- Date Of Birth: February 8, 1967
- Date Of Death: March 24, 2022
- State: Maryland
Jodi Marie Long Merritt, 55, of Dover, DE formerly from Damascus, MD passed away on March 24, 2022, at the Kent General Hospital in Dover, after suffering complications from Asthma and other medical conditions. She was a substance abuse survivor for many years. Jodi was born February 8, 1967, in Bethesda, MD. She was the daughter of the late Irvin Long, and Ruth & Ken Brown, Tampa, FL. She is survived by one brother, S. Darron Long of Damascus, MD and 2 stepbrothers, Timothy Brown, Macungie, PA and Bryan Brown, Maui, HI.
She retired from the Montgomery County, MD Police 911 Communications Department where she was a Communications Supervisor. She was formerly employed by the Maryland State Police in Rockville, MD as a Police Dispatcher. She was very proud of her association with the Police Departments. Jodi was a former member of the Damascus Volunteer Fire Department and is a member of the Montgomery United Methodist Church in Damascus. She attended Damascus High School Class of 1985 where she had the honor of participating with the Marching Band, in France, at the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the invasion of Normandy. Jodi received her AA degree from Montgomery College.
