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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Alfred Oscar "Al" Sharp of Moline, who
4passed away on December 7, 2022; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Al Sharp was born in Chicago to William Alfred
6and Nina Ruth (Hosford) Sharp on May 21, 1934; he married
7Juanita Marie Nelson in Moline at Riverside United Methodist
8Church on October 26, 1957; he served in the U.S. Army from
91957 to 1959 in Germany; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Al Sharp was previously employed as a
11patternmaker at the John Deere and Voss Pattern Shop; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Al Sharp started Boy Scouts of America Troop 383
13with close friends from his church and served as the
14Scoutmaster for more than 40 years; he had previously served
15as Scoutmaster for a group of army officers' sons in Germany
16and at the Logan School; he received numerous awards and
17recognitions for his commitment to scouting, including the
18Silver Beaver Award and the Vigil Honor of the Order of the
19Arrow; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Al Sharp was a member of Christ United Methodist
21Church in East Moline, where he was a trustee and helped with

 

 

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1many odd jobs; he was a member of the Wesleyans Group and
2served on many committees; he was also a member of the Masonic
3Lodge; his hobby was building things with wood; he went on an
4Honor Flight with his daughter, Chris, as his chaperone in
52021; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Al Sharp was preceded in death by his parents;
7his brothers, Harold (Mary), Bill (Venita), and Don Sharp; his
8nephew, Jerry Sharp; and his niece, Karen Sharp; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Al Sharp is survived by his wife, Juanita; his
10children, Michael Alfred (Laura) Sharp, Christine (Jerry)
11McNulty, and Donna Sharp; his grandchildren, Jillian, Martin,
12Erik, Christina, Kaylee, and Timothy; and his
13great-grandchildren, Alexa, Isaac, Matthew, Emma, and Aiden;
14therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
17Alfred Oscar "Al" Sharp and extend our sincere condolences to
18his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
19further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to the family of Al Sharp as an expression of our
22deepest sympathy.