Suzanne Gutter McFadyen
We mourn the passing of Suzanne Gutter McFadyen, who recently lost her battle with cancer. Born in Greensboro, N.C., in 1950 to Fairfield Jack and Ellen Williams McFadyen, she is survived by her father, Jack (Patricia) McFadyen; her sisters, Heather (Rick) Spencer and Courtney (Earl) Oakley; and her nephews, Matthew (Sabrina) Spencer and Isaac Oakley.
Suzanne was complex, intelligent, imaginative and curious. She loved to read, especially anything related to science and the future of technology and the natural world. Science fiction was her favorite fictional genre. She loved music and was a violist with the Philharmonia of Greensboro where she met her (deceased) husband Robert Gutter. She helped her husband manage the International Institute for Conductors in Romania.
Suzanne joined the Army during the Vietnam war and was stationed at Fort Ritchie in Maryland where she learned about computers – a knowledge set she would build on throughout her life. She later went on to sell computer systems for IBM before retiring early and working as a day trader. She embraced technology and was planning to buy a Tesla before cancer sidetracked her plans.
She inherited a love of gardening from her grandmother and spent many happy hours growing vegetables and flowers. Her lot at the Tillers and Toilers community garden may not have been the neatest, but it was always productive. Her idea of a perfect garden was one that supports wildlife as well as food for herself and her friends. She once refused to clean a swimming pool because it was providing habitat for frogs.
She loved Florida and embraced the lifestyle available in Sun City Center by volunteering for the SCC Security Patrol and the SCC Emergency Squad, joining groups such as Ladies of the Lake and making great friends. Suzanne took pride in her work as an EMT with the SCC Emergency Squad and felt fortunate to be able to give back to her community. She was always available to help others and provided good advice. No one in need could have a better friend.
Suzanne was complex, intelligent, imaginative and curious. She loved to read, especially anything related to science and the future of technology and the natural world. Science fiction was her favorite fictional genre. She loved music and was a violist with the Philharmonia of Greensboro where she met her (deceased) husband Robert Gutter. She helped her husband manage the International Institute for Conductors in Romania.
Suzanne joined the Army during the Vietnam war and was stationed at Fort Ritchie in Maryland where she learned about computers – a knowledge set she would build on throughout her life. She later went on to sell computer systems for IBM before retiring early and working as a day trader. She embraced technology and was planning to buy a Tesla before cancer sidetracked her plans.
She inherited a love of gardening from her grandmother and spent many happy hours growing vegetables and flowers. Her lot at the Tillers and Toilers community garden may not have been the neatest, but it was always productive. Her idea of a perfect garden was one that supports wildlife as well as food for herself and her friends. She once refused to clean a swimming pool because it was providing habitat for frogs.
She loved Florida and embraced the lifestyle available in Sun City Center by volunteering for the SCC Security Patrol and the SCC Emergency Squad, joining groups such as Ladies of the Lake and making great friends. Suzanne took pride in her work as an EMT with the SCC Emergency Squad and felt fortunate to be able to give back to her community. She was always available to help others and provided good advice. No one in need could have a better friend.