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“REMEMBERING JOHN THOMAS LONG” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the in the House of Representatives section section on page H922 on Feb. 3.
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The publication is reproduced in full below:
REMEMBERING JOHN THOMAS LONG
(Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor my friend John Thomas Long. We all knew him as Tom. You know, I got a chance to meet Tom Long through my former bosses, my former direct boss, Craig Roberts, and my big boss at the time, a guy named John Shimkus, who used to serve in this Chamber.
Tom was a friend to them, and he immediately became a friend to me. Tom was somebody who was a giant in the legal community in and around the metro east area of Illinois. He served as a law clerk for the Department of Justice. He was the CEO of Argosy Gaming. He was a member of the White House advance team. He was a delegate to the 1988 Republican Convention, but I met him when he was the Madison County Republican Party chairman.
Tom was a guy who was active all throughout his community, but what he was most active in doing was loving his family and making sure his family was his highest priority.
Tom passed away just this past week, and my heartfelt prayers and thoughts go out to his wife, Robin, and his three daughters: Margaret, Erin, and Emma.
Madison County, Illinois, and Illinois and this country lost a giant in Tom Long. He will be missed. May God rest his soul.
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