[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 146 (Thursday, November 15, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1772]
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                    HONORING MRS. NANCY PENN PENSON

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 15, 2012

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 
honor of the life of Mrs. Nancy Penn Penson, a longtime lover of the 
arts and an acclaimed tennis player. Mrs. Penson, a Dallas native, 
passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2012 at the age of 88. Mrs. Penson 
is survived by her husband Lieutenant John G. Penson, three daughters, 
Annie Vreeland, Suki Jarzemsky, and Read Gendler, and five 
grandchildren.
  Mrs. Penson was highly respected and well known throughout the Dallas 
community. She graduated with a Degree in Classics from Wellesley 
College in 1945. Her love for the arts was ignited at an early age when 
her mother would take her to the symphony. Mrs. Penson held numerous 
leadership positions such as co-founder of the Dallas Tennis 
Association, President of the Junior League, and board member of the 
Dallas Bach Society, the New Dallas Conservatory, and the Southern 
Methodist University Meadows School of Arts.
  In addition to her passion for the arts and her many philanthropic 
efforts, Mrs. Penson was an accomplished tennis player. She was 
nationally ranked #1 in Senior Women's Tennis and was inducted into the 
Texas Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002.
  Mr. Speaker, I am saddened to lose such an integral member of the 
Dallas community. Her selfless contributions to arts and charity groups 
have touched the lives of many. While the Dallas community will 
certainly miss Mrs. Penson, her memory will live on in the hearts and 
minds of those whose lives she has touched over the years.

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