Rosen, Susan Elizabeth

1948 - 2019  (71 years)

• Name	Rosen, Susan Elizabeth  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	15 Apr 1948	New York, USA   [1, 5, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 Sep 2019  [5]
  Person ID	I18707	Our Family
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Rosen, Dr. Charles,   b. 9 Jun 1910, Montreal, , Quebec, Canada ,   d. 10 Mar 1985, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Albert, Esther,   b. 18 May 1911, Montreal, , Quebec, Canada ,   d. 12 Dec 2002, Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	21 Apr 1936	Montreal, , Quebec, Canada   [8]
  Family ID	F5734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amy, Douglas J.
  Children	1. Rosen-Amy, Samuel
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2024
  Family ID	F10588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Susan Elizabeth Rosen died peacefully on September 15, 2019. She was born on April 15, 1948 in rural upstate New York - the daughter of Charles and Esther Rosen who immigrated from Montreal. She had a much older sister, Barbara, whom she greatly admired but who died a tragic death as a young adult. Susan spent most of her early years in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She went to Barnard College in New York, where she became involved in radical politics. She eventually became a nurse, and worked as a visiting nurse in Boston and South Hadley. Frustrated by the medical hierarchy of that time, she decided to become a doctor, like her father. She graduated from UMass Medical School and practiced medicine with the Valley Medical Group, where she was a much loved and respected colleague. She was known as an incredibly caring and skillful doctor who would always spend as much time with her patients as necessary. She also served faithfully as an informal doctor to her many friends in the area, always willing to visit and give medical advice to anyone who asked. In 1976, Susan met her future husband, Doug Amy, in a communal house in Northampton. He wooed her for many years, with varying levels of skill, until she married him in 1980. He can't believe he got to spend his life with such a smart, kind, generous, and loving person. Her son, Sam, was born several years after they were married, and now lives in Washington, DC with his wife and baby daughter. Sam hopes he will be as caring and loving a parent as Susan. Susan loved the outdoors and was an avid swimmer, biker, skier, and hiker. She also had a passion for travel and dragged her reluctant (but ultimately grateful) husband on many trips abroad. She was known as a person who would do anything for a friend, and she volunteered enthusiastically in many community organizations including the Northampton Education Foundation and Northampton Neighbors. In her later years, Susan had a long struggle with a debilitating disease, but her courage, determination, and sense of humor never flagged during her whole illness. Susan's strong and beautiful spirit touched many people's lives and she will be deeply missed. Susan is survived by her husband, Doug Amy, and her son, Sam Rosen-Amy, daughter-in-law, Kathryn Wooten, and her granddaughter Ruth Rosen Wooten-Amy. Susan didn't want people making a fuss over her, and so she did not want a funeral. But her family invites all who have been touched by her loving spirit to celebrate her life with us at a memorial gathering in late October.

  
  

• Sources

  [S325] Connecticut, Marriage Index, 1959-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;). [S1657] Original Source File. Date of Import: Jul 5, 1999 [S240] Lackman r1.FTW. Date of Import: Oct 12, 2002 [S240] Lackman r1.FTW. Date of Import: Oct 14, 2002 [S48] Obit, for Jacob. [S239] Original Import into Legacy. [S3] U.S. Public Records Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007;). [S171] Drouin.