Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HR0182 Compare Versions

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3	3	1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
4	4	2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
5	5	3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Amour
6	6	4 Jean Logan Andrews, Ph.D.; and
7	7	5 WHEREAS, Dr. Andrews was born in Wagoner, Oklahoma on
8	8	6 August 25, 1946; she was raised in Muskogee by her
9	9	7 grandmother, Jewel Maud Barnett; she was educated at Manual
10	10	8 Training High School (MTHS), a historic institution that
11	11	9 defied the inequities of segregation to produce generations of
12	12	10 leaders, thinkers, and public servants; she majored in
13	13	11 speech/public address and language arts at Oklahoma City
14	14	12 University; she later earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and
15	15	13 Instruction and Counseling from the University of Oklahoma in
16	16	14 1972, becoming one of the few Black women of her time to earn a
17	17	15 doctorate in education; and
18	18	16 WHEREAS, As an educator, mentor, and administrator, Dr.
19	19	17 Andrews dedicated her life to transforming educational
20	20	18 institutions across Oklahoma and Chicago, including serving as
21	21	19 dean of student services at Loop College/Harold Washington
22	22	20 College, assistant principal at Gage Park and Paul Robeson
23	23	21 High Schools, and literacy coordinator at Roosevelt High
24	24	22 School, among many other leadership roles; and
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33	33	1 WHEREAS, Dr. Andrews was a founding board member of the
34	34	2 AIDS Foundation of Chicago in the late 1980s, advocating for
35	35	3 public health and community-based responses to the HIV/AIDS
36	36	4 epidemic during a critical era in history; she was later a
37	37	5 pillar of Chicago's retired education community, serving on
38	38	6 the Board of the Retired Teachers Association of Chicago
39	39	7 (RTAC) from 2018 until her passing, where she fought for
40	40	8 pension protections, teacher advocacy, and policies that
41	41	9 ensured the well-being of retired educators; and
42	42	10 WHEREAS, Understanding that the barriers to education
43	43	11 extend far beyond the classroom, Dr. Andrews established the
44	44	12 Amour Jean Logan Andrews Foundation (AJLA Foundation) in 2023,
45	45	13 a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing educational
46	46	14 opportunities for underserved students by providing financial
47	47	15 support, mentorship, and resources to ensure that academic
48	48	16 potential is never stifled by financial hardship; and
49	49	17 WHEREAS, Dr. Andrews' generosity was boundless; she
50	50	18 mentored countless young teachers, provided teaching
51	51	19 strategies to her grandchildren's educators, delighted in
52	52	20 surprising family and new teachers with gift cards, and always
53	53	21 ensured that those around her felt valued and supported; and
54	54	22 WHEREAS, Dr. Andrews was a trailblazer in education, a
55	55	23 champion for social justice, a devoted mother and grandmother,
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66	66	1 and an unwavering advocate for underserved communities, and
67	67	2 she will be remembered for her outstanding achievements,
68	68	3 unwavering service, and transformative impact; and
69	69	4 WHEREAS, Dr. Andrews was the mother of Anita J. (Osei
70	70	5 David E. Andrews-Hutchinson) Andrews-Hutchinson and the
71	71	6 grandmother of Tendaji O. Andrews-Hutchinson, Asha M.
72	72	7 Andrews-Hutchinson, and Mariama S. Andrews-Hutchinson;
73	73	8 therefore, be it
74	74	9 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
75	75	10 HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
76	76	11 we mourn the passing of Amour Jean Logan Andrews, Ph.D. and
77	77	12 extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all
78	78	13 who knew and loved her; and be it further
79	79	14 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
80	80	15 presented to the family of Dr. Andrews as an expression of our
81	81	16 deepest sympathy.
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