PENNY DAVIS

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PENNY DAVIS
July 31, 1951 - February 1, 2022

It is with pronounced sadness and weighted hearts that we announce the passing of Penelope "Penny" Lois Davis (Kunkel). On February 1, 2022, the wind was removed from our sails when angels soared and guided Penny home. Holding her hand until the very end was her forever doting husband, her adored son Andy, her cherished daughter Launi (Cam) and her "favourite" child Jessi (Gerr).
Penny was most known for her fierce love and devotion to her family who she worked to make proud every day with infinite success. Wally and Penny, who were married for nearly 49 years, had an unwavering love built on admiration, respect, devotion and teamwork making mutual goals and dreams attainable and, in most cases, actualized. Wally walked to the beat of Penny's drum encouraged by the twinkle in her eye that never ceased. The spark that joint Wally and Penny that started so many years ago became indescribably stronger year after year and will no doubt live on in Wally's heart.
Penny's love and dedication to her children was unrelenting, akin to the grandest star in the nights sky; forever present, forever bright and forever shining above their heads. Penny's three children admired every piece of her being, aspiring to make her beam with pride, which she did without compromise. Penny's six grandchildren were loved beyond comprehension, filling her with great pleasure, laughter and joy. Penny was compared to a superhero often, but most notably by her grandchildren.
While Penny's family was the "apple in her eye", she also had great love for her siblings and their families as well as loyalty to good and lasting friendships, of which there were many. Penny also dedicated herself professionally to healing through her warm hands as a nurse. As a highly esteemed ER nurse, Penny went on to secure a Masters in Education (1995) where little time elapsed before she became one of the most admired professors at the U of M in the Faculty of Nursing. Known for her classy attire, beautifully manicured nails and unfounded intelligence, Penny was very well respected in her field. Outside of her professional walls, Penny was known for being a pro golfer, an established crochet wizard, a passionate reader, a marksman at pie throwing, a terrible cyclist, an animal lover, a routine sun bather, a professional wine tester with a fear of rice but a love for seafood. While Penny was a wife, a mother, a sister, a daughter, a grandmother and a friend, she was also the glue that bound family ties and the rock her family leaned against for stability and composure. Navigating life will be difficult for all of those she leaves behind, but Penny will no doubt find a way to guide those she loved, one nudge at a time.
Penny's departure was far too early which will leave a hole in all of our hearts, but for as long as the sun shines and the moon glows, we know she isn't far. Please raise a glass of wine (preferably not rice wine) to celebrate a life well lived, a heart well-loved and a soul that will shine strong for eternity.

I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living
my mommy you'll be
(Robert Munch,1986)

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Hooves 'N Hounds Rescue (www.hoovesnhounds.org) or the Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (cpff.ca)

For those who wish to sign the online Guest Book please visit www.chapellawn.ca

Chapel Lawn Funeral Home
204-885-9715

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 12, 2022