Suzanne Glass

For those who were unable to attend Sue's Celebration of Life on Thursday at her church, I am posting the eulogy read by the minister and written by Ginny, her devoted friend of 50 years.

Our dear and beloved friend Sue’s character was impeccable. She is best described as dignified, ethical, disciplined, humble, kind, patient, non-judgmental and forgiving, modest, brilliant, dedicated, frugal with herself yet generous with others, witty, talented, and athletic.

No one could...

My friendship with Sue goes back almost 50 years, when she and I were both members of Huntington Court United Methodist Church in Roanoke. Hadley Hunt was my youth choir director and before I stepped up into the adult choir, he took a position in Lynchburg. Alan Bostwick was the minister of music following Hadley. Since I had outgrown the youth choir, I timidity started going to adult choir. Sue was in the alto section and she was precise in her music, always on pitch, and her timing was...

Fifty "golden years" of friendship between Sue and Ginny are to be honored. They complimented each other in every way,shared so many common interests and always were considerate, caring and respectful of others. Ginny Thomason is my sister, so I remember Sue with many happy memories, much laughter and lots of fun. Our whole family enjoyed Sue's sense of humor, kindnesses and her warm and accepting attitude. Sue and I would often say how lucky we were to have Ginny in our lives. Good friends...

I first met Suzanne Glass as a fellow alto in what was then the Roanoke Valley Chorus, some 40 years ago or more. All the qualities others have mentioned were obvious then - talent, humor, kindness, integrity, etc. My family was honored later when she agreed to rent the apartment which had been built in our home. It was indeed her home, as she became a welcome part of our family. We loved her and we felt the quiet, steady love she had for us. A unique and very special human being, her...

As the obituary says, my mother, Ginny Thomason, was Sue's devoted friend for more than 50 years. Sue was a constant in our lives, more than any actual family member, in fact. Sue wasn't accustomed to being around young children, and when my brother and I were young, it wasn't easy for her to spend what would have been carefree "tennis only" vacations with the two of us. For my mother's sake, she tried. Over the years, we had lots of fun with Sue on the beach and boardwalk at the Jersey...

For all of you who have not had the honor of knowing Sue, my words do not begin to express the very content of character she possessed. Sue's enduring smile and laugh will remain as timeless as the words she sang, and the lessons she taught. I am the person I am today for the very heart, love and integrity that Sue so gracefully exemplified in her everyday life. I will miss our chats on school, tennis, and cars. To Sue's extended family, I offer my deepest sympathy . I love and will miss...

Sue is the sister of one of my best friends: Billie Glass Taylor who precided her in death. I saw Sue many times when she devotedly visited Billie. We celebrated Billie's 90th birthday together. Billie loved Suzanne and I always enjoed her visits to see Billie. They loved going to Ocean City, Md.

I have many fond memories of Sue at Monroe long ago. She was indeed a great tennis player and she was pretty darn good at her trombone too! Please know that all of you are in my thoughts and prayers.

This was quite a shock since I hadn't seen Sue for a number of years. My sympathy to all those very familiar family names. Even though we didn't see each other often, I still consider Sue and Nancy Leonard Calvert as my best friends from church and school while growing up. Sue will be missed by a legend of students and friends.
Frances Lee Murray