Suzanne Husband
Sep 23rd 1940 - Jul 11th 2007
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Leigh Batterson
March 2nd 2008
Dear Keith, Heather & Alyson,
I remember most the beautiful smile your mother gave me on her death bed...I shall never forget it!
I also will never forget the beautiful thank you note she sent me when she was so ill...in her last days!
Carol Ann & Roland Owens
July 26th 2007
Such fond memories of our families in Cozumel... Fun...Silliness...and Dolphins! Halloween visits were always a treat... Anxiously waiting to see what the Husbands were going to be... Electrical Outlets... Running with Scissors or Playing Well with Others... or just down-south river people! And then there is White Water Rafting! Campfires and food... Pranks and more... Thanks for your bright, beautiful smile and so many memories to hold on to!
Ted Batterson
July 16th 2007
As I’ve gotten older and have had a chance to be around a number of other families, I have come to realize how blessed I’ve been by having such a great family, both nuclear and extended. Susie (our nickname) was more like a sister than a cousin, and this came home to me a number of years ago when I was catching up on things with an old friend of mine from Kalamazoo. I had met this friend in the first year of junior high school, we completed high school together, and then went to Western Michigan University for our undergraduate degrees. We both left Kalamazoo soon after graduation and occasionally our paths have crossed. On one of those occasions he asked how my sister was doing. Now for those who don’t know me, I only have an older brother, so I scratched my head wondering who he was referring to and I told him I didn’t have a sister. However, he was very insistent about me having a sister because he remembered her always being at the house when he would come to visit, which was often. I soon realized that he was referring to Susie, who had come to live with us when she started Western Michigan. That was the same time that I began junior high school and had met this friend. Not only did she live with us for several years, but she and Keith also lived next door to my parents for a number of years. So I told my friend that even though she was my cousin, she was really more like a sister, and she certainly did what I would imagine would be “older sister” sort of things. For example, when she was living with us, my parents went away for a weekend and she was left in charge and I in my inimitable way, became quite obnoxious, sassy, and “potty mouthed.” Susie warned me that I better clean up my act or else there would be some unpleasant consequences. I was being a typical seventh grader and obnoxious “little brother.” I also thought she was just making an idle threat, so you can well imagine my surprise when after didn’t cease and desist she grabbed me, shoved a whole bar of soap in my mouth and clamped it shut. I still remember that awful taste in my mouth as if it was yesterday and have to admit that it was a very effective method of altering my behavior. It was a very good life’s lesson and I never got out of line or sassed her again. I also knew better than to try to rat on her to my parents upon their return because I knew I was in the wrong and that they would side with her. I always said, “Mom loved her and my brother more than me.” Of course I’m kidding, but I do know that Margery loved Susie as if she was one of her own children.
Sharon Carlson
July 13th 2007
Sue leaves a substantial legacy. She influenced countless students completing internships. Several of these former students now work in libraries and archives. Archival road trips to gather collections are among my favorite memories of Sue, though. We went to some interesting places and met some unusual people over the years. Sue's sense of humor and adventure always made the trips fun, especially when we encountered the unexpected. Besides manuscripts, some of our better finds over the years included human hair, false teeth, and a skeleton!
Glenn Owens
July 13th 2007
Around 1990 I was working for an ambulance company out of Lincoln Park,MI. Having visited Keith & Sue from Kalamazoo (with Heather & Alyson too) many times over the years, I knew the directions to their house. One day I received an ambulance run from Oakwood Hosp in Dearborn to some Hospital in Ka'zoo. After I had dropped the patient off, I told my EMS partner I had to run an errand. Finding their house, I pulled up and gave a short blast of the siren. Normally a quiet neighborhood, until I arrived, Sue came to the upstairs window to "peek" at what was going on. There in her driveway sat an ambulance with the lights flashing. As she was trying to figure out why it was in HER driveway, I got out of the ambulance and yelled up to the window " Hey Lady! Where the hell is Detroit?" Still not fully aware of who I was, she actually started to give me directions! At about the point of "take I-94 East"...she realized who I was. My partner and I were invited in and served refreshments.
