LOVE OF FAMILY: THIS DEFINED HER“Sissy” as she was affectionately known, was born in Washington, D.C. to Eleanor (Workman) Dennison and John Russell Dennison on March 23, 1928. She was baptized into the Catholic faith on May 6, 1928 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. and remained a devout Catholic her entire life. That same year, Sissy began her 38-year federal career with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Great grandchildren: William, Timothy, Sierra, Alyssa, Jenna, Natalie, Alyssa, Matthew, Cameron, Charlotte, Maxwell, Addison, Taylor, Andrew and Olivia. Sissy will be remembered for her participation in family gatherings providing her prized potato salad, chocolate chip cookies and “Christmas tree” cookies.