Wednesday, December 13, 2023
I left new Canaan almost 40 years ago, but my memories of Sue are strong and readily available. My two children, Gavin and Melissa Swaim still ask me about her regularly. I wish I had something to tell them since contacting Suzanne in recent years is difficult. Melissa and I stopped in to see her on our way from Vermont to Long Island about 15 years ago, I think. She had just returned from a hospital stay, and was not very communicative. I recall my daughter looking at Sue and saying, "You are so beautiful. You have such wonderful bone structure,"Such a lovely, kind soul as well.
Claudette Swaim Hollenbeck