Full Text of HR0554 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
William | 4 | | Eric "Doc" Perkins; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Perkins was born on September 3, 1948, in | 6 | | Chicago; his parents were Betty L. Mason and Darrell J. | 7 | | Perkins; he was baptized at St. Finbar Catholic Church on the | 8 | | west side of Chicago and attended St. Dorothy's and Mendel | 9 | | Catholic High School; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In 1966, William Perkins began attending | 11 | | Northwestern University in Evanston, where he graduated with | 12 | | honors with a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1970; while in | 13 | | college, he pledged with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and was a | 14 | | "founding officer" of the "For Members Only" (FMO) | 15 | | organization, which spearheaded the Northwestern University | 16 | | "Takeover" in 1968; he subsequently earned his master's degree | 17 | | from the University of Rochester and his Ph.D in history from | 18 | | the City University of New York; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, William Perkins educated hundreds of students at a | 20 | | variety of institutions; he served as a faculty fellow at the | 21 | | W.E.B. DuBois House at the University of Pennsylvania; he was | 22 | | an adjunct professor of communications at Hunter College at |
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| 1 | | City University of New York; he was an assistant professor with | 2 | | the African American Studies department at Temple University; | 3 | | he also served with Educational Testing Service for 13 years; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Perkins was well known throughout the | 6 | | academic community in the United States and beyond; he wrote | 7 | | and lectured on various topics, including slavery, Caribbean | 8 | | history, urban studies, and American popular culture; his | 9 | | classes inspired hundreds of students to become rigorous | 10 | | critical thinkers, ardent political activists, and scholars; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, William Perkins was the author of "Droppin' | 13 | | Science: Critical Essays on Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture", | 14 | | which was published by Temple University Press in 1996; the | 15 | | book is still considered a critical text in the field of hip | 16 | | hop scholarship; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, William Perkins enjoyed watching sports and was | 18 | | particularly thrilled and excited when the New Orleans Saints | 19 | | recently won the Super Bowl; he also enjoyed cooking, | 20 | | photography, and traveling to various countries of the African | 21 | | Diaspora, including Cuba, Brazil, Grenada, Aruba, and Jamaica; | 22 | | he particularly enjoyed learning about and experiencing Creole | 23 | | culture; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, William Perkins is survived by his daughter, Sonya | 2 | | Perkins; his son, Logan Bailey Perkins; his grandsons, Miles, | 3 | | Charlie, and Julian Perkins; his sister, Darlene Perkins | 4 | | Tribue; his brothers, Antonio Burketh (Lydia) and Lance | 5 | | Richards; his nephews, Edward "Kippy" Tribue (Helen) and Shawn | 6 | | Richards (Miriam); his aunt, Joan Mason; his brothers-in-law, | 7 | | Edward and Randall Tribue; and his many nieces, nephews, | 8 | | cousins, friends, and colleagues; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 12 | | William Eric "Doc" Perkins; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of William Perkins as an expression of | 15 | | our sympathy.
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