Full Text of SR0606 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Paula Hunn Phipps Denny of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on October 22, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Paula Denny was born to Paul Joseph and Lily May | 6 | | Hawkins Hunn on July 23, 1935; she graduated from Sacred Heart | 7 | | Academy, where she was the senior class president and | 8 | | homecoming and prom queen; she married Derward S.L. "Dodo" | 9 | | Phipps Jr. on June 14, 1958; after his passing, she was married | 10 | | to Raymond Phipps from 1970 to 1984; she later married Thomas | 11 | | J. Denny in Springfield on November 30, 1994; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Paula Denny worked for the FBI and later in | 13 | | advertising for the State-Journal Register newspaper, retiring | 14 | | in 1998; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Paula Denny was a former Girl Scouts leader for | 16 | | over 20 years; she was president of the St. Joseph's Home | 17 | | Coterie, a sustainer in the Junior League of Springfield, a | 18 | | benefactor and volunteer of the Springfield Art Association, | 19 | | and a volunteer with the St. John's Samaritans for many years; | 20 | | she was a longtime member of the Island Bay Yacht Club (IBYC), | 21 | | a devoted parishioner at Blessed Sacrament Church, where she | 22 | | served for years in the Altar and Rosary Guild, and a member of |
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| 1 | | St. Agnes in her later years; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Paula Denny loved arts and crafts, playing | 3 | | bridge, entertaining her friends and her children's friends, | 4 | | finding special gifts for her grandchildren, long walks, and | 5 | | being involved in the planning and throwing of parties and | 6 | | get-togethers, including the annual Nun's Picnic at the IBYC; | 7 | | she loved being part of the Catholic community and had a warm | 8 | | and loving view toward everyone; she leaves behind a legacy of | 9 | | graciousness and kindness; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Paula Denny was preceded in death by her parents; | 11 | | her sisters, Mary Louise "Mitzie" Smith Collins and Alice | 12 | | Flaherty; her infant siblings, Paul Hunn and Lily Hunn; her | 13 | | first husband; her second husband; and her step-grandson, John | 14 | | Denny; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Paula Denny is survived by her husband of 29 | 16 | | years, Thomas Denny; her sister, Marjorie Hunn; her children, | 17 | | Louise (William) Phipps Senft, Derward S.L. "Tripper" (Laura) | 18 | | Phipps III, Elizabeth (William) Phipps Sanborn, William | 19 | | (Kathleen) Phipps II, and Lillian (Benjamin) Phipps Johnston; | 20 | | her grandchildren, Paula (Michael) Easton, Peter "Pete" | 21 | | (Madeline) Senft, Derward "Dewey" (Margaret) Senft, Archer | 22 | | Senft, William "Dutch" Senft, Elizabeth (Joe) Saraceno, Rosie | 23 | | Phipps, Daniel Phipps, Lt. David Phipps USMC, Lily Sanborn, |
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| 1 | | John "Jack" Sanborn, Ellery Berenger, Louise "Charlotte" | 2 | | Phipps, Hawkins Phipps, Mabel Johnston, Alice Johnston, and | 3 | | Dorothy Johnston; her great-grandchildren, Phipps Ann Easton, | 4 | | Grace Saraceno, Joe Saraceno Jr., and Lucy Saraceno; her | 5 | | step-children, Teresa Denny, Bobby Denny, and Maureen Denny; | 6 | | and her step-grandchildren, Bridget Curren, Cecelia McAfee, | 7 | | and Isabelle McAfee; therefore, be it | 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Paula Hunn Phipps Denny and extend our sincere condolences to | 11 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 12 | | further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Paula Denny as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy. |
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