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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Rosemarie Long of Sherman, who passed |
| 4 | | away on February 3, 2021; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rosemarie Long was born in Springfield to Jack B. |
| 6 | | and Stella M. (Sicilia) Feleccia on July 11, 1941; she married |
| 7 | | John H. "Jack" Long on August 10, 1963; she lived in |
| 8 | | Springfield for the majority of her life; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Rosemarie Long served as the Republican chair of |
| 10 | | Sangamon County for 17 years; she was passionate about |
| 11 | | politics, and she thoroughly enjoyed being involved with and |
| 12 | | serving the public; she retired from the State of Illinois; |
| 13 | | and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Rosemarie Long represented District 10 while |
| 15 | | serving on the Sangamon County Board from 1992 to 2010, where |
| 16 | | she served as the vice chairman from 2004 to 2010; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Rosemarie Long gave her time to a number of |
| 18 | | organizations; she served as the chairman of the World War II |
| 19 | | Memorial fundraiser in 2002 and the 1997 Special Olympics |
| 20 | | fundraiser; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rosemarie Long was known for having two great |
| 2 | | loves, her husband Jack and a man by the name of Elvis; she |
| 3 | | loved baking with her grandchildren and playing dice games |
| 4 | | with her siblings and in-laws; she provided an annual meatball |
| 5 | | and pasta dinner for the Williamsville High School softball |
| 6 | | team; she will be remembered for her unfailing devotion to and |
| 7 | | affection for her family; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Rosemarie Long was preceded in death by her |
| 9 | | parents; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Rosemarie Long is survived by her husband of over |
| 11 | | 57 years, John H. "Jack" Long; her sons, Brad Long and Brian |
| 12 | | (Lori) Long; her grandchildren, Valerie Scheina, Anthony Long, |
| 13 | | Feleshia Long, Hayley Long, and Payton Long; her |
| 14 | | great-grandchildren, Cassidy Scheina, Bella Scheina, and |
| 15 | | Bryleigh Rose Scheina; her sisters, Mary (Charles) Choate and |
| 16 | | Betty Jo (Thomas) Blasko; her brother, Thomas (Toni) Feleccia; |
| 17 | | and her several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins; |
| 18 | | therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
| 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 21 | | Rosemarie Long and extend our sincere condolences to her |
| 22 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
| 23 | | further
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