Suzanne Delbanco

Suzanne hired me in 2004 as part of the small Leapfrog team, an amazing group of people that became like family as we strived to make health care safer for patients. She was brilliant, funny, caring - and she opened my (at the time very young) eyes to a whole world of ideas and a belief that an individual could and must change the world for the better. Twenty years later, she is still the first person that comes to mind when I think "role model." The last time I saw Suzanne was in Berkeley in...

Suzanne was a wonderful student at Berkeley, A tireless advocate for justice causes, and a remarkable person. She will be greatly missed.

What horrible news. Suzanne was one of my all-time favorite people. Brilliant in ways difficult to fathom and describe. So dedicated to doing the right things.

I was fortunate to be among the founding members of Leapfrog and was on the selection committee that hired Suzanne. It was the best hiring decision I ever made - she was an absolute rockstar right from the beginning. Suzanne was not only an incredibly effective leader and change agent, but more importantly, she was an exceptional person. My life is better for having known her. My deepest sympathies to all of her family and friends over this incredible loss.

In my own advocacy I only met Suzanne once, and the description of her brains and fire in this obituary came through loud and clear. Bright, perceptive, ferocious with a big smile ... who could fail to respond to her calls to action?? For years I've been a passionate supporter of Leapfrog Group, yet learned only recently that she founded it. To this day it's unique in the effectiveness of its methods - how many quality improvement initiatives can say that? This loss comes much, much too...

I knew Suzie in my youth, as I spent a lot of quality time with the whole Delbanco family during that time. She had a wonderful spirit and a smile that was contagious and would light up any room. I´m so sad to hear of her passing. Peace and love to her family and to everyone who loved her.

I played Rugby with Suzanne at Wesleyan. She always had a smile. So sorry to hear of her untimely passing.

Suzie always, always had a twinkle in her eye in college.