Suzanne Elizabeth Brissette Stanley

SUE, AS SHE WAS KNOWN TO ALL, WAS BORN ON JUNE 3, 1942 IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN, THE FIRST OF FOUR CHILDREN OF VIRGIL CORNEYER BRISSETTE AND FLORENCE LUCAS BRISSETTE. SHE SPENT HER CHILDHOOD IN DETROIT AND CLEVELAND, OHIO, AND MOVED WITH HER FAMILY TO ATLANTA IN 1955. SHE GRADUATED FROM ST. PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL IN 1960, AND ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, WHERE SHE WAS PROUD TO BE A LITTLE SISTER OF ATO FRATERNITY. SHE MARRIED WILLIAM K. STANLEY ON JULY 27, 1968. THEIR MARRIAGE ENDED TRAGICALLY EARLY WHEN BILL DIED SUDDENLY ON MARCH 29, 1970, IN TAMPA, FLORIDA, WHERE THEY WERE THEN LIVING.

SUE RETURNED TO ATLANTA FOLLOWING BILL’S UNTIMELY DEATH. SHE WORKED TIRELESSLY ALL HER ADULT LIFE, FIRST AS A CREDIT ANALYST AT GULF OIL, AS A SALES CONSULTANT AT MARK SHALE CLOTHIERS, AND AS A RESIDENTIAL REALTOR WITH NORTHSIDE REALTY AND HARRY NORMAN. MANY OF HER REAL ESTATE CLIENTS BECAME LONG-TIME FRIENDS. SHE WAS A LONG-TIME MEMBER OF THE CATHEDRAL OF CHRIST THE KING, AND WAS A VOLUNTEER ON THE CATHEDRAL’S PASTORAL COMMITTEE. SHE WAS ALSO A VOLUNTEER FOR PAUL COVERDELL’S INITIAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE IN 1992, AND HELPED OPEN HIS OFFICE IN WASHINGTON FOLLOWING HIS ELECTION. HER LOVE FOR COOKING AND ENTERTAINING HAD HER HOST A CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, AND BAKE HUNDREDS OF CAKES FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND CLIENTS.

SUE IS SURVIVED BY HER THREE BROTHERS: JOHN, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY (LINDA); JAMES, OF ATLANTA; AND ROBERT, OF BREWSTER, MASSACHUSETTS (RENEE); SIX NIECES AND NEPHEWS; AND SEVEN FIRST COUSINS. SHE ALSO PLAYED AN OUTSIZED ROLE AS “AUNT SUE” TO FRED AKERS, JR. WHOM SHE LOVED AS IF A MEMBER OF HER FAMILY. THEY WILL ALL MISS HER GREATLY.

SUE’S FAMILY AND FRIENDS WISH TO EXPRESS THEIR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO HER WONDERFUL CAREGIVERS: PATRICIA FACEY, WHO WAS WITH HER FOR MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS; AND NICOLA HARRIS, WHO SERVED SUE WITH CARE AND COMPASSION DURING HER FINAL MONTHS.

THERE WILL BE A MEMORIAL MASS FOR SUE AT THE CATHEDRAL OF CHRIST THE KING AT 10:00 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, FOLLOWED BT A RECEPTION IN KENNY HALL AT THE CATHEDRAL, AND INTERNMENT OF HER ASHES AT GREEN LAWN CEMETERY IN ROSWELL, GA. SUE’S FAMILY REQUESTS THAT IN LIEU OF FLOWERS DONATIONS BE MADE IN HER MEMORY TO THE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY OF CHRIST THE KING, 2050 CHAMBLEE-TUCKER ROAD, CHAMBLEE GA 30341.