SUSAN ARLENE REZNICEK

REZNICEK, SUSAN ARLENE (nee WHITE) December 28, 1952 - Decemeber 2, 2020 Susan, of Ann Arbor, MI passed away in her sleep at home Wednesday, December 2, 2020 of complications from a stroke earlier this fall. Susan lived in the Toronto area until 1978, when she married Anton A. (Tony) Reznicek and moved to Ann Arbor. Susan loved plants and for her Master's degree from the University of Toronto, worked on Arctic ecology in northern Canada. This generated a lifelong interest in Arctic and alpine plants and rock gardening. Soon after coming to Ann Arbor, Susan became active in the Matthaei Botanical Gardens Docent Program and, later, was a very active volunteer for the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum. Though she had her teaching certificate, she only did limited substitute teaching, enjoying more the less structured volunteer work, where she could be more creative. Susan was also an artist, who did illustrations for a number of people, including illustrating plants for her husband's botanical research. Her most substantial contribution was illustrating a large proportion of the Flora North America volume on sedges, published in 2002. In later years, she was very active in the Great Lakes Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society, serving the Chapter in most of the offices, including a long period as Treasurer. She was instrumental in shepherding the Chapter's hosting of two National meetings, in 2003 and 2015. Susan loved cooking and enjoyed hosting visitors, sometimes making appropriately themed meals for them. She was preceded in death by her father, Albert Cecil White, mother Agnes Vera (Shearer) White, and older sister Janice Wood. She is survived by her husband Anton (Tony) A. Reznicek, of Ann Arbor, Michigan and brother Albert White of Toronto, Ontario. Susan will have her ashes dispersed in her favorite natural places.