Full Text of SR0919 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Machelle Long of Danville, who passed | 4 | | away on December 26, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Machelle Long was born in Danville to Beverly | 6 | | Sharp on July 31, 1956 and raised in Oakwood by her mom and | 7 | | grandparents; she graduated from Oakwood Township High School | 8 | | in 1974, where she was the homecoming queen, and married Carl | 9 | | Neal later that same year; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Machelle Long was employed with the Vermilion | 11 | | County Clerk's office, beginning her 24-year career in 1995 as | 12 | | a Vital Records Specialist; she served for many years as the | 13 | | Chief Deputy to the Vermilion County Clerk and most recently | 14 | | served as Assistant Chief Deputy for Vermilion County Vital | 15 | | Records; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Machelle Long's greatest passion was genealogy; | 17 | | she spent countless personal hours over her career working with | 18 | | genealogists, both local and around the world, searching | 19 | | library microfilms or walking old cemeteries to help families | 20 | | piece together their story; her proudest moment was receiving | 21 | | the Daughters of the American Revolution Community Service | 22 | | Award in 2014 for locating the unmarked grave of Civil War |
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| 1 | | Medal of Honor recipient Martin McHugh; she committed her own | 2 | | time, energy, research skills, and personal finances to obtain | 3 | | congressional approval for a commemorative headstone for | 4 | | McHugh and his wife Catherine; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Machelle Long was affectionately known as | 6 | | "Maw-Maw"; her greatest joys were her grandsons, and her eyes | 7 | | would sparkle when talking of Braxtyn's accomplishments on and | 8 | | off the football field, of what an incredible performer Curtis | 9 | | was, and of how much of a loving nature "her sweet Cam" had; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Machelle Long was preceded in death by her mother, | 12 | | Beverly; her sister, Sharon; her grandparents, Paul and Violet | 13 | | Sharp; and her aunt and uncle, Connie and Gary Behrens; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Machelle Long is survived by her son, Ryan Neal; | 15 | | her daughter, Megan Neal; her grandsons, Braxtyn Schroeder, | 16 | | Curtis Beasley, and Camryn Neal; her bonus children, Misty, | 17 | | Dusti, and Ricky Long; her sisters, Joy (Bill) Greenway and | 18 | | Lynn Wasielewski; her brother, Darrin Deck; her aunt, Sandra | 19 | | (Gary) Criss; her former husband, good friend, and father of | 20 | | her two children, Carl Neal; and numerous extended family and | 21 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Machelle Long and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | 3 | | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Machelle Long as an expression of | 6 | | our deepest sympathy.
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