Ann B. Sussman

SUSSMAN Ann B. Sussman, age 74, longtime Trumbull resident, died on Thursday, December 8, 2005. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., on October 15,1931, she was the daughter of Helen and Harry Sacks. Ann was married to her loving husband Richard, for 53 years. She has two children, Joan Sussman and her husband, Stuart Appelle of Rochester, N.Y., and Karen Sussman and her husband, Stephen Grathwohl, of Fairfield; four grandchildren, Andrew, Will, Rachel and Aaron whom she loved more than life itself. Ann also leaves her brother, Marvin Sacks and his wife Bea; and many nieces and nephews. Ann graduated from Andrew Jackson High School and Queens College with a degree in Elementary Education. She also received her Master of Arts in Teaching from Southern Connecticut State University. Ann taught sixth grade and second grade in the Trumbull Public Schools for 20 years, and was beloved by all her students. Ann volunteered the past 26 years for the Trumbull Emergency Medical Service as an Emergency Medical technician and as a dispatcher. She also tutored students in preparation to receive their GED's and in English as a second language. Ann loved the Yankees and UCONN basketball. Donations may be made in her honor to Gilda's Club New York City, 195 Houston Street, NY, NY 10014. Family and friends are invited to celebrate Ann's life at the home of her daughter, Karen Sussman, 1178 Burr Street, Fairfield, CT from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 17, 2005.