Susanne Baldwin

Dearest friend Susi,
So much a part of my life for so many years.
i am so grateful that i got to spend 24 hours by your side in Islamorada. We toasted our 53 years of friendship. listened to "our" music, thought about old friends ate sone good lobster from LAZY DAYS take out. So many memories Susi.
I thank Renn for working so hard and so tirelessly to make sure your last few months on earth were spent exactly as you wished. I will never forget you my dear dear friend. Love from Lewis

Oh how I will miss my dear friend Susi! She meant the world to me. How much she changed my life, making me think a little deeper, making my smile a little wider, making the whole world and its diversity a place to understand and love. Was there ever a person more loyal, willing to forgive, more fun to be with?

Spending the last month by her side was important to me as I saw Susi so absolutely focused on the special times of her life. Her memories of special friends provided an exceptional strength to allow her to face her final days on her own terms. The recollections of her friendships and happy times over the years put a continual smile on her face in spite of the issues she faced in the present.

And what would she have done without her dear and loyal sister Renn who was by her side to help her through those last days! Thank you Renn.

Dear Aunt Susi,

I already wrote you a brief note here, but I thought about you today, and I didn't know how else to tell you. We had a beautiful golden sunset here in DC. I first saw the colors coming out from the L'Enfant metro tunnel onto the bridge over the river by DCA. I don't know if you ever took the yellow line train, but it connects L'Enfant and Pentagon stations. The colors coming over the river were so beautiful! The water on the Potomac so calm, and a small boat was cruising toward us leaving dancing golden wakes behind it. You could see the lights of approaching airlines from the South over Old Town, and you could almost see the reflection of our favorite city in the windows of the buildings in Rosslyn; imagine Lincoln with a Sunset-golden tint. I'm not sure if anyone else appreciates those brief moments on the metro bridge before plunging back into the tunnel of darkness to the Pentagon, but I always do. Sometimes I wish I was riding home with someone I knew so that I could jab them in the side and say, "Isn't that beautiful! Aren't we lucky to live here?" But I know that strangers are wary in the City, and you are the one that would appreciate it the most. I wanted to tell you that I wish I could send you a photo. Maybe I'll get to tell you in my dreams tonight. I'll save my mental picture and share it with you when I see you again.

Love from Virginia.

Oh how sad when I found out about Susie's passing. We were in Junior Girls together at Cables High and she was sweet beyond compare.
Susie, you will be missed I know!

Bob, So sorry for your loss! ~ Donna D. Brown ~