Service:
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date
in the spring.
Funeral home:
Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta
Obituary
Perry Hawkins, 52, of McLean passed
away peacefully on February 18, 2025, at OSF St.
Joseph Medical Center, surrounded by his family.
He is the son of Gary and Janet
Hawkins and was born on March 1, 1972.
Perry leaves behind his son, Blake, Galesburg;
parents, Gary and Janet Hawkins, McLean; brothers,
Alex Hawkins (Jennifer), McLean and Matt (Jenny)
Hawkins, Springfield; nieces, Rylee Hawkins and baby
Charlotte arriving in June. Additionally, he is
survived by numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Perry is predeceased by his son, Zachary, his
maternal grandparents, Donald and Betty Slupianek
and paternal grandparents, George and Toni Hawkins.
He graduated from Olympia High School and was
employed at Bridgestone Firestone for 20 years.
Perry loved the Steelers, long car drives and loud
rock music, ketchup and cheese placed on all foods,
and dining out as often as he could. He was right
99.9% of the time and reminded his Mom of this
often. He was happy to set his standards low when it
came to housekeeping. Yet, he was most generous and
shared what little he had with others as often as he
could. He will be missed immensely by his family.
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A Celebration of Life will be held at
a later date in the spring.
Memorials may be directed to Jefferson Street
Christian Church, Lincoln, IL or the Juvenile
Diabetes Research Association.
A special thanks to St. Joseph's Medical Center ICU
Staff, Chad Osborne, M.D., Jesse Van Le, M.D.,
Sulaiman Sultan, M.D. and Fresenius Kidney Care
Staff.
Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home of Atlanta is assisting
the family with arrangements.
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