Susan Virginia Graham Redmond

DELMAR Susan Virginia Graham Redmond, 83, of Delmar, died Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at St. Peter's Hospital. Susan was born on January 25, 1921 in Palatka, Fla., the daughter of the late Emmons and Augusta Plumley Graham. She was raised in Charleston, W.Va. and, upon graduation from Charleston High School, attended Kanawha College, Charleston Business College, Morris Harvey College and West Virginia University. She returned to the College of St. Rose in Albany in 1997, receiving her B.A. in political science in 1999 and began work on her master's degree. In February 1966, Susan began working for the NYS Senate, serving as clerk of the rules committee, a position she held through January 1995. She had served as past president of the Republican Women of the Legislature and the Bethlehem Women's Republican Club. She was a member of the Town Republican Committee, the Bethlehem Republican Club and past secretary of the Albany County Women's Republican Club. Susan had been an active bridge player for many years and an avid golfer. She was a member of Normanside Country Club, serving as past president, past golf chairperson and member of the board of directors of the Women's Organization. She was a member of the D.A.R., Tawasentha Chapter, a life member of the Bethlehem Historical Society and a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Delmar since 1959. Susan is survived by four sons, William T. Redmond, Charles H. Redmond II, R. Graham Redmond and Barry J. Redmond; a brother, Earl L. Van Kirk; nine grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Applebee Funeral Home, 403 Kenwood Ave., Delmar. A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Elsmere Ave. and Poplar Dr., Delmar. Burial will follow in Bethlehem Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Graham House Preservation Society Inc., P.O. Box 218, Pence Springs, WV 24962.