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| 3 | 3 | | 1 SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3 to learn of the death of Paula Hunn Phipps Denny of |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 Springfield, who passed away on October 22, 2023; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, Paula Denny was born to Paul Joseph and Lily May |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 Hawkins Hunn on July 23, 1935; she graduated from Sacred Heart |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 Academy, where she was the senior class president and |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 homecoming and prom queen; she married Derward S.L. "Dodo" |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 Phipps Jr. on June 14, 1958; after his passing, she was married |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 to Raymond Phipps from 1970 to 1984; she later married Thomas |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 J. Denny in Springfield on November 30, 1994; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 WHEREAS, Paula Denny worked for the FBI and later in |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 advertising for the State-Journal Register newspaper, retiring |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 in 1998; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 WHEREAS, Paula Denny was a former Girl Scouts leader for |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 over 20 years; she was president of the St. Joseph's Home |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 Coterie, a sustainer in the Junior League of Springfield, a |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 benefactor and volunteer of the Springfield Art Association, |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 and a volunteer with the St. John's Samaritans for many years; |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 she was a longtime member of the Island Bay Yacht Club (IBYC), |
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| 23 | 23 | | 21 a devoted parishioner at Blessed Sacrament Church, where she |
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| 24 | 24 | | 22 served for years in the Altar and Rosary Guild, and a member of |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 St. Agnes in her later years; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2 WHEREAS, Paula Denny loved arts and crafts, playing |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3 bridge, entertaining her friends and her children's friends, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4 finding special gifts for her grandchildren, long walks, and |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5 being involved in the planning and throwing of parties and |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6 get-togethers, including the annual Nun's Picnic at the IBYC; |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7 she loved being part of the Catholic community and had a warm |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8 and loving view toward everyone; she leaves behind a legacy of |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9 graciousness and kindness; and |
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| 42 | 42 | | 10 WHEREAS, Paula Denny was preceded in death by her parents; |
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| 43 | 43 | | 11 her sisters, Mary Louise "Mitzie" Smith Collins and Alice |
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| 44 | 44 | | 12 Flaherty; her infant siblings, Paul Hunn and Lily Hunn; her |
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| 45 | 45 | | 13 first husband; her second husband; and her step-grandson, John |
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| 46 | 46 | | 14 Denny; and |
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| 47 | 47 | | 15 WHEREAS, Paula Denny is survived by her husband of 29 |
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| 48 | 48 | | 16 years, Thomas Denny; her sister, Marjorie Hunn; her children, |
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| 49 | 49 | | 17 Louise (William) Phipps Senft, Derward S.L. "Tripper" (Laura) |
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| 50 | 50 | | 18 Phipps III, Elizabeth (William) Phipps Sanborn, William |
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| 51 | 51 | | 19 (Kathleen) Phipps II, and Lillian (Benjamin) Phipps Johnston; |
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| 52 | 52 | | 20 her grandchildren, Paula (Michael) Easton, Peter "Pete" |
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| 53 | 53 | | 21 (Madeline) Senft, Derward "Dewey" (Margaret) Senft, Archer |
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| 54 | 54 | | 22 Senft, William "Dutch" Senft, Elizabeth (Joe) Saraceno, Rosie |
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| 55 | 55 | | 23 Phipps, Daniel Phipps, Lt. David Phipps USMC, Lily Sanborn, |
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| 66 | 66 | | 1 John "Jack" Sanborn, Ellery Berenger, Louise "Charlotte" |
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| 67 | 67 | | 2 Phipps, Hawkins Phipps, Mabel Johnston, Alice Johnston, and |
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| 68 | 68 | | 3 Dorothy Johnston; her great-grandchildren, Phipps Ann Easton, |
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| 69 | 69 | | 4 Grace Saraceno, Joe Saraceno Jr., and Lucy Saraceno; her |
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| 70 | 70 | | 5 step-children, Teresa Denny, Bobby Denny, and Maureen Denny; |
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| 71 | 71 | | 6 and her step-grandchildren, Bridget Curren, Cecelia McAfee, |
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| 72 | 72 | | 7 and Isabelle McAfee; therefore, be it |
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| 73 | 73 | | 8 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
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| 74 | 74 | | 9 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 75 | 75 | | 10 Paula Hunn Phipps Denny and extend our sincere condolences to |
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| 76 | 76 | | 11 her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
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