Sue Tinniswood

Sue Tinniswood, 61, of Klamath Falls, Ore., passed away on Nov. 13, 2010. She was surrounded by friends and family during her last days.
Sue and her family lived in Klamath Falls for more than 30 years. During that time, she was influential in the lives of many youth in Klamath County. She loved working with young people. She founded the girls soccer program at Henley High School in the mid-1980s and coached with them for close to 20 years. She also took the girls team to their first playoff game, mentored many young coaches, and coached many youth teams with her three children.
Sue worked in the special education department at Henley Middle School for nearly 20 years. She loved to help struggling youth and also did foster care for over three years until health issues made this too difficult.
She was beloved in her family as well and survivors include three siblings, Mike Dunn, James Dunn, and Sally Ogren; her husband of nearly 40 years, Bill; and her children, Billy, Cynthia, and Jonathan Tinniswood. Sue was also recently a grandmother for the first time about four months ago and is survived by her grandson, Landon Tinniswood, who she loved dearly.
Sue's family would like to forgo flowers and gifts, but instead encourages anyone who would like to support the family or remember Sue to pick one of two things. The first option would be to contribute to the "Sue T Scholarship for Persevering Youth." A fund is established that will be used for small scholarships for inner city youth in Denver, Colo., where Sue's youngest son has an outreach to at-risk youth. Please make checks payable to Youth Matters and send them to Denver First Church, 3800 East Hampden Ave., Englewood, CO 80113. Please mark the check for Sue T. Scholarship.
The other option would be to purchase a tree to be planted in Sue's honor. She loved the outdoors and living in an area surrounded by trees, animals and wildlife. To remember Sue in this way, please go to www.arborday.org and follow the Give Trees In Memory link.
If you would like to attend Sue's memorial service, it will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18, at Faith Tabernacle in Klamath Falls. A reception will take place afterwards.