Obituary

Predeceased by parents, Beatrice Cuffney Brown and Jack Brown, Suzanne had fond memories growing up beside a two-room schoolhouse and riding horses through what would become the Toronto Zoo and the Rouge Valley National Park with her elder brothers Bruce (Debbie) of Dundas, ON and Ted (Pam) of Boca Raton Florida. When she graduated from Chiropractic College, she established her first practice beside Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa, and acquired many of the Rough Riders football players as patients. When she moved her practice to Winchester ON, the local farming community quickly discovered she could fix backs. She was about to open a comfort food-themed restaurant, The Winchester Apple, when she changed direction, and moved to Ajijic, Mexico on the shores of Lake Chapala. Her home became complete with a gardener and maid, who brought along a young lady as trainee, who Suzanne called Sobrina for many weeks, until she learned sufficient language to discover Sobrina was Spanish for niece. Suzanne moved on to California for a couple of years before returning to Toronto to establish a chiropractic practice. In Toronto, she developed a keen interest in scuba diving and underwent the rigorous training to become a Dive Master, a Dive Instructor and then a Dive Certifier. She participated in many dive vacations to the reefs of Bonaire and Turks & Caicos with friends, including Chris, Daphne and Craig. Janet Johnson came to the Brown family some 64 years ago to look after the horses and soon became like a sister to Suzanne. When Janet and her husband Bill retired from their B&B on the banks of the Saugeen River, just outside Mount Forest, Suzanne purchased the property and began a “part-time” practice in her retirement years – limiting it to only 65 hours a week! The local farming community quickly discovered she could fix backs. Janet continued to look after the many flower beds on the property, and continued to be Suzanne’s best lifelong friend, right until Suzanne’s last hour. Special thanks to caregiver, Barb Robinson, who supported Suzanne 24/7 in the past six months and became a special friend, like a daughter to Suzanne. In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift in Suzanne’s memory for early detection and pancreatic research at Pancreatic Cancer Research. A private celebration of life by invitation only. Arrangements entrusted to England Funeral Home. Online condolences and donation information may be made at www.englandfuneralhome.com