Suzanne Irene Opton

OMG, Jules I am sooo sorry. For the last few weeks I have thought about your mother almost every day and have been meaning to call her. I truly love her. She was such a big part of my life for so many years. As you might remember, we met in Essex when you were renting the strange yellow schoolhouse across the street from the house that I was renting. She was a truly wonderful person. I will miss her a lot. Much love, Valerie

Suzanne was such a wonderful, creative person and a good friend in our (continuing) high school group. We will miss her playful personality and her always fascinating stories during her visits for our reunions.

So sorry for your loss. I believe I remember Suzanne as a classmate of mine at Grant High School, class of 1963. She was vibrant and always friendly. Sue Goldman Solomon Garber Portland, Oregon

I so admired Suzanne`s work and her journey and her very being. She was always an inspiration to me. I work with steep and profound and for decay it´s I passed it on to my students to set the bar. She shall be missed.

Suzanne or "Sue Sue" as her family and childhood friends knew her was a beautiful and delightful person who I have thought about often since I last saw her in approximately 1963. She, and my best friend, her brother Michael, lived 3 houses apart in northeast Portland, Oregon. We had a storied childhood together that I have always cherished and reflected upon often. My prayers and condolences to her family and friends. RIP Suzanne. Bill Slawson

I have known Suzanne since the 1970s, and had the privilege of working with her on exhibitions and books, both in New York, and more recently, where I live in Switzerland. It was always a positive experience, and more than that, fun! I visited her in New York and Vermont, and always felt welcome and valued. And stimulated! She could talk about her work with distance, critically, never defensively. And never was there I hint of meanness in Suzanne, never a snide comment directed at someone...