Bill Text: IL SR1267 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Christine "Tina" Perkins.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR1267 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SR1267-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of Christine "Tina" Perkins of Chicago,
who passed away on June 1, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Christine Perkins was born to Christine and
Marion "Mose" Dawson on December 2, 1949, the first of the 13
children they had together; she grew up on East Bowen Street
and attended Fuller Elementary School and DuSable High School;
she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Business from Northeastern
Illinois University; she married Maurice Perkins on December
29, 1968, and they raised three beautiful children together,
Maurice "Antuan," Heather, and Marcus; and
WHEREAS, Christine Perkins accompanied her husband during
his U.S. Army assignment in Frankfort, Germany in 1968 and
1969; she worked at the U.S. Post Exchange and provided home
cooked meals for the soldiers and made people feel loved while
away from their own loved ones; and
WHEREAS, Christine Perkins and her husband returned to
Chicago on July 27, 1970 and started their work in the tavern
business, first at Black Silhouette and then at their own
tavern, Caesar's Palace; she also served as school clerk at
Jackie Robinson and Wadsworth Elementary Schools; and

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WHEREAS, Christine Perkins and her husband purchased the
Swift Mansion from the Urban League in 1992, and she became the
co-founder of the Inner City Youth and Adult Foundation; she
was dedicated to supporting senior citizens and youth within
the community, and her program was focused on decreasing
hopelessness among youth through promoting education and
on-the-job training, increasing work and recreational
opportunities, and providing housing opportunities to those in
need; she worked with judges to provide alternatives to
incarceration and formed partnerships with juvenile justice
programs; and
WHEREAS, Christine Perkins will be remembered most as a
servant leader; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Christine "Tina" Perkins and extend our sincere condolences to
her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Tina Perkins as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.