Otis Lee Sueing Sr.

Otis Lee Sueing Sr was born on January 02,1947 to Ocie Mae and MC Sueing Sr in Madisonville,Texas. Otis was the 7th child born out of their ten children. Otis was preceded in death by his parents Ocie and MC and his siblings: Rosie Lee Harris, Roxie Harris, James Lee, Louis Edward, Annie Louise, and Howard Sueing. Otis and his family came to Arizona in 1955. Otis loved being outdoors and was very adventurous growing up. He loved to go fishing and loved boating. He absolutely loved to cook and was great at it. He even owned a cafe at one point later in his life. He was very handy and a jack of all trades. He liked fixing and buying cars, customizing them to fit his own personal swagger.

Once in Arizona, Otis later on attended Phoenix Union High School and had his first child Inez Sueing with Virginia Banks. Otis served in the Marine Corps from 1966 to 1968. While serving as a pistol and rifle marksmen, Otis earned a few service medals such as: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnamese Service Medal, and the Vietnamese Campaign Medal with drive. Otis was a very proud veteran and was happy to have gotten the chance to serve his country with the Marine Corp.

Once honorably discharged, Otis married Shirley Valiare in 1971 and to this union 3 children were born: Otis B, Tammy, and Michael. Otis was a family man and tended to put his family first over everything. Otis and Shirley divorced. A little while after, Otis met Lucy Lindsey and they married. Otis and Lucy had three children together: Justice Sueing Sr, Freedom and Otis Lee Sueing Jr. Otis and Lucy divorced. In 1982, Otis met his lifelong partner Pat and married her in 1987 and this union brought their daughter Pashan into this world.

Otis is survived by his wife Patricia , his 9 children: Inez, Otis B, Tammy(Gordon), Justice Sueing Sr, Michael, Freedom, Otis Lee Sueing Jr, Sharanique(Al), and Pashan, his siblings Lue Bertha, Bobbie(Ruby), and MC Sueing Jr, more than 20 grandchildren, and a host of great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and a group of friends and family all over the world. Otis’s loving and caring ways will live on through those whose lives he imprinted.

Obituary by Dakyla Calvin, Otis’s loving granddaughter.