Leigh Batterson
March 2nd 2008
Dear Keith, Heather & Alyson,
I remember most the beautiful smile your mother gave me on her death bed...I shall never forget it!
I also will never forget the beautiful thank you note she sent me when she was so ill...in her last days!
Carol Ann & Roland Owens
July 26th 2007
Such fond memories of our families in Cozumel... Fun...Silliness...and Dolphins! Halloween visits were always a treat... Anxiously waiting to see what the Husbands were going to be... Electrical Outlets... Running with Scissors or Playing Well with Others... or just down-south river people! And then there is White Water Rafting! Campfires and food... Pranks and more... Thanks for your bright, beautiful smile and so many memories to hold on to!
Ted Batterson
July 16th 2007
As I’ve gotten older and have had a chance to be around a number of other families, I have come to realize how blessed I’ve been by having such a great family, both nuclear and extended. Susie (our nickname) was more like a sister than a cousin, and this came home to me a number of years ago when I was catching up on things with an old friend of mine from Kalamazoo. I had met this friend in the first year of junior high school, we completed high school together, and then went to Western Michigan University for our undergraduate degrees. We both left Kalamazoo soon after graduation and occasionally our paths have crossed. On one of those occasions he asked how my sister was doing. Now for those who don’t know me, I only have an older brother, so I scratched my head wondering who he was referring to and I told him I didn’t have a sister. However, he was very insistent about me having a sister because he remembered her always being at the house when he would come to visit, which was often. I soon realized that he was referring to Susie, who had come to live with us when she started Western Michigan. That was the same time that I began junior high school and had met this friend. Not only did she live with us for several years, but she and Keith also lived next door to my parents for a number of years. So I told my friend that even though she was my cousin, she was really more like a sister, and she certainly did what I would imagine would be “older sister” sort of things. For example, when she was living with us, my parents went away for a weekend and she was left in charge and I in my inimitable way, became quite obnoxious, sassy, and “potty mouthed.” Susie warned me that I better clean up my act or else there would be some unpleasant consequences. I was being a typical seventh grader and obnoxious “little brother.” I also thought she was just making an idle threat, so you can well imagine my surprise when after didn’t cease and desist she grabbed me, shoved a whole bar of soap in my mouth and clamped it shut. I still remember that awful taste in my mouth as if it was yesterday and have to admit that it was a very effective method of altering my behavior. It was a very good life’s lesson and I never got out of line or sassed her again. I also knew better than to try to rat on her to my parents upon their return because I knew I was in the wrong and that they would side with her. I always said, “Mom loved her and my brother more than me.” Of course I’m kidding, but I do know that Margery loved Susie as if she was one of her own children.
Sharon Carlson
July 13th 2007
Sue leaves a substantial legacy. She influenced countless students completing internships. Several of these former students now work in libraries and archives. Archival road trips to gather collections are among my favorite memories of Sue, though. We went to some interesting places and met some unusual people over the years. Sue's sense of humor and adventure always made the trips fun, especially when we encountered the unexpected. Besides manuscripts, some of our better finds over the years included human hair, false teeth, and a skeleton!
Glenn Owens
July 13th 2007
Around 1990 I was working for an ambulance company out of Lincoln Park,MI. Having visited Keith & Sue from Kalamazoo (with Heather & Alyson too) many times over the years, I knew the directions to their house. One day I received an ambulance run from Oakwood Hosp in Dearborn to some Hospital in Ka'zoo. After I had dropped the patient off, I told my EMS partner I had to run an errand. Finding their house, I pulled up and gave a short blast of the siren. Normally a quiet neighborhood, until I arrived, Sue came to the upstairs window to "peek" at what was going on. There in her driveway sat an ambulance with the lights flashing. As she was trying to figure out why it was in HER driveway, I got out of the ambulance and yelled up to the window " Hey Lady! Where the hell is Detroit?" Still not fully aware of who I was, she actually started to give me directions! At about the point of "take I-94 East"...she realized who I was. My partner and I were invited in and served refreshments.
