McLean — 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.
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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To: Janet, Gary & Family—We send you our sympathy, thoughts, prayers & friendship in your loss of Perry. Sincerely, Cheryl (Crain) & Michael Whelan
Gary and Janet — So sorry for the loss of your son.
Janet and Gary
I am so sorry for your loss.
I never had the pleasure of meeting him but if he was anything like his parents then I definitely missed out.
God bless