Susan D. Simon 1942–2023 ….
Susan D. Simon 1942–2023
Susan Simon passed away comfortably on May 21, 2023 at her home in Seal Beach, California surrounded by her loving family.
Susan grew up in New Jersey and following high school she continued her education at the Maryland Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey, where she became a registered nurse (RN). Susan would consider herself a nurse for the remainder of her life. It wasn’t just her job, it was who she was.
Susan and her husband Marvin began their family in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and eventually moved to Cranford, New Jersey, where they raised their two sons Andrew and Richard. Susan never lost any of the connections with her family regardless of where they moved. As she grew older and generations passed, she took on the role of matriarch of the family with ease and created family reunions, large holiday gatherings, and built out a family tree that spanned decades, countries, and continents.
Susan was an extremely giving person and it was impossible not to immediately feel her eagerness to help those who needed her. When anyone was sick, she was there. When family, friends or friends of friends were diagnosed with cancer, she became their advocate and in some cases their caregiver. She trained and mentored nurses throughout her life and career. Her drive to advocate for the best possible care and medical outcomes never waned and continued to her last breath.
Susan and Marvin retired to Boca Raton, Florida, where they both became certified as first responders and enjoyed the warmer climate with family and friends.
Following Marvin’s passing, Susan moved to Leisure World, where she continued to provide help and support to local friends and neighbors by maintaining her licensing, administrating flu shots, and becoming a go-to source of care and advice. She quickly developed friendships in Seal Beach. She enjoyed playing pickelball, dancing, card games and loved to get together with friends. She kept busy by being a board member of her mutual within Leisure World. She enjoyed a full life surrounded by family and grandchildren. She never turned down an opportunity to take her grandchildren to the movies, Catalina or join in family vacations.
Susan was pre-deceased by her husband Marvin and is survived by her two sons, two daughters-in-law, and five grandchildren: Richard, his wife Lauri, and their sons Zane and Eli and Andrew, his wife Liz and their children Jake, Téa and Nathan.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center. https://donate.cityofhope. org/Main/CardsForHope.aspx.
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—Paid Obituary
