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Susan died on March 4, 2010 at the age of 59 from complications resulting from a recent surgery for a long-term heart disorder. She had resided in Mayodan, NC and is survived by her husband, Paul McCollum; four sons, Jonathan and wife, Beth, with grandsons, Jake Josh and Jack of Indian Trails, NC; Joseph and wife, Kelly of Hawaii; Michael and wife, Allie, and grandson, Caleb of Canada; Christopher and Patrick, both of Boone, NC; and mother Nadine Brooks of Greensboro. One daughter, Anna Kathleen at age 2 predeceased her.
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Doug Brady (Dadisman)
This poem is offered in memory of Susan Brooks... and the 32 members of the BLS Class of 1968 who have gone before us, 20 of whom, among our class profiles, are now delineated with roses as having memorials. Susan shall be the twenty-first.The Twenty-First Rose
That stage, we left, diplomas in hand
With visions large and dreams far grand
We ventured out to meet our fate
To forge our mark, our paths create
We found our loves, we planted seeds
We healed some wounds, made others bleed
We made our place, the world we changed
Some rules we broke, some rearranged
The passage of some forty years
Through joyful laughs and well earned tears
In fading song and sweet repose
This stage, she leaves, the twenty-first rose
Respectfully,
Doug Dadisman
Janice Harkey (Barton)
Susan ,you have soared like an Eagle, landing like a Dove upon the shoulders of God.. All of us here, those of us ,your fellow classmates ..who passed you in the hallways , shared classes with you, endured the cafeteria food with you , loved or despised the teachers with you and laughed and smiled through those precious BLS days say with tears of loss and joy…Rest High Upon That Mountain….We will remember you always !!!
Your classmate Janice Harkey Barton