Margaret Eleanor SZUCS

1933 - 2022

MARGARET ELEANOR SZÜCS January 10, 1933 - September 29, 2022 Margaret Eleanor Szücs (née Fitch) gently ended her life journey on September 29, 2022, at her residence, in the loving presence of her children, John Alexander Szucs and Julia Ann Szucs, and her cherished "helper" Teresa. Margaret was strong willed and boldly independent. Against societal odds, she progressed from Havergal College (1951) to graduate Toronto's Trinity College, achieving her Masters of Library Science. For a majority of her career, she worked as a law librarian, skillfully wrangling the demands of Toronto's Bay Street attorneys. An ardent lover of music and song, Margaret became a Mozart fan at 17, took piano lessons for eight years, and sang Handel's Messiah with multiple choirs throughout her life. She could often be found attending a concert performance, including enjoying a 25 year subscription to Tafelmusik which she attended regularly with her best friend, Ann Mackay. She believed in the power of music as an essential element of education, regularly donating to the Tafelmusik Education Fund and Regent Park School of Music. Following retirement, Margaret and her late husband, Frank Szucs, moved to Fergus, Ontario, where Margaret immersed herself in the communities of Fergus and Elora for several years, volunteering for Groves Memorial Hospital, the Elora Singers and the Elora Music Festival. Margaret's desire to regularly attend a variety of music performances brought her back to Toronto in 2006. Had you known Margaret (aka Fitchie) you would know that we have lost an intelligent and quick-witted woman with an intensely dry sense of humour. Indeed, she kept everyone around her in stitches, until the very end. She will be greatly missed. Margaret's children will be having a private ceremony to honour Margaret's life and her love of southern Ontario's cottage country, where the family spent many happy holidays together over the years. Donations in Margaret's honour may be made to Community Music Schools of Toronto.