Susan Jane Blower

On this 24th day of December, 2016, the final line and chapter in the book of life for Susan "Sue" Jane (Fink) Blower, a resident of Archdale was written and closed. She passed on to the loving arms of her Lord and Savior and her mother and father after a very courageous battle with cancer. Sue was born April 5, 1962 in Reading, PA the daughter of the Charles Edwin and Theresa Florence (Nanartowicz) Fink.

Sue was raised in Hamburg Pennsylvania and graduated from Hamburg area Junior and Senior High School, a member of the Class of 1980. She then attended and graduated from the Clarissa School of Fashion Design in Pittsburgh PA, receiving her pattern making certificate. She was a fashion design major and was fortunate enough to have been able to model some of the designs she created.

Sue began her working career after returning home to Hamburg in several retail stores in the capacity of customer service and customer service manager. She did so for several years and it was during this time she met the Love of her Life, Bud. Sue also worked for many years at Sovereign Bank, in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania as a customer service representative, customer service manager and lastly in the accounting department.
Sue and Bud married on July 27th, 1985 and from this union of love came a son Patrick Martin Blower, born June the 15th of 1992. They celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary in
January 2015, on a 5 day trip to Antigua knowing that they may not have the opportunity to do so in July. Sue worked part-time while Patrick was young and focused her time and energy's on her family. She officially "retired" from her work in banking just prior to relocating to North Carolina due to a job transfer for Bud.

After moving to North Carolina, Sue's full time job became her family; her church and community volunteer involvement. She spent endless hours being "grade mom" for many years while Patrick was in elementary school. She also served on the homeowners association of her community, and she and her family fostered many golden retrievers for the Triad Golden Retriever Rescue.

As a member of Covenant Church United Methodist in High Point, she served as an usher, communion server, greeter, was instrumental in forming a bereavement team and a care team, prepared meals for those in need and she enjoyed helping to fold bulletins for Sunday services and monthly newsletters. Sue loved her church and considered her "church" family.

Sue was preceded in death by her parents, mother 1971 and father 1988. She is survived by her husband Howard S. "Bud" Blower who survives of the home. Surviving in addition to her husband Bud is her son, Patrick M. Blower of Rural Hall, NC; her four legged golden retriever sons Simon and Oscar, also survives are three sisters, Charlene E. Ottinger and husband Joe of Allentown, PA, Brenda L. Payne and husband Paul of Bloomsburg, PA, Regina M. Clauss of Lake Ariel, PA; nieces and nephews, Jonathan Wiltrout, Lindsay Ottinger and husband Dan Swavely, Molly Payne, David Clauss, Andrew Clauss; great nieces, Ava Madison & Mila Swavely; and her only surviving aunt and uncle Helene Petelenz and her husband Ron Wilkinson; sister-in-law, MaryAnn Blower and many close friends too numerous to name.

Special Thanks to the following whose care made this journey Sue travelled a little easier and brighter. Dr. James Granfortuna, Dr. Gary Sherrill, Dr. Steven Hendrickson for helping to save her life, Dr. Gregory Waters for changing her life, Dr. Kalpen Patel for always encouraging her to continue making memories, PA Paul Craft for the care, support, and understanding and Dr. Annie Reid for her care and compassion and being more than a dentist to her. And the nursing staff at the Cone Health Cancer Center for all of their care and compassion.

A Service to Celebrate Sue's Life will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Covenant Church United Methodist, 1526 Skeet Club Rd., High Point, NC 27265 conducted by the Reverend Michelle Foster-Beckerleg. The family will receive friends following the service. Since this is a celebration of Sue's life she requested that no black be worn to mourn her passing, but instead bright colors especially purple to celebrate a life well lived although taken to soon.

Sue loved to serve others and it is her wish that those attending her service bring a canned or boxed good to be donated to the food pantry at Ward Street Community Resources and/or make a memorial in Sue's memory to one the following; Red Card Cancer.org, an organization her brother-in –law Paul Payne created in memory of a friend, for cancer research and is affiliated with the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at John Hopkin's in Maryland, Triad Golden Retriever Rescue.org, Ward Street Community Resources, P O Box 1906, High Point NC 27261, Covenant Church 1526 Skeet Club Road, High Point , NC 27265.

Live and live well, laugh often and always remember at any given moment you have the power to say "this is not how the story is going to end". Enjoy each day as if it were your last.