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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 
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away on March 24, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Known nationally for his TV sports coverage of the 
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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 
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Centralia as a person who never forgot his roots and who was 
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always willing to step forward to help with local projects; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Andy Kindle was instrumental in planning for a 
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National High School Basketball Hall of Fame, in saving Trout 
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Gym, and in locating the Hall of Fame in the historic 
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gymnasium; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He has served as grand marshal of the Centralia 
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Halloween Parade and was honored in Central City in 2002 when 
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signs depicting Central City as his hometown were first 
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displayed; Andy Kindle won 18 Emmy awards for his work, which 
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has included Super Bowl coverage and Olympic coverage during 
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the games which were boycotted by the United States; his 
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company, IAG Entertainment, is active on documentaries for the 
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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 
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Township  High School and served in the United States military,

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including a tour in Vietnam; he later attended Kaskaskia 
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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 
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son, Ryan, and wife KayLyn; one daughter, Allison Kindle; his

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grandchildren, Jacob, Jonathan, Jackson, and Emma; and his 
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brother, Newton Kindle; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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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 
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Kindle; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Andy Kindle as a symbol of our 
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sympathy.