From dandrews920 at comcast.net Sat Jun 29 11:07:42 2024 From: dandrews920 at comcast.net (David Andrews) Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2024 06:07:42 -0500 Subject: [blParent] Passing of Penny Duffy Message-ID: > >Obituary for Penny Duffy >Penny Duffy (1974-2024) > >Penny Duffy, 49, of Concord, NH, passed away >after a long battle with cancer on June 25th, >2024. She was born at the Torrej??n Air Base in Madrid, Spain in 1974. > >Penny was a kind-hearted person who always saw >the positive in people and life. She faced her >cancer diagnosis with remarkable resilience and >unwavering positivity. A strong advocate for >children with disabilities, Penny dedicated many >years of her life working at the Department of >Education for the State of New Hampshire. Penny >loved her work family, office shenanigans, and >lived for their team meetings. Penny would say >in the morning, "It is going to be a great day!" > >Penny had many dedicated roles for the National >Federation of the Blind. She brought warmth, a >listening ear, and help to parents who faced >obstacles. Encouraging them with her always >positive approach. Her tireless efforts to blind >children and parents was honored with the Twig Award. > >She also enjoyed weekends "upta camp" in Maine >with her cousins, where a good water fight could >pop off at a moment's notice.? Penny often had >sister weekends having meals, playing games, and laughing. > >Penny cherished her family, friends, and the joy >of sharing meals with loved ones. She found >immense happiness in spending time with those >she cared about. Above all, Penny loved being a >mom and enjoyed watching her children become kind and accomplished adults. > >Her person, Chris, has always said Penny had >gravity, people were drawn to her by her kind >heart, keen interest in others, and dedication >to improving the lives of all around her, > >Penny was preceded in death by her parents, >Pamela and Philip Frye, and her favorite pet cat, Buttons. > >She is survived by her loving husband, >Christopher Duffy; their two children, Samuel >Duffy and Abigail Duffy; her sisters, Patricia >DeGraff and Paulette Vespa, and her beloved cats Ruffles, Patches, and Allie. > >Penny's legacy of kindness, advocacy, and love >will continue to live on in the hearts of those who knew and loved her. > >A special thank you goes out to the Dana Farber >Cancer Institute and especially Dr. Pricilla >Merriam, who worked tirelessly for Penny for >many years.? Any money donation should go to >Dana Farber now and in the future when the opportunity comes to you. > >Service arrangements will be announced on social >media and on the csnh.com website. From jopinto at msn.com Sat Jun 29 18:37:54 2024 From: jopinto at msn.com (Jo Elizabeth Pinto) Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2024 18:37:54 +0000 Subject: [blParent] Passing of Penny Duffy In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I'm very sad to read this. Penny was a marvelous woman. Regards, Jo Elizabeth Pinto Please visit my author Website: https://www.brightsideauthor.com -----Original Message----- From: BlParent On Behalf Of David Andrews via BlParent Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2024 5:08 AM To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org Cc: David Andrews Subject: [blParent] Passing of Penny Duffy > >Obituary for Penny Duffy >Penny Duffy (1974-2024) > >Penny Duffy, 49, of Concord, NH, passed away after a long battle with >cancer on June 25th, 2024. She was born at the Torrej??n Air Base in >Madrid, Spain in 1974. > >Penny was a kind-hearted person who always saw the positive in people >and life. She faced her cancer diagnosis with remarkable resilience and >unwavering positivity. A strong advocate for children with >disabilities, Penny dedicated many years of her life working at the >Department of Education for the State of New Hampshire. Penny loved her >work family, office shenanigans, and lived for their team meetings. >Penny would say in the morning, "It is going to be a great day!" > >Penny had many dedicated roles for the National Federation of the >Blind. She brought warmth, a listening ear, and help to parents who >faced obstacles. Encouraging them with her always positive approach. >Her tireless efforts to blind children and parents was honored with the >Twig Award. > >She also enjoyed weekends "upta camp" in Maine with her cousins, where >a good water fight could pop off at a moment's notice.? Penny often >had sister weekends having meals, playing games, and laughing. > >Penny cherished her family, friends, and the joy of sharing meals with >loved ones. She found immense happiness in spending time with those she >cared about. Above all, Penny loved being a mom and enjoyed watching >her children become kind and accomplished adults. > >Her person, Chris, has always said Penny had gravity, people were drawn >to her by her kind heart, keen interest in others, and dedication to >improving the lives of all around her, > >Penny was preceded in death by her parents, Pamela and Philip Frye, and >her favorite pet cat, Buttons. > >She is survived by her loving husband, Christopher Duffy; their two >children, Samuel Duffy and Abigail Duffy; her sisters, Patricia DeGraff >and Paulette Vespa, and her beloved cats Ruffles, Patches, and Allie. > >Penny's legacy of kindness, advocacy, and love will continue to live on >in the hearts of those who knew and loved her. > >A special thank you goes out to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and >especially Dr. Pricilla Merriam, who worked tirelessly for Penny for >many years.? Any money donation should go to Dana Farber now and in >the future when the opportunity comes to you. > >Service arrangements will be announced on social media and on the >csnh.com website. _______________________________________________ BlParent mailing list BlParent at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blparent_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for BlParent: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blparent_nfbnet.org/jopinto%40msn.com