Illinois HR 182: MEMORIAL-AMOUR ANDREWS, PH.D.

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HR0182LRB104 12706 LAW 23596 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Amour 

4Jean Logan Andrews, Ph.D.; and

5 WHEREAS, Dr. Andrews was born in Wagoner, Oklahoma on 

6August 25, 1946; she was raised in Muskogee by her 

7grandmother, Jewel Maud Barnett; she was educated at Manual 

8Training High School (MTHS), a historic institution that 

9defied the inequities of segregation to produce generations of 

10leaders, thinkers, and public servants; she majored in 

11speech/public address and language arts at Oklahoma City 

12University; she later earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and 

13Instruction and Counseling from the University of Oklahoma in 

141972, becoming one of the few Black women of her time to earn a 

15doctorate in education; and

16 WHEREAS, As an educator, mentor, and administrator, Dr. 

17Andrews dedicated her life to transforming educational 

18institutions across Oklahoma and Chicago, including serving as 

19dean of student services at Loop College/Harold Washington 

20College, assistant principal at Gage Park and Paul Robeson 

21High Schools, and literacy coordinator at Roosevelt High 

22School, among many other leadership roles; and

HR0182- 2 -LRB104 12706 LAW 23596 r

1 WHEREAS, Dr. Andrews was a founding board member of the 

2AIDS Foundation of Chicago in the late 1980s, advocating for 

3public health and community-based responses to the HIV/AIDS 

4epidemic during a critical era in history; she was later a 

5pillar of Chicago's retired education community, serving on 

6the Board of the Retired Teachers Association of Chicago 

7(RTAC) from 2018 until her passing, where she fought for 

8pension protections, tea