Full Text of HR0153 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Andrew | 4 | | Cash of Chicago, who passed away on August 17, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Cash was born in Chicago on June 11, 1946 | 6 | | to Welton Sank, Sr. and Mealia Cash; he attended Daniel Hale | 7 | | Williams Elementary School and Wendell Phillips Academy High | 8 | | School, where he excelled at track and field and was a member | 9 | | of the 1962 Wendell Phillips Academy High School State | 10 | | Championship Track Team, setting a new record of 53.7 seconds | 11 | | in the Junior 440 Yard Dash event, a record that still stands | 12 | | today; he attended Eastern Kentucky State University in | 13 | | Richmond, Kentucky; he married Patricia Lynn Brown on May 13, | 14 | | 1973; he later married Barbara McGhee on May 17, 1986; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Cash worked as part of the administrative | 16 | | maintenance staff at Provident Hospital; he then delved into | 17 | | the world of martial arts, eventually earning the rank of black | 18 | | belt; he was head instructor at the Pagoda Martial Arts | 19 | | Academy; he was inducted into the World Martial Arts Hall of | 20 | | Fame on May 18, 1996; he established his own school, the Unity | 21 | | Martial Arts Academy; he was elevated to the rank of Kyoshi | 22 | | (8th Dan) and was co-founder of the Midwest United Martial Arts | 23 | | Association; in 2004, he established Body Sculpting by Cash; he |
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| 1 | | studied with the International Fitness Association and | 2 | | received certificates as an aerobics instructor and personal | 3 | | trainer with emphasis on step, kickboxing, and group exercise; | 4 | | he was also a Certified Sports Nutritionist; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Cash was inducted into the Wendell Phillips | 6 | | High School Hall of Fame in October of 2010; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Cash was preceded in death by his parents; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Cash was survived by his wife, Barbara; his | 10 | | children, Bruce, Patrice, and Patrick; his grandchildren, | 11 | | Jasmine Mone't and Kendall Peyton; his siblings, Madeleine, | 12 | | Agnes, Melissa, Rosetta, Marietta, and Welton, Jr.; and a host | 13 | | of other relatives, martial arts students, personal training | 14 | | clients, and dear friends; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 | | mourn the passing of Andrew Cash, and extend our sincere | 18 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 19 | | him; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Andrew Cash as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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