Suzanne DUNBAR

SUZANNE M. PIERSON DUNBAR was born to Wesley Pierson and Patricia Kirby on December 1, 1964 at Dewitt Army Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA. Suzanne grew up and graduated from Hopkins High School in Hopkins Minnesota in 1983. She was educated at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and graduated from Beloit College in Wisconsin in 1987. She graduated from the University of Chicago with a master’s degree in 1990. After her education Suzanne lived in Minneapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York City. Her occupation prior to her marriage was in hospital administration. Suzanne was married in 1998 and lived in Japan where both of her children, Alle and Ben were born at Yokosuka Navy Hospital. After moving twice, she and her family settled in Mercer Island, Washington where she lived until her death. Suzanne died on December 6, 2011 at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, Washington at the age of 47 . Suzanne was well known for her outgoing happy smile and her bubbly personality. She was always quick to come to the rescue of anyone that needed a lift in life. Suzanne loved her children immensely and spent the last years taking care of them and seeing that they received the fullest experiences of life. Their travels to Mexico and the beach campouts were fun and character building. A trip to the farm and northern Minnesota to the headwaters was a fun and learning experience. Suzanne is lovingly remembered by her two children, Alle and Ben Dunbar of Mercer Island, Washington; and her mother and father, Wesley and Patti Pierson of Hardwick, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her sister Michelle; her brother Allen; her grandparents Louis and Evelyn Pierson and Fran and Ramona Kirby; her Aunt Donna Kirby; and other family members.