Virginia Long Obituary

"Ginny" Long died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Colorado Springs on October 8, 2010. The daughter of Edwina Wagner and Jacob Wood Allen was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Mr. M. Philip Long. Ginny was born on July 16, 1922 in Jefferson City Missouri where she spent her happy childhood and learned to play golf. In 1940 at Missouri University in Columbia, Missouri she pledged to the sorority Pi Beta Phi. She graduated from Monticello College in Godfrey, Illinois in 1942. Shortly after, she met Phil Long, a handsome Navy pilot, at a wedding in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She married him in 1946, in Jefferson City, Missouri. Ginny and Phil moved to Colorado Springs in 1946 and bought Vollmer Brothers Ford on South Nevada Avenue, which later became Phil Long Ford. Ginny and Phil were dedicated golfers playing often at the Broadmoor Golf Club. She was Broadmoor Ladies Club Champion 9 times between 1952 and 1983, enjoying a friendly competition between her many dear friends. Her happiest days were spent in the shadows of Cheyenne Mountain playing golf at the Broadmoor. She had 5 hole in ones between 1955 and 1983. Many of her friends came to Colorado from Texas to play golf and they introduced her to Indian Wells, California. She and Phil became members of Eldorado Country Club. She was Eldorado Ladies Club Champion 5 times between 1972 and 1980. The Longs enjoyed festive days and evenings in the company of their many friends at the Cheyenne Mountain Country Club, her laugh will be long remembered. Ginny is survived by her daughter Laurie, her son Scott, her daughter in law Jean, her grand daughter Kristin and grandson Philip. Ginny has played her last round of golf and has gone on to the 19th hole. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Pikes Peak Hospice, 825 East Pikes Peak Avenue Suite 600 Colorado Springs CO 80903