Susan Rose

Susan B. Rose was born in New York City on June 13, 1927. She was the fourth and last child of Matthew Bradwell Brown and Leila Lesesne Brown. Susan attended Bethel AME Church in Harlem during her youth. She was educated in the New York City public school system, graduating from Central Commercial High School in Manhattan.

Susan was adventurous, kind, fun-loving and generous of spirit. She was a woman of great passions and varied interests. She had an eye for fashion, colors, patterns and combinations and always dressed stylishly, even in casual attire- -a true fashionista. She was blessed with a high energy level and tirelessly managed her family, work and community responsibilities with care, love and attention.

Susan was passionate about her family. She and her sisters, Jean and Lorraine and her brother Matthew had endured many hardships together after their father died during the great depression and that experience would forever bond them tightly to each other. Susan always lived with or close to her sisters and brother during their child-rearing years, then traveled together with them during their retirement. They went to Europe, Asia and South America together. For over a decade they would spend the winters together in Southern California, near sons or nephews who lived there.

Susan's passion, love and adventurous spirit was experienced by each succeeding generation of the family and she became widely revered as “Aunt Suzie”, who would take children on trips or excursions and who could be counted on to be at every recital, ceremony, graduation or significant event to celebrate their achievement and cheer them on . No distance or physical obstacle would be too great for her and she even traveled across the country alone to be with her grand-niece at her Nursing School graduation.

Her love for the cinema was shared by her granddaughters who never tired of sitting through movie double features on their visits to her apartment. She often made a big deal out of their time together and would insist on eating dinner out, going to sleep late, and filling her grandchildren's time with games, music, and delight.

Susan worked for the New York City Human Resources Administration for nearly 25 years before retiring in 1989. After retiring, she kept busy by engaging in tax preparation consulting work and volunteer work with various political campaigns.

Susan was a long time resident of Rochdale Village in Queens, residing there for over 41 years and making many friends in the process. She moved to Garito Manor in New Rochelle in 2011 so she could live closer to her son and his family.

She leaves to cherish her memory her son, John T. Rose and his wife, Myrtis M Rose, her granddaughters, Rhonda Rose Baker and Keryn A. Rose, her grandson-in law, Michael A. Baker, her great grandchildren, Allison Rose Baker and Zakary Kai Rose-Taylor; nephews, Arthur L. Furney and his wife, Dolores Furney, Julian L. Cooks and his wife Rosita Cooks, Gene L. Cooks and his wife Sebette Cooks, Cameron K. Brown, David A. Mouzon and his wife Barbara Mouzon ; grand nieces, Jean Furney, Joi Furney, Asia Cooks, Karen Jean-Bart and Shannon Mouzon; grand nephews Gene A. Cooks and his wife Lamonica Cooks , Eugene A. Cooks and his wife Tiffany Cooks, Jonathan Cooks, Chad Martin Cooks and David Mouzon.