Obituary for Stephenie Duley

Stephenie Duley, known as Mumzie, was born on December 16, 1953 in Philadelphia, PA. She was the third child of the late Sara and Junious Moses.  She departed from this life on July 5, 2017 in Sterling Heights, MI.

Stephenie was raised in the church and loved gospel music by artists such as Mahalia Jackson and Andrae Crouch. She graduated from John Bartram High School and later married her teenage friend and love of her life Dwight Duley on June 11, 1988.  Stephenie and Dwight’s marriage provided a loving home to raise their children: Tanya, Jenette, Darnel and her niece Carol who she raised as her own. 

The love which Stephenie and Dwight shared was both genuine and unique. Even after 28 years of marriage, they still found ways to keep their love flourishing. This was evident in the way they looked at one another and the fact that they still had date nights after more than 30 years together.  Stephenie was a strong supporter of her husband’s work in the Local 511 SPFPA Union of Temple University and other institutions in Philadelphia.  She was especially proud and delighted when her husband became International Vice-President at Large and subsequently International Financial Security Treasurer of the International Union, Security Police and Fire Professionals of America.  

Stephenie devoted many of her years to raising her four children. She instilled values, such as perseverance, and taught her children that they could accomplish anything.  Stephenie also served as a volunteer for the YMCA’s Literacy Program.  During this time, she helped develop many literacy programs because of her love of people and desire to help them improve their reading skills.  

She was known by her family for hosting wonderful parties.  Her table would be set with beautiful china and scrumptious meals with plenty of food to share.  She also hosted amazing casual events such as barbeques, wedding showers and birthday parties. Stephenie enjoyed playing any and all games with her family, especially Monopoly. Games with Stephenie were always intense and sometimes resulted in the flipping of a board game, hiding of money or licking of dice. There was “never a dull moment” (Mumzie-ism). The games were always fun and eventful.