Sue
Biography
Loved dancing with Bob at Coolidge Rec. Mentioned dancing with Robert Ray Guild. The poem asks whether that was how he proposed, but does not explicitly identify Sue as his high school sweetheart or spouse. Accompanied the narrator on the three-week western family vacation. Attended trade shows with the narrator and won nine hundred dollars in a raffle in Montreal. Died from cancer. Remembered as an organizer who arranged activities, made friends, raised their two sons while Robert worked, made the best of what they had, and loved all four grandchildren.
Timeline
1960
Robert and Sue marry
Robert says they dated for six years before marrying and were married for thirty-six years.
Bob's Chapter1996
Sue's death
Sue died from cancer.
Bob's ChapterDuring the Elliott’s period; five years
Sue operates Wicks N Sticks
The narrator says they bought Sue the candle store. She operated it successfully for five years.
Bob's ChapterDuring the candle-store period
Trade-show travel and Sue’s Montreal raffle win
Trade-show trips produced lasting friendships. Montreal was their best trip, and Sue won nine hundred dollars in a raffle there.
Bob's Chapterdate not given
Robert meets Sue
Robert met Sue through his high school friendship with her brother Bob Warner.
Bob's Chapterdate not given
Three-week family vacation out West
A five-thousand-mile trip in a new 1975 station wagon, including several days with Bernie in San Francisco and visits to friends in San Bernardino. The passage gives the car's model year but does not explicitly date the vacation.
Bob's Chapter
Stories mentioning Sue
- The First Television and the Music That StayedThe parents returned from Diana’s 1949 leg operation in Chicago with the family’s first black-and-white television. Dee contrasts television with the radio programs that had fed her imagination. Bernie bought a record player after starting window-display work, and Dee repeatedly played Patty Page’s The Tennessee Waltz. Bob and Sue danced, Barb and Margie adored Pat Boone, and Barbie and Diana played instruments. Years later, Diana’s warped violin was discarded, rescued by Mr. Sajben, repaired, and played by his son; Dee regretted being unable to recover it.
- A Loving Toast to BobDee celebrates Robert Ray Guild in a playful, affectionate poem recalling his homemade wine, snow igloo, marriage to his high school sweetheart, dancing with Sue, successful business, coast-to-coast travels, and welcoming home. She praises his helpfulness and loyalty while teasing him about golf, gardening, and pistachios, closing with a wish that he remarry and a toast in his honor.
- Five Thousand Miles and Still FriendsRobert recalls his best family vacation: three weeks out West with Sue, Steve, and Brian in their new 1975 station wagon. Their route included mountains, parks, cities, several days with Bernie in San Francisco, Universal Studios, and friends in San Bernardino. After five thousand miles, he marvels that everyone still liked each other.
- Sue’s Candle Store and a Lucky Montreal TripThe narrator says they bought Sue a Wicks N Sticks candle store, which she operated successfully for five years. Trade shows brought travel and lasting friendships. Their favorite trip was to Montreal, where Sue won nine hundred dollars in a raffle.
- Dances, Sue, and a Life TogetherRobert recalls his first dance in ninth grade, new clothes from Mom, bus travel with his date, and dances at Coolidge Junior High and the Moline swimming pool. Through his high school friend Bob Warner, he met Bob's sister Sue. They dated for six years and married in 1960. He describes thirty-six years of marriage until her death from cancer in 1996 and forty-three wonderful years together. He celebrates her organizing, friendships, their trips and regular nights out, her care for Steve and Brian, and her love for their four grandchildren.
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