Memorial Resolution for Etta Larkins-Perry
WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that the members of this chamber learned of the departure of Etta Larkins-Perry on January 9, 2018; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed body has been notified of her passing by the Honorable Toni L. Foulkes, Alderman of the 16th Ward; and
WHEREAS, Etta Larkins-Perry was born on December 3, 1930, to Frank and Gladys Larkins of Chicago, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Etta obtained a noble education from St. Elizabeth Grammar School, DuSable High School, and Lucy Flowers School of Nursing, ultimately receiving her nursing licenses; and
WHEREAS, As a nurse, Etta worked at Cook County Hospital for two years, then Michael Reese Hospital as an Orthopedic Nurse. She retired from Michael Reese Hospital after 35 years of service; and
WHEREAS, On June 21, 1987, Etta was united in holy matrimony to Norman Perry Sr.; and
WHEREAS, She leaves to carry on her legacy: children, Louise (Billy), Steve (Angie), Frances (Zach), Anthony (Charlene), Arlene and Norma; eighteen grandchildren; thirty-one great grandchildren; brothers, Frank (Ophelia) Larkins and Cecil Larkins; sister, Alice Larkins, all of Chicago, IL; brother-in-law, Nathan Craighead; sisters-in-law, Bertha Bell of Chicago, IL and Carolyn Ford of St. Louis, MO; and beloved family and friends, and she was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Gladys Larkins; son, Wayne Perry; brothers, John "Peter" and James L. Larkins; and sisters, Anna McKinney, Agnes Larkins-Bryant, Gladys Craighead, Addie P. Craighead, Peggy A. Cooper and Mamie DeBerry; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Larkins-Perry touched the lives of all who knew her selfless heart and spirit. She will be deeply missed, but her memory will live on through her loved ones; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago , gathered here this twenty-eighth day of February, 2018, do hereby express our sorrow on the passing of Etta Larkins-Perry and extend to her fami...
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