Obituaries

Susan, 72, born in Wheaton, IL, was a 1962 graduate of Lawrence University, Appleton, WI. She was married for 28 years to author and journalist, Jon W. Rose, currently of San Ramon, CA.

Susan's passions were the cultural arts. She was a former chairman of the Alameda County Arts Commission and president of the Fremont Symphony, which she served for many years as a director and, most recently, general manager.

Susan was fluent in French and spent her junior college years abroad at the Sorbonne in Paris. She is survived by her ex-husband, Jon; three sons, Christopher, Alexander and Nicholas; two grandchildren, Jonathan Robert and Kristine Isabel Rose; a brother, Charles "Ben" Lewis, and a sister, Linda Bryson. Also, many nieces and nephews.

The family is planning a memorial service that will be announced at a later date.

The family prefers donations to the Fremont Symphony Orchestra, P.O. Box 104, Fremont, CA 94537.