Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Long, John Quimby December 19 2004
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The Bakersfield Californian 
John Quimby Long
Dec. 9, 1917 Dec. 19, 2004

Services for John Q. Long will be held Thursday, December 23, at 10:30 a.m. in 
the Hillcrest Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will be at Mish Funeral Home on 
Wednesday, December 22 from 4-8 p.m. 

John Q. Long was born on December 9, 1917 in Oakland, CA to Clarence C.C. and 
Alice Long. He passed away December 19, 2004 peacefully at home with his 
granddaughter, Gwenn by his side.

John met his wife of 64 years, Lucile, at a Tip Topper party. Both were 
founding members of the California Tip Toppers, now a worldwide organization 
for tall people. They married on August 31, 1940. During WWII they worked for 
the Douglass aircraft factory in Long Beach before moving to Bakersfield, Ca 
in 1947. John Q. Long Realtors was started not long after. Their real estate 
business spanned more than fifty years and continues today. They traveled the 
world extensively with John photographing their many adventures, John was also 
a fantastic ballroom dancer. He and Lucile were members of the Smooth Dancers 
of Bakersfield for many years.

He is survived by his loving wife, Lucile Long; 4 daughters, Patricia Long, 
Barbara Reyna, Gail Swift and Linda Christensen; 3 grandchildren, Gwenn 
Sanford, Arvind Sinha and Cynthia Khatib and his great-grandchildren. He is 
also survived by a sister, Harriet Bloomer of London, England.

John will be truly missed by all who knew him. Life was never dull with John 
Quimby Long. 


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