Susan A Coleman was born February 6, 1949 and resided in Blacksburg, VA with her devoted husband Bernard L Mayr.
Susan has, in her own memorable style, danced her way off this mortal coil and is twinkling brightly above us……
Susan has often been referred to as a force of nature, which is so fitting because for many years her spirit was drawn to earth based traditions, observance of the seasonal cycles of the earth, and the corresponding cycles of life. Susan used her considerable intellectual talent and research skills to explore whatever sparked her interest, whether starting her own soap-making business, making quilts for her grandchildren, writing a novel, or acting as a fearless advocate for patient rights.
All in Susan’s life surely have tales to tell of the sister, the daughter, the mom, the aunt, the grandmother! There is much cause for celebration and joy, to have experienced this bit of the journey of life with Susan, sadness too, of course, as she steps off of this path and onto another part of the journey. We fondly remember the belly laughs, the silliness, the fondness, the fun, the dancing, the singing, the love; the good times and the bad; the scary and the sad.
She leaves to cherish her sweet memories, son, Michael Bolling and wife Carrie, Step-daughter Ericka Deemer and husband Steve, Step-son Bernard Mayr Jr. Mother, Mary Coleman Brown. Sisters, Margo Miller and Betsey Gibson. Brother, Phillip Coleman. 10 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Susan Coleman LMS Research Fund for CD47 at http://www.lmsdr.org/scoleman.php
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To all of Susan’s family. We in the LMS community looked to Susan for leadership and wisdom. She was a wonderful woman with a real zest for life. We will all miss her wonderful advice and creativity in the way she expressed herself. Love to all of you as you navigate this world without Susan beside you.
Dear family and close friends of Susan,
I am also an LMS’er.
Susan was a uniquly creative and confident spirit that I will always remember. She gave to our group constantly without hesitation reaching to all of us in many different ways. For me, she gave me the strength to stand up and fight fierclessly for a second opinion from my medical center Kaiser. And even though, I did not win, she gave me the satisfaction of fighting. That energy then carried over to the wrong doing of the use of power morcellators in gyn surgery.
She empowered us in many ways, and doing so, she left a little bit of Susan in each one of us. I feel blessed to have known her.
Wishing you courage, strength and peace with your loss. Hoping tears will soon revert to happiness at the thought of Susan’s memory.
My love goes out to all of Susan’s family. She was an extraordinary, vibrant woman. I loved her from the first day I met her. I’ll always remember camping together in a tent at a women’s retreat and stayingup until the wee hours talking and laughing. Everytime I saw her it was a joy. She inspired me to have the courage to own my beliefs and live my life accordingly, the way she did. Amazing woman!