▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁Ber ks ▁Community ▁Television , ▁professor ▁at ▁Al br ight ▁College , ▁and ▁a ▁well ▁known ▁phil anth rop ist . ▁ ▁Sh irk ▁graduated ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa ▁from ▁Franklin ▁& ▁Marshall ▁College ▁in ▁Lanc aster , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁He ▁completed ▁some ▁graduated ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁[ Univers ity ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ] ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁Sh irk ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Ann adora ▁Sh irk , ▁a ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Reading ▁School ▁Board ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁or ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁Al ▁and ▁The a . ▁ ▁Sh irk ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁Atlantic ▁States ▁Colleg iate ▁Athletics ▁Association , ▁now ▁called ▁the ▁Middle ▁Atlantic ▁Con ferences . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Place ▁of ▁death ▁missing ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁Reading , ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : American ▁phil anth rop ists ▁Category : American ▁sports ▁execut ives ▁and ▁administr ators ▁Category : E du c ators ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Al br ight ▁College ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Fran k lin ▁& ▁Marshall ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : P en nsylvan ia ▁Republic ans ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁phil anth rop ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Reb e cca ▁Gr ady ▁Jenn ings ▁( born