1937
Diane
2011
Diane H. Penney
October 9, 1937 — April 21, 2011
Dr. Diane H. Penney, McKinney, Texas " Dr. Diane Penney, 73, peacefully passed away Thursday, April 21, 2011 at Walnut Place Nursing Home, Dallas, Texas.
Dr. Diane Penney graduated from Centenary College, Louisiana, with a B.A magna cum laude in piano performance; from the University of Miami, Florida. She graduated with a M.M in Organ and Music Education; from the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida and an internship and Certification in Music Education K-12. Diane completed her PHD in Musicology and Harpsichord at the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas and a two-year Paralegal Program Certificate at the University of Texas in Arlington, Texas.
Diane taught part-time at the University of Tampa, Florida, and Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida. She completed her dissertation on Arnold Schoenberg’s one-woman opera, Erwartung (Expectation), and its background in turn-of the century Vienna. Diane presented academic papers at many national conferences and across Europe and played harpsichord and piano for various concerts at University of Tampa, and Florida Southern College.
While she was a graduate student, she worked for five years as a full-time legal secretary in a personal injury defense law firm. After her PHD graduation in Musicology, she worked for five years as Scheduling Coordinator at a medical malpractice law firm in Dallas, Texas. She was hired at Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation in 1995, and worked over 10 years as a litigation senior paralegal, handling the Southern half of the United States.
Dr. Penney was an Organist at First United Methodist Church in McKinney, Texas for 18 years. She was also the organist at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Sherman, and College Organist at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. Diane was the Dean of the Dallas Chapter, American Guild of Organists for two years.
She also taught piano and organ for over fifty years.
Diane was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Holloway III. She is survived by three children, Carol White, Susan Penney, and Stephen Penney, two grandchildren, Chris White and Lauren Penney, and four great- grandchildren. She also is survived by two brothers, Dub Holloway and Don Holloway, and numerous family members and friends who loved her dearly.
There will be a memorial service at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at Eastgate Funeral Home, 1910 Eastgate Drive, Garland TX 75041, (972) 270-6116. We will schedule an internment in Longview, TX. An obituary will be posted soon on the Eastgate website at http://www.eastgatefuneralhome.com/index.cfm.
Directions to the facility can be found at: http:// www.eastgatefuneralhome.com/index.cfm
The Lupus Foundation of America has been selected for donations in memory of Dr Diane Penney, in lieu of sending flowers. Here is the link for the Lupus Foundation of America website (click on the Donate button to make the
donation):
http://www.lupus.org/newsite/index.html
If you would like Dr. Diane Penney’s family to be notified of the donation, here is the recipient information to enter on the donation website page:
Recipient Title: Ms
Recipient Name: Susan Penney
Recipient Street: 6363 Brampton Ct
Recipient City: Alexandria
Recipient Zip: 22304
Recipient Country: United States
You may also send an email to notify the family of the donation, to Diane Penney’s daughter, Susan Penney at specul8@hotmail.com .
Dr. Diane Penney graduated from Centenary College, Louisiana, with a B.A magna cum laude in piano performance; from the University of Miami, Florida. She graduated with a M.M in Organ and Music Education; from the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida and an internship and Certification in Music Education K-12. Diane completed her PHD in Musicology and Harpsichord at the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas and a two-year Paralegal Program Certificate at the University of Texas in Arlington, Texas.
Diane taught part-time at the University of Tampa, Florida, and Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida. She completed her dissertation on Arnold Schoenberg’s one-woman opera, Erwartung (Expectation), and its background in turn-of the century Vienna. Diane presented academic papers at many national conferences and across Europe and played harpsichord and piano for various concerts at University of Tampa, and Florida Southern College.
While she was a graduate student, she worked for five years as a full-time legal secretary in a personal injury defense law firm. After her PHD graduation in Musicology, she worked for five years as Scheduling Coordinator at a medical malpractice law firm in Dallas, Texas. She was hired at Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation in 1995, and worked over 10 years as a litigation senior paralegal, handling the Southern half of the United States.
Dr. Penney was an Organist at First United Methodist Church in McKinney, Texas for 18 years. She was also the organist at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Sherman, and College Organist at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. Diane was the Dean of the Dallas Chapter, American Guild of Organists for two years.
She also taught piano and organ for over fifty years.
Diane was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Holloway III. She is survived by three children, Carol White, Susan Penney, and Stephen Penney, two grandchildren, Chris White and Lauren Penney, and four great- grandchildren. She also is survived by two brothers, Dub Holloway and Don Holloway, and numerous family members and friends who loved her dearly.
There will be a memorial service at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at Eastgate Funeral Home, 1910 Eastgate Drive, Garland TX 75041, (972) 270-6116. We will schedule an internment in Longview, TX. An obituary will be posted soon on the Eastgate website at http://www.eastgatefuneralhome.com/index.cfm.
Directions to the facility can be found at: http:// www.eastgatefuneralhome.com/index.cfm
The Lupus Foundation of America has been selected for donations in memory of Dr Diane Penney, in lieu of sending flowers. Here is the link for the Lupus Foundation of America website (click on the Donate button to make the
donation):
http://www.lupus.org/newsite/index.html
If you would like Dr. Diane Penney’s family to be notified of the donation, here is the recipient information to enter on the donation website page:
Recipient Title: Ms
Recipient Name: Susan Penney
Recipient Street: 6363 Brampton Ct
Recipient City: Alexandria
Recipient Zip: 22304
Recipient Country: United States
You may also send an email to notify the family of the donation, to Diane Penney’s daughter, Susan Penney at specul8@hotmail.com .
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