Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SJR39 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIO N 39
5	5	May 15, 2023 - Introduced by Senators BALLWEG, MARKLEIN, COWLES, CARPENTER,
6	6	JACQUE, SPREITZER, NASS and SMITH, cosponsored by Representatives KURTZ,
7	7	KRUG, TRANEL, SINICKI, MURSAU, NOVAK, O'CONNOR, SPIROS, VOS, CONLEY,
8	8	CONSIDINE, MURPHY, ROZAR, SUBECK and GREEN. Referred to Committee on
9	9	Senate Organization.
10	10	Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Sheryl Albers.
11	11	Whereas, Representative Sheryl Albers, a dedicated public servant and loving
12	12	wife, mother, and grandmother passed away on May 28, 2022 at the age of 67; and
13	13	Whereas, Sheryl Albers was born on September 9, 1954, as the second of eight
14	14	children to Marcus and Norma Gumz, and grew up in Baraboo, Wisconsin; and
15	15	Whereas, Sheryl Albers graduated from Baraboo High School and went on to
16	16	attend Carroll University and earned her bachelor's degree in Art from Ripon
17	17	College; and
18	18	Whereas, Sheryl Albers was a proud farmer, having grown up on her family's
19	19	farm and returning to work at her family's farm following college growing mint and
20	20	soybeans before becoming a dairy farmer; and
21	21	Whereas, Sheryl Albers was elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in 1991 in a
22	22	special election, and served the people of the 50th Assembly District for 18 years until
23	23	she retired in 2009; and
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41	41	Whereas, during her time in the assembly, Sheryl Albers served as the chair for
42	42	several committees including the Elections and Constitutional Law Committee and
43	43	the Property Rights and Land Management Committee, and she served as a member
44	44	of the Joint Committee on Finance for several sessions; and
45	45	Whereas, Sheryl Albers was a fierce advocate for the agriculture community
46	46	and worked on issues affecting agriculture including property rights, rural economic
47	47	development, and land use and zoning; and
48	48	Whereas, while serving as a representative, Sheryl Albers attended the
49	49	University of Wisconsin Law School and earned her J.D. in 2004; and
50	50	Whereas, following her service in the assembly, Sheryl Albers practiced law,
51	51	which included working for the Juneau County District Attorney's Office and the
52	52	Wisconsin Supreme Court in the Office of Lawyer Regulation, and worked in human
53	53	resources at the Wisconsin Department of Corrections; and
54	54	Whereas, Sheryl Albers was recognized for her hard work and contributions to
55	55	the farming community, having served as a member on the Sauk County Farm
56	56	Bureau Board, being named Sauk County's Miss Farm Bureau, recognized as an
57	57	Outstanding Young Farmer, and being a member of several agricultural associations
58	58	including being a founding member of the Sauk County Women in Agriculture-Eagle
59	59	Bluff Chapter; and
60	60	Whereas, Sheryl Albers had many talents and hobbies including being a
61	61	talented seamstress, creating craft gifts, traveling and appreciating art from around
62	62	the world, enjoying the company of friends and hosting dinners, and she earned her
63	63	private pilot's license and owned a Terratorn Ultralight aircraft; and
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90	90	Whereas, Sheryl Albers was a loving wife to her husband, Steve, and a mother
91	91	to her son, Joel, and four stepchildren, Kelly, Devon, Megan, and Tyler, and
92	92	grandmother to seven grandchildren; and
93	93	Whereas, Representative Sheryl Albers is remembered fondly for her strong
94	94	work ethic, faith, kindness, and service to her state and community; now, therefore,
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96	96	Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the members of the
97	97	Wisconsin Legislature honor the life and public service of Representative Sheryl
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