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Susan Gutchess

Washington, District of Columbia

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DIED
August 20, 2025
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Washington, District of Columbia

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Susan Gutchess, conservationist, highly regarded expert in planned giving, and nexus of lifetime friendships, died on August 20, 2025 in Lebanon, NH, after a short illness. Born November 15, 1949, in Washington, DC, to Jocelyn Fleming Gutchess and Franklin J. Gutchess, Ms. Gutchess grew up in...

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Goodbye my dear friend. Thank you for everything.

Susan and I met in our first freshman German class, and became colleagues as fellow German majors among a very small cadre of upper classmen. She was a brilliant and funny friend, a pleasure to navigate the German major with. So sorry to hear of her passing, way too soon.

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Susan was always and only warm, smart, funny, authentic and with the program. Along with classes, we did a couple of groups together and she was always focused, clear, organized and lovely. The world was CHANGED because of her work - but more, by whom she was.