RIP -- Susie

[vanillafluffy]

1955 - 2011


After 36 hours without internet, I learned late last night that my friend Susie, the oft-mentioned "S" of Schnauzerland, has passed. She went peacefully in her sleep at home, and her loved ones are saddened, but not overly surprised, as her conditon (both mental and physical) was precarious for some time.

I find myself distracted and remembering incidents and factoids...the time we changed a flat tire on her convertible in eleven minutes flat because she had a term paper that HAD to be turned in within an hour. How she always got patty melts at Dennys and Eggs Benedict at Perkins. Her wedding (She was 20 minutes late, which was totally par for the course) and the reception afterward, where her dog Grover attended wearing a cumberbund. How she'd usually forget to mention something during a phone call and would ring right back, beginning without salutation, "And another thing---" Garage sailing together---it was truly amazing how much stuff she could pack into a two-door Camaro!---ceramic shows, and the jaunt we took to West Palm Beach for molds.

In the interests of not speaking ill of the dead, we will not discuss the disasterous time I tried to vacation with her, or all the times she'd chew me out over things that happened weeks before. My memory was always better than hers; I remember a fair amount of acrimony, mostly over trivia, but it's all meaningless now. Better to remember the canasta games where we laughed til it hurt, the cuddly puppies, the companionable hours spent doing ceramics, soaks in her jacuzzi and the way she included me in her holiday plans as a matter of course. She helped fund my trip to Brooklyn when my brother died unexpectedly, for which I'm grateful.

Susie, I'm going to miss you.

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Comments

[adventurat.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

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[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so sorry. I know things had been difficult in recent years as her physical and mental heath deteriorated, but it was always obvious that she was a beloved friend.

*hugs you tight*

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Thank you, honey. I've been helping write her obit, and it's been challenging. There's so much MORE.

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[gwylliondream.livejournal.com]

So sorry for your loss, VF. She was a good friend.

XO
Donna

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Thanks. We went back almost 30 years...it's going to leave a void.

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[marumae.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry honey :(.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I appreciate that.

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[ruric.livejournal.com]

I'm very sorry for your loss. Though you've spoken about the challenges of the last few years it's always been obvious S was a very close friend.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Thank you. We had our ups and downs, but as the saying goes, I couldn't quit her.

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[jdsgirlbev.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry to hear that your friend died. Through you we all got to know her a little bit too.

It's funny you know, in time the bad gets smoothed over, in memory, while the good still shines on. I suspect she'll shine in your memory for years to come.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

I appreciate that. Susie was quite a character, and no one who knew her will ever forget her.

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[foreverhermit.livejournal.com]

*hugs you tight*

She was a beautiful lady and VERY lucky to have a friend like you.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

This isn't a recent picture, but yes, she was pretty. Before I "got fashion" (like some folks get religion), she used to harrangue me about my clothes and how badly I dressed. Mind you, even after I converted to style, we still didn't have the same taste, but she still had her own style.

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[majolika.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry. What an untimely death. I'm glad you have good memories to keep her with you. What a pretty lady, so much light in her eyes.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Thank you, honey. This picture brought tears to my eyes when T sent it to me...she'd been going downhill for so long that I'd lost sight of this Susie, the one who primped in front of her mirror before sasharying forth to do whatever she was up to. That's the woman I'm going to miss.

[strangevisitor7.livejournal.com]

*HUGS* I'm so sorry for your loss

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much!

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[sbjb.livejournal.com]

That really is a good picture of her. And 20 minutes late for her own wedding is the closest to on time I think I ever remember her being. ::grin::

At least you missed the canoe trip with her Dad. I told my Mom that story last night, and I think she peed herself while I was telling it. ::giggle::

We'll all miss her.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Although it *still* irks me that she had that Elaine person as a bridesmaid instead of yours truly. *glares* Oh well, at least I got a good buzz at the open bar.

We'll have to get together for a memorial canasta game. Wanna hear something ironic? This past Wednesday, I picked up some nested bowls with card suites on them, thinking "Belated Xmas present, good for canasta party. ". Timing.

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[fufaraw]

I'm sorry for the loss of your friend.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much.

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[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

OH HONEY! *HUGS* Just from the picture, I get a sense of what a strong personality she was.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

She was a pistol, all right. *hugs back* Thanks!

[cbtreks.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear this. She was way too young.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

*nods* I wish she'd taken better care of herself, not that I'm one to talk! The difference is, she had insurance and it still didn't save her....

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[smtfhw.livejournal.com]

Only just catching up so I've only just seen this. You're having a tough time of it recently. I'm sorry you've suffered another loss, no matter how expected it was.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

You haven't been having an easy life either of late. Here's to us both getting through rough times!

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[smtfhw.livejournal.com]

We'll get there... I wouldn't be my mother's daughter if I couldn't survive this. I suspect you're made of equally tough stuff.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

If I didn't have a sense of humor, I'd never have made it this far!

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