with COPD and back trouble. Susan was born on January 28, 1962 in La Puente, California. She was
proceeded in death by her mother Margarette (Rita) Daley. She is survived by her father Howard,
brother Daniel, brother Thomas and his wife Kim, nephews Brice and Storm, and niece Kelly. She is
greatly mourned by numerous friends and other family members and is greatly missed by the family cats
Princess and Hunter.
She attended Farmers Branch Elementary School and Vivian Field Middle School in Farmers Branch,
Texas and was in the second graduation class of Newman Smith High School in Carrolllton, Texas. She
was on the honor roll all through Junior and senior school. Susan attended Brookhaven College for one
year and was VP of Student Forum and VP of the Wilderness Club. She played clarinet in both the
marching band and the orchestra in both high school and college. She was active in sports and she
played softball and soccer in club leagues while in school.
Susan wanted to be an attorney until she saw a documentary about archeology but never achieved that
goal. After leaving college, she continued to be very independent and came out as gay and lived her life
on her own terms. She had several jobs but found a niche as a Courier Dispatcher at several companies
and was praised by her employers and co-workers for her ability to balance delivery routes and
resources to decrease delivery times and increase driver and company profitability. One of her proudest
moments was being told by her assistant dispatcher that they were “not worthy” after he had to take
over her duties one day when Susan was sick. Unfortunately deteriorating health issues prevented her
from continuing to work in her profession.
She had many friends and was respected for her kindness and generosity by all that knew her. She had
several cats during her life and they were all adored by her and the love was reciprocated. She also
“adopted” a one eared rabbit that lived in our yard that she named “beanie”. Those of you on Facebook
have no doubt seen posts of some of them.
Susan was loved by her parents and siblings all through her life even though some of her choices were
not what we thought were best for her. She often stated that she appreciated our acceptance of her life
choices. I know she is greatly missed by all that knew her.
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