SR0588 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Walter T. Perkins, Jr. of Harvard, who passed away on May 7, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Walter Perkins, Jr. was born on August 20, 1931 in Fayette County, Kentucky; his parents were Walter and Alice (nee Adair) Perkins, Sr.; he married Elva Jean Riley on May 28, 1967 in Cincinnati, Ohio; and

WHEREAS, Walter Perkins, Jr. proudly served his country as a member of the United States Air Force; and

WHEREAS, Walter Perkins, Jr. was employed as an automobile mechanic at City Chevrolet in Chicago for many years; and

WHEREAS, Walter Perkins, Jr. enjoyed watching old westerns and eating Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Three Musketeers bars; and

WHEREAS, Walter Perkins, Jr. was preceded in death by his wife and several brothers and sisters; and

WHEREAS, Walter Perkins, Jr. is survived by a daughter, Elva (Daniel) Sedlock; 2 grandchildren, Latasha (Mike) and Lindora (John); 3 great-grandchildren, Taylor Olivia, Wyatt Thomas, and Mason Patrick; a daughter-in-law, Lisa Alonzo; and his special friends, John and Evelyn Barnett; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Walter T. Perkins, Jr.; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Walter Perkins, Jr. as an expression of our sympathy.