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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Christine "Tina" Perkins of Chicago, 
4who passed away on June 1, 2021; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Christine Perkins was born to Christine and 
6Marion "Mose"  Dawson on December 2, 1949, the first of the 13 
7children they had together; she grew up on East Bowen Street 
8and attended Fuller Elementary School and DuSable High School; 
9she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Business from Northeastern 
10Illinois University; she married Maurice Perkins on December 
1129, 1968, and they raised three beautiful children together, 
12Maurice "Antuan," Heather, and Marcus; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Christine Perkins accompanied her husband during 
14his U.S. Army assignment in Frankfort, Germany in 1968 and 
151969; she worked at the U.S. Post Exchange and provided home 
16cooked meals for the soldiers and made people feel loved while 
17away from their own loved ones; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Christine Perkins and her husband returned to 
19Chicago on July 27, 1970 and started their work in the tavern 
20business, first at Black Silhouette and then at their own 
21tavern, Caesar's Palace; she also served as school clerk at 
22Jackie Robinson and Wadsworth Elementary Schools; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Christine Perkins and her husband purchased the 
2Swift Mansion from the Urban League in 1992, and she became the 
3co-founder of the Inner City Youth and Adult Foundation; she 
4was dedicated to supporting senior citizens and youth within 
5the community, and her program was focused on decreasing 
6hopelessness among youth through promoting education and 
7on-the-job training, increasing work and recreational 
8opportunities, and providing housing opportunities to those in 
9need; she worked with judges to provide alternatives to 
10incarceration and formed partnerships with juvenile justice 
11programs; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Christine Perkins will be remembered most as a 
13servant leader; therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
16Christine "Tina" Perkins and extend our sincere condolences to 
17her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
18further
  
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
20presented to  the family of  Tina Perkins as an expression of our 
21deepest sympathy.