SR1267 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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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

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.