Background
Sharpe, Verlos Gene was born on May 5, 1924 in Keystone, Indiana, United States. Son of Homer and Treva Laverne (Fisher) Sharpe.
Sharpe, Verlos Gene was born on May 5, 1924 in Keystone, Indiana, United States. Son of Homer and Treva Laverne (Fisher) Sharpe.
Student in engineering, Purdue University, 1946. Student in engineering, University Pennsylvania, 1946. Student in engineering, Cornell University, 1946.
Student in business, Harvard University, 1973.
Assistant chief engineer, Frigidaire division General Motors Corporation, Dayton, Ohio., 1948-1970; corporation director engineering, Addressograph/Multigraph, Cleveland, 1970-1971; vice president operations, Addressograph/Multigraph, Chicago, 1971-1977; vice president group engineering, Admiral/Norge, Galesburg, Illinois, 1977-1987; vice president business development, Admiral/Norge, Galesburg, Illinois, 1987; vice president product development, Galesburg Manufacturing, since 1987. Board directors Business Technology Center, Galesburg, since 1986.
President advisory board St. Marys Hospital, Galesburg, since 1986. Director industry advisory board Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, since 1984. Board directors Monmouth (Illinois) College, 1987, Gales burg Civic Art Center Served with United States Navy, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
Member of Knox Study (Galesburg) (president since 1987).
Married Rosemary Ann Lee, June 6, 1943 (divorced June 1960). Children: Rita Kay Turnbach, David Alan, Pamela Lee. Married Patricia Jean Crews, May 13, 1961.