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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. |