
13Smith and Beverly Long; her son, Lamar Long; grandchildren,
14Sean Long (Fontella), Gregory Smith, Darius Smith, Joseph
15Williams, and Carla Williams; 2 great- grandchildren, Nia Long
16and Isaac Smith; her baby sister, Beatrice Dent (Robert); a
17special sister, Johnny Pearl Horton; her adopted daughter,
18Deneen Sipp; sons, Terrell Washington and Tory Sipp; a host of
19special nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews; and
20many beloved friends and neighbors; therefore, be it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
22ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

 

 

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1Odell Long, and extend our sincere condolences to her family,
2friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Odell Long as an expression of our
5deepest sympathy.