Full Text of SR0442 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of
Dr. William Eric "Doc" Perkins, who | 4 | | passed away on September 20, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on September 3, 1948, in Chicago; his | 6 | | parents were Betty L. Mason and Darrell J. Perkins; he was | 7 | | baptized at St. Finbar Catholic Church and attended St. Dorothy | 8 | | School and Mendel Catholic High School; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1966, he began attending Northwestern | 10 | | University in Evanston, where he graduated with honors with a | 11 | | bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1970; he was a "founding | 12 | | officer" of the "For Members Only" (FMO) organization, which | 13 | | spearheaded the Northwestern University "Takeover" in 1968; he | 14 | | subsequently earned his master's degree from the University of | 15 | | Rochester and his Ph.D in history from the City University of | 16 | | New York; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, He educated hundreds of students at a variety of | 18 | | institutions; he served as a faculty fellow at the W.E.B. | 19 | | DuBois House at the University of Pennsylvania; he was an | 20 | | adjunct professor of communications at Hunter College at the | 21 | | City University of New York; he was an assistant professor with | 22 | | the African-American Studies department at Temple University; |
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| 1 | | he also served with Educational Testing Service for 13 years; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, He was well known throughout the academic | 4 | | community in the United States and beyond; he wrote and | 5 | | lectured on various topics, including slavery, Caribbean | 6 | | history, urban studies, and American popular culture; his | 7 | | classes inspired hundreds of students to become rigorous | 8 | | critical thinkers, ardent political activists, and scholars; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, He edited and contributed to "Droppin' Science: | 11 | | Critical Essays on Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture", which was | 12 | | published by Temple University Press in 1996; the book is still | 13 | | considered a critical text in the field of hip hop scholarship; | 14 | | and | 15 | | WHEREAS, He enjoyed watching sports and was particularly | 16 | | thrilled and excited when the New Orleans Saints recently won | 17 | | the Super Bowl; he also enjoyed cooking, photography, and | 18 | | traveling to various countries of the African Diaspora, | 19 | | including Cuba, Brazil, Grenada, Aruba, and Jamaica; he | 20 | | particularly enjoyed learning about and experiencing Creole | 21 | | culture; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, William Eric "Doc" Perkins is survived by his |
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| 1 | | daughter, Sonya Perkins; his son, Logan Bailey Perkins; his | 2 | | grandsons, Miles, Charlie, and Julian Perkins-Strickland; his | 3 | | sister, Darlene Perkins Tribue; his brothers, Antonio Burketh | 4 | | (Lydia) and Lance Richards; his nephews, Edward "Kippy" Tribue | 5 | | (Helen) and Shawn Richards (Miriam); his aunt, Joan Mason; his | 6 | | confidantes, Harold Mitchell, Maurice, and Numa Martinez; his | 7 | | brothers-in-law, Edward and Randall Tribue; and his many | 8 | | nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and colleagues; therefore, | 9 | | be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 | | his family and friends, the passing of Dr. William Eric "Doc" | 13 | | Perkins; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Dr. William Eric "Doc" Perkins as an | 16 | | expression of our sympathy.
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