MEMORIAL-PENELOPE A. RADLEY

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SR0578
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
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to learn of the death of Penelope A. "Penny" Radley of Peoria,
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who passed away on December 31, 2025; and

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WHEREAS, Penny Radley, the daughter of Venice and Barbara
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(Gower) Parks, was born in Peoria on March 18, 1942; she
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graduated from Peoria High School in 1960; she attended
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Christian College, known today as Columbia College, in
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Columbia, Missouri and received her bachelor's degree from the
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; she married David
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Radley on June 12, 1966; and

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WHEREAS, Penny Radley worked for the Illinois Department
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of Public Aid, the Peoria chapter of the American Red Cross,
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Creative Logic, and the Human Service Center; and

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WHEREAS, Penny Radley was active in Peoria Players and
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Corn Stock Theatre, performing in a number of plays and
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musicals such as My Fair Lady and The Miracle Worker; she was a
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member of Junior League of Peoria, where she was named
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Volunteer of the Year and later became a sustainer; she served
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as chair of the Friendship House project Dress for Success;
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she received the Community Service Award from the Peoria Park
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District; she also participated in local activities, including

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the Mt. Hawley Book Club and Fourth Monday Bridge Club; and

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WHEREAS, Penny Radley was preceded in death by her
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parents; her sister, Christine Parks; and her niece, Shauna
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Parks; and

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WHEREAS, Penny Radley is survived by her husband; her
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children, Colonel Laura J. Radley, USAF (Ret) and Justin P.
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(Jeanne) Radley; her grandchildren, Kathrine Radley and
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Johnathan Baymiller Radley; her brothers, Spandau Parks and
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Richard (Rebecca LaHood) Parks; her grandnephew, Richard
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(Rose) Parks Jr.; and her grandnieces, Alexa Hightower, Kemry
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Hightower, and Mykai Parks; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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Penelope A. "Penny" Radley and extend our sincere condolences
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to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be
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it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Penny Radley as an expression of our
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deepest sympathy.

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