Full Text of SR0027 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 Joseph William "Bill" Sharpe of | 4 | | Peoria, who passed on January 2, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Sharpe was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to | 6 | | Joseph William Sharpe and Elizabeth Roberts on February 20, | 7 | | 1938; he graduated from Bradley University in 1961 with a | 8 | | bachelor's degree in Business Administration, where he was | 9 | | president of the Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity and | 10 | | served on numerous boards and committees; he had the | 11 | | opportunity to work closely with Jack Brickhouse, organizing | 12 | | fundraisers in the Chicago area for the Bradley Athletic | 13 | | Department; he was also a member of the Bradley Scholarship | 14 | | Society; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Bill Sharpe first married Nancy Clayton, the | 16 | | mother of his three daughters; he then married Judith Brown, | 17 | | the mother of his son; he married Deborah Tilly in Italy in | 18 | | 2003; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, After working at Caterpillar, Inc., Bill Sharpe | 20 | | founded Sharp Income Tax Service in December of 1969, which | 21 | | became the largest, single location tax office in the United | 22 | | States, preparing over 10,000 tax returns per year; |
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| 1 | | subsequently, he owned and operated Total Income Tax Service | 2 | | and Sharp Payroll Service, retiring in May of 2016; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Bill Sharpe was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs | 4 | | fan and was thrilled to see them win the World Series in 2016; | 5 | | he also loved reading, traveling, fine dining, and | 6 | | socializing; he will especially be remembered for his kind | 7 | | heart and generosity in both his business and personal life; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Bill Sharpe was preceded in death by his parents; | 10 | | his infant son, Russell; and his son-in-law, James Voelker; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bill Sharpe is survived by his wife, Deborah; his | 13 | | second wife, Judith; his daughters, Cindy (George) Birkhold, | 14 | | Kelly Voelker, and Toni (Carl) Root; his son, Joseph William | 15 | | (Shelley) Sharpe III; his stepdaughter, Erica Pegues; his | 16 | | stepson, Troy (Betsy) Tilly; 11 grandchildren; 16 | 17 | | great-grandchildren; his brother, Thomas (Carol) Sharpe; his | 18 | | sister, Susan (Kent) Currie; and family friend, Linda Nelson; | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Joseph William "Bill" Sharpe and extend our sincere |
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| 1 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 2 | | him; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Bill Sharpe as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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