[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 87 (Tuesday, June 2, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E813]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN MEMORY OF CHRISTIAN R. LONG

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                          HON. CHARLES W. DENT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 2, 2015

  Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the life of Christian R. 
Long.
   Unfortunately, but fittingly, Mr. Long passed away over the Memorial 
Day weekend, our solemn holiday for remembrance and recognition of the 
heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
   Mr. Long saw front-line service in Europe with the 44th Infantry 
Division during World War II. Raised in Lebanon County, which is home 
to many people of Pennsylvania German (Dutch) ancestry, Mr. Long was 
also assigned as a German-language interpreter. What could be more 
Pennsylvanian?
   After the war, he was determined to learn a trade. He worked as a 
carpenter for over 40 years building and renovating homes and other 
properties for Carlos Adams in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
   Mr. Long, who was known as ``Christ'' (pronounced ``Krist"), was a 
lifetime member of The American Legion. He enjoyed gardening, hunting, 
fishing, and trapping. His carpentry skills and love of the outdoors 
enabled him and his sons to buy land and build a hunting cabin, 
primarily using recycled building materials, in Sullivan County, 
Pennsylvania. He also built his own home, as well as constructed and 
renovated residences, decks and boat docks for his children.
   Born on March 12, 1924 in Harpers, Pennsylvania, he was the son of 
the late Christian Adam Long, Sr. and Mary Hoover Long. He grew up in 
Lawn, Pennsylvania. Mr. Long was a devoted father and husband; he and 
Pearl Weaver Long of Palmyra were married April 27, 1947 and she 
preceded him in death on January 14, 1995. They reared their family in 
Campbelltown, Pennsylvania. He is survived by four children, seven 
grandchildren, five great grandchildren, six step-grandchildren and 
five great step grandchildren.
   Ronald Reagan aptly recognized in his first inaugural address that, 
``Those who say that we're in a time when there are not heroes, they 
just don't know where to look.'' Mr. Long was one of those everyday 
heroes who made our country the great nation it is today.

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