Full Text of SR1355 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Alfred Oscar "Al" Sharp of Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on December 7, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Al Sharp was born in Chicago to William Alfred | 6 | | and Nina Ruth (Hosford) Sharp on May 21, 1934; he married | 7 | | Juanita Marie Nelson in Moline at Riverside United Methodist | 8 | | Church on October 26, 1957; he served in the U.S. Army from | 9 | | 1957 to 1959 in Germany; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Al Sharp was previously employed as a | 11 | | patternmaker at the John Deere and Voss Pattern Shop; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Al Sharp started Boy Scouts of America Troop 383 | 13 | | with close friends from his church and served as the | 14 | | Scoutmaster for more than 40 years; he had previously served | 15 | | as Scoutmaster for a group of army officers' sons in Germany | 16 | | and at the Logan School; he received numerous awards and | 17 | | recognitions for his commitment to scouting, including the | 18 | | Silver Beaver Award and the Vigil Honor of the Order of the | 19 | | Arrow; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Al Sharp was a member of Christ United Methodist | 21 | | Church in East Moline, where he was a trustee and helped with |
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| 1 | | many odd jobs; he was a member of the Wesleyans Group and | 2 | | served on many committees; he was also a member of the Masonic | 3 | | Lodge; his hobby was building things with wood; he went on an | 4 | | Honor Flight with his daughter, Chris, as his chaperone in | 5 | | 2021; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Al Sharp was preceded in death by his parents; | 7 | | his brothers, Harold (Mary), Bill (Venita), and Don Sharp; his | 8 | | nephew, Jerry Sharp; and his niece, Karen Sharp; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Al Sharp is survived by his wife, Juanita; his | 10 | | children, Michael Alfred (Laura) Sharp, Christine (Jerry) | 11 | | McNulty, and Donna Sharp; his grandchildren, Jillian, Martin, | 12 | | Erik, Christina, Kaylee, and Timothy; and his | 13 | | great-grandchildren, Alexa, Isaac, Matthew, Emma, and Aiden; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Alfred Oscar "Al" Sharp and extend our sincere condolences to | 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Al Sharp as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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