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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Charles Jack Andrews of Philadelphia, | ||||||
| 4 | Pennsylvania, formerly of Canton, who passed away on January | ||||||
| 5 | 27, 2023; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Jack Andrews grew up in Canton, where he made | ||||||
| 7 | lifelong friends; he attended the University of Illinois, | ||||||
| 8 | where he earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree, | ||||||
| 9 | both with high honors; as is tradition, his achievement is | ||||||
| 10 | recorded on the Bronze Tablets; he served in the U.S. Air Force | ||||||
| 11 | during the Korean War; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Jack Andrews returned home and joined his parents | ||||||
| 13 | in the family business, Andrews Furniture, which he ran with | ||||||
| 14 | great success for many years; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Jack Andrews co-founded and served on the board | ||||||
| 16 | of the Canton Community Bank and Trust and co-founded Scripps | ||||||
| 17 | and McCartney; he served as board chair at the First Christian | ||||||
| 18 | Church in Canton; he was an instructor in accounting at Spoon | ||||||
| 19 | River College, formerly Canton Community College, where he was | ||||||
| 20 | also served on the board; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, Jack Andrews relocated to Washington D.C. after | ||||||
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| 1 | his career in Canton, where he served as an examiner for the | ||||||
| 2 | National Credit Union Association until his retirement; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Jack Andrews' greatest joy was to share his time | ||||||
| 4 | and his home with the people he loved; he enjoyed cheering on | ||||||
| 5 | the Chicago Cubs, reading, cooking, stamp collecting, and | ||||||
| 6 | playing bridge; he was a founding member of the Fulton County | ||||||
| 7 | Playhouse; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Jack Andrews is survived by his wife of 68 years, | ||||||
| 9 | Nancy; his children, Kathy (Paul) Donovan, Thomas (Valerie) | ||||||
| 10 | Andrews, and Karen (Michael) Meade; and his grandchildren, | ||||||
| 11 | Sarah (Mike) Shane, Elizabeth Andrews, Jiamin Andrews, Lilly | ||||||
| 12 | Andrews, Trygve Meade, and Mallory Meade; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 15 | Charles Jack Andrews and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 16 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 17 | further | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Jack Andrews as an expression of our | ||||||
| 20 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||