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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY WATERS, CALTAGIRONE, MULLERY, NEILSON, SONNEY, GEORGE, BISHOP, BRADFORD, BROWNLEE, CLYMER, COHEN, D. COSTA, DALEY, ELLIS, FLECK, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HENNESSEY, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, KIRKLAND, BAKER, KORTZ, KULA, MANN, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, M. O'BRIEN, PARKER, PAYTON, SANTONI, STABACK, THOMAS, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD AND HESS, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Honoring the life and expressing condolences upon the passing of |
2 | Sherman Alexander Hemsley. |
3 | WHEREAS, Sherman Alexander Hemsley was born February 1, 1938, |
4 | in Philadelphia; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Mr. Hemsley attended Barrat Middle School, Central |
6 | High School for 9th grade and Edward W. Bok Technical High |
7 | School for 10th grade until he decided to join the United States |
8 | Air Force; and |
9 | WHEREAS, Mr. Hemsley served in the United States Air Force |
10 | for four years, and following his discharge, he returned to his |
11 | hometown of Philadelphia where he worked as a postal clerk |
12 | during the day while attending Philadelphia's Academy of |
13 | Dramatic Arts in the evening; and |
14 | WHEREAS, In 1967, Mr. Hemsley moved to New York City to |
15 | pursue his acting career; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, Mr. Hemsley joined the Negro Ensemble Company where |
2 | he appeared in off-Broadway productions, and later he joined |
3 | Vinnette Carroll's Urban Arts Company where he appeared in the |
4 | following productions: But Never Jam Today, The Lottery, Old |
5 | Judge Mose is Dead, Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, Step Lively Boys, |
6 | Croesus and The Witch; and |
7 | WHEREAS, In 1970, Mr. Hemsley was cast as the character |
8 | Gitlow in the Broadway musical Purlie, and as a result of his |
9 | stellar performance as Gitlow, Mr. Hemsley was introduced to |
10 | television audiences as Archie Bunker's neighbor, George |
11 | Jefferson, in All in the Family in 1973; and |
12 | WHEREAS, Mr. Hemsley's role as George Jefferson became so |
13 | popular among television audiences that it led to a spinoff |
14 | series entitled The Jeffersons, which debuted in January of |
15 | 1975; and |
16 | WHEREAS, The Jeffersons became quite successful, earning the |
17 | fourth spot in the 1975 Nielson ratings, and remained a |
18 | household favorite for 11 seasons through 1985; and |
19 | WHEREAS, Mr. Hemsley continued his television career, |
20 | starring as Deacon Ernest Frye in the series Amen beginning in |
21 | 1986, which ran for five seasons until 1991; and |
22 | WHEREAS, Mr. Hemsley also participated in television shows as |
23 | a voice actor and served as a voice actor in the live-action |
24 | puppet series Dinosaurs in which he played Bradley P. Richfield; |
25 | and |
26 | WHEREAS, Dinosaurs ran for five seasons, ending in 1994; and |
27 | WHEREAS, In addition to his acting career, Mr. Hemsley had a |
28 | passion for music, was an accomplished jazz keyboardist and |
29 | released a single entitled Ain't That a Kick in the Head; and |
30 | WHEREAS, Sherman Hemsley passed away at the age of 74 on July |
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1 | 24, 2012; and |
2 | WHEREAS, Mr. Hemsley will be remembered for his humor, quick |
3 | wit and creative comedic talent; therefore be it |
4 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the life of |
5 | Sherman Hemsley, express its sadness upon his passing and offer |
6 | its condolences to his family and friends; and be it further |
7 | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to |
8 | the family of Sherman A. Hemsley. |
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