Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee House Bill HJR0042 Compare Versions

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4	4	HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 42
5	5	By Marsh
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to commend and congratulate Dan Long on the
13	13	occasion of his retirement.
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15	15	WHEREAS, it is appropriate that we should honor those citizens who have performed
16	16	with uncommon devotion and enthusiasm throughout their years of public service; and
17	17	WHEREAS, Dan Long of Lincoln County is one such estimable person, who evinces the
18	18	greatest integrity and probity in all his chosen endeavors; and
19	19	WHEREAS, having served with distinction for twenty-two years on the Lincoln County
20	20	Election Commission, Mr. Long is taking his well-deserved retirement from that august body;
21	21	and
22	22	WHEREAS, he began his esteemed tenure with the Lincoln County Election
23	23	Commission as a poll official and later became a voting machine technician; his involvement
24	24	continued to grow and evolve over the years, with him ultimately serving as chairman of the
25	25	commission; and
26	26	WHEREAS, Mr. Long's devotion to State election laws has undoubtedly contributed to
27	27	the faithful execution of countless Lincoln County elections over the years and to the
28	28	commission's status as an exemplar for others across the Volunteer State; and
29	29	WHEREAS, always ahead of the curve with regard to ever-evolving technology, Dan
30	30	Long was a mentor to new members and a true leader within the Lincoln County Election
31	31	County Commission, earning the respect of his colleagues across all parties and perspectives;
32	32	and
33	33	WHEREAS, a native and lifelong resident of Waynesboro, Dan Long graduated from
34	34	Waynesboro High School and thereafter went to work at Western Electric from 1961 to 1997,
35	35	retiring after thirty-six years of astute service; and
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40	40	WHEREAS, after his retirement from Western Electric, he began building his family
41	41	home in Lincoln County; the substantial project began in 1998, and his family moved into the
42	42	home in 2001; and
43	43	WHEREAS, he has also served his community as a member of the Fayetteville Elks
44	44	Lodge, of which he is a past Exalted Ruler; and
45	45	WHEREAS, throughout his many worthy endeavors, Mr. Long has been blessed with the
46	46	love and support of his wife of fifty-eight years, Barbara Snow Long; daughters, Suzanne and
47	47	Dane; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; and
48	48	WHEREAS, Dan Long exemplifies the spirit and allegiance to family and community that
49	49	are characteristic of a true Tennessean; and
50	50	WHEREAS, Mr. Long is wholly committed to the noble precepts of public service that
51	51	have earned Tennessee recognition as the Volunteer State, and he should be specially
52	52	recognized; now, therefore,
53	53	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
54	54	FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
55	55	CONCURRING, that we commend Dan Long for his honorable and astute service to the good
56	56	people of Tennessee throughout his twenty-two-year tenure with the Lincoln County Election
57	57	Commission and extend to him our heartfelt wishes for a happy and fulfilling retirement and
58	58	every continued success in his future endeavors.
59	59	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
60	60	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
61	61	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
62	62	without House or Senate designation.