Our Susan has only been a member of Pieced Together Quilters for two terms but has accomplished much in that time. She has finished table runners, pillow cases and knit & crocheted items for sharing almost every meeting. She has been a quilter over 20 years because her baby sister, 10 years younger, showed her how.
Diana Davallou told Susan about our group and had she known, Susan would have joined sooner. Diana showed Susan all her quilts inspiring Susan to start again. Susan was in Kathy Honeycutt’s Tuesday evening class for 14 years in the late1980s and 1990s. She had to stop when her nephew was diagnosed with cancer.
Married 43 years in June to the most wonderful guy in the world. She met Dennis on a blind date. They dated through college and were married at the Naval Academy – under the swords. She says it was the most romantic wedding in the world. They have two children, a boy and a girl, but no grandchildren. Susan had to give away a score of baby quilts since there are no babies in the offering. Susan’s daughter, Sara Burke, is best friends with Kathy’s daughter-in-law Megan Brock Honeycutt. They were in dance class together, and scouts and in the same school in Alameda.
A native of Virginia, Susan and her husband came to the Bay Area by way of the Navy. Dennis is from New Jersey, and was the first YANKIEE she’s ever dated. Good match Susan. He took her to see Gone With The Wind in New York City and the audience cheered when Atlanta burned. Susan was appalled!!! They were in the Navy – six years active and 21 years in the Navy Reserves.
A little know fact about Susan is she taught school 38 years – K though fourth grade in San Lorenzo Public Schools. She did missionary work in India and China with First Covenant Church in Oakland. The Chinese government closed their school in China so she didn’t get to go this past year, but she is still active by e-mailing the students every week.
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