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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     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
 
5     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
 
10     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
 
14     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 and
 
19     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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1 her seven grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
2     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
 
6     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.