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James M. Perry, 55, deputy general counsel, died July 16 [1994] at Evanston Hospital.
Mr. Perry became an attorney at Northwestern in 1972. He was appointed associate general counsel in 1981 and was promoted to deputy general counsel in August 1993.
He worked closely with physicians at the Medical School and in 1988, the department of medicine recognized Mr. Perry with the Distinguished Service Award, citing him for his "wise counsel" and as "a model of the highest performance that our legal system can achieve."
Mr. Perry was active in civic affairs in Evanston for more than 20 years, including service as a member of the Board of Education for Evanston Township High School District #202. He was vice president of the board from 1989 to 1991.
He also was a member of the board of directors of the Evanston Visiting Nurses Association, Youth Organizations Umbrella, Inc., Evanston Public Library, and United Way/Community Services.
In 1977-78, he was both vice president of the Library and president of the United Way. Mr. Perry served on the Evanston Housing Commission from 1980 to 1984.
Mr. Perry served on numerous university-wide committees and commissions, including the gender equity in sports committee, the Northwestern-NCAA career counseling panel, the inter- group relations committee, the program review council, and the risk management committee of the Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Inc.
"Jim was a loyal and loving husband, father, and son; he was a superb lawyer and stalwart friend," said Vice President and General Counsel Michael C. Weston, an associate for more than two decades. "The loss to his family, his friends, and Northwestern University is incalculable."
A native of East Chicago, Ind., Mr. Perry graduated from Indiana University in 1964 and received a law degree from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1972.
Survivors include his wife, Jean, and daughter, Jocelyn; his mother and stepfather, Daisy and Dennis Tillman of Gary, Ind., and his brother, Donald, of El Paso, Texas; his stepbrothers, Fred Tillman of Gary, Ind., Sam Tillman of Gary, Ind., and Dennis Tillman of Flint, Mich.
A memorial service was held July 20 at Alice Millar Chapel and Religious Center.
In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to be made to Northwestern University for financial assistance to minority students.
