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Suzanne Bragg Levanas

1950 - 2020

BORN

1950

DIED

2020

Suzanne Levanas Obituary

December 13, 1950 - January 16, 2020 Suzanne Bragg Levanas died peacefully on January 16, 2020 at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA, due to complications from heart surgery at the age of 69. Suzanne is survived by her spouse Judge Michael Innes Levanas, daughters Danielle Bragg Levanas and Virginia Bragg Levanas, son-in-law CarloVito Sunga Santangelo, grandson Remy Michael Santangelo, and sister Marilyn Bragg Symons. Suzanne was born on December 13, 1950 in Calgary, Alberta. While traveling in Mexico in 1978, she met and fell in love with a scruffy young sailor named Mike. Ever up for new experiences, Suzanne joined the crew and sailed back to Los Angeles with him. The couple got married in 1979 and became parents to their two daughters. Suzanne was a 3-time cancer survivor and dedicated her life work to others fighting breast and ovarian cancer as an LCSW at Simms/Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology for 17 years. She was a lover of nature, hiking, bike riding, camping, mindfulness, and spending time with her family and precious community of friends.A funeral mass is scheduled for Saturday, January 25th at 12pm at Corpus Christi Church in Pacific Palisades, with a reception gathering to follow. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Suzanne's life. In lieu of flowers, the family requests you do something kind for a stranger. Suzanne lived by the motto "live with joy" and found beauty in small acts of kindness.

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Published by Los Angeles Times from Jan. 22 to Jan. 23, 2020.

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Susy Stone

June 9, 2023

Missing you more and more as time goes by..... I hope you are finding Joy in heaven and watching your new grandchild and her proud big brother...Wish I had gotten to be with you and your beloved family on earth.... But I know I will see you again...until then I will live with joy and sweet memories.... Your beloved daughters are so much like you....they are outstanding women..... but you already know that!!

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Anne Lefebvre

January 22, 2020

Hello Marilyn, I'm saddened at the news of Suzanne's passing. What a shocking loss for you all! We were best friends in high school, and probably drove you nuts singing loudly along with the Kinks "You Really Got Me" way too early on Saturday mornings on 7th Street. Her chutzpah got us up on stage at a rally at the "Boys' School" to sing S&G's "Sounds of Silence". I'll not forget our great times together out at the Creek. I've thought of her often over the years, and we caught up a little online a few years back. She's gone too soon, my old friend. My thoughts are with you.

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