Full Text of SR0016 96th General Assembly
SR0016 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Sharon Ann Pikrone of Elburn, who passed | 4 |
| away on December 9, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Sharon Ann Pikrone was born in Minneapolis; she | 6 |
| moved with her family to Chicago's Galewood neighborhood on the | 7 |
| West Side when she was eight years old; after graduating from | 8 |
| Steinmetz High School, she attended the School of the Art | 9 |
| Institute of Chicago, where she studied sculpting; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1964, Sharon Ann Pikrone married her husband, | 11 |
| Bob; together, they had three daughters; the couple lived with | 12 |
| their children in Oak Park before moving to Elburn 20 years | 13 |
| ago; and
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| WHEREAS, For more than 20 years, Sharon Ann Pikrone was a | 15 |
| frequent exhibitor at art fairs throughout the country, where | 16 |
| she was often awarded Best of Show; her watercolor paintings | 17 |
| were lauded for their detail, delicacy, and intensity of color; | 18 |
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| WHEREAS, Sharon Ann Pikrone is survived by her loving | 20 |
| husband, Bob; her daughters, Gayle Richardson, Christy | 21 |
| Talbert, and Deanne Slapa; her brother, Bruce Sanfillippo; and |
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| her seven grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 3 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 4 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Sharon Ann Pikrone; and | 5 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to the family of Sharon Ann Pikrone as an expression | 8 |
| of our sympathy.
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