Full Text of HR0345 95th General Assembly
HR0345 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Andy
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| Kindle of Tampa, Florida, formerly of Centralia, who passed | | 5 |
| away on March 24, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Known nationally for his TV sports coverage of the | | 7 |
| Olympics, the National Football League, and the Tour de France,
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| both on CBS and later on Fox, Andy Kindle was also known in | | 9 |
| Centralia as a person who never forgot his roots and who was | | 10 |
| always willing to step forward to help with local projects; and
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| WHEREAS, Andy Kindle was instrumental in planning for a | | 12 |
| National High School Basketball Hall of Fame, in saving Trout | | 13 |
| Gym, and in locating the Hall of Fame in the historic | | 14 |
| gymnasium; and
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| WHEREAS, He has served as grand marshal of the Centralia | | 16 |
| Halloween Parade and was honored in Central City in 2002 when | | 17 |
| signs depicting Central City as his hometown were first | | 18 |
| displayed; Andy Kindle won 18 Emmy awards for his work, which | | 19 |
| has included Super Bowl coverage and Olympic coverage during | | 20 |
| the games which were boycotted by the United States; his | | 21 |
| company, IAG Entertainment, is active on documentaries for the | | 22 |
| Discovery Channel and the Travel Channel and for other |
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| children's programs; the company has offices in Colorado,
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| Washington, D.C., and Tampa; and
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| WHEREAS, Andy Kindle was a 1964 graduate of Centralia | | 4 |
| Township High School and served in the United States military,
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| including a tour in Vietnam; he later attended Kaskaskia | | 6 |
| College and Southern Illinois University, where he graduated in
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| 1972; and
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| WHEREAS, Andy Kindle is survived by his mother, Betty; one | | 9 |
| son, Ryan, and wife KayLyn; one daughter, Allison Kindle; his
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| grandchildren, Jacob, Jonathan, Jackson, and Emma; and his | | 11 |
| brother, Newton Kindle; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | | 13 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Andy | | 15 |
| Kindle; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | | 17 |
| presented to the family of Andy Kindle as a symbol of our | | 18 |
| sympathy.
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