Suzanne "Sue" Brigtsen Smith
November 24, 1936 ~ May 18, 2020
Early Monday, May 18, 2020, Joan Suzanne Brigtsen Smith; loving wife to Morton Murray Smith, devoted mother to three sons, Morton Jr. (Sylvia), Stanford (Christine) and Robert (Lisa); beloved grandmother to Brigtsen, Kendal, Sarah, Hannah, Emma, Lena and Marina, sister to Leslie Dreux Boucher and godmother to Christopher Pearson; departed this life to join her Heavenly Father.
Born November 24, 1936 to William Frederick and Dorothy (Adams) Brigtsen in New Orleans, Louisiana. She earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology at Loyola University in 1958, and a Master’s of Science at LSU in 1960.
She and Morton married June 3, 1959 and were together for 43 wonderful years until Morton’s death in 2002.
She was formerly Technical Supervisor, Immunology Dept., Serology Section at American Medical Laboratories, Fairfax, VA, and Project Manager for Laboratory Information Services at Quest Diagnostics, Fairfax, VA.
She derived indescribable joy from her grandchildren, and loved music, flowers, and every dog she ever met.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mark Catholic Church, 9970 Vale Road,, Vienna, VA on Friday, August 7, 2020 at 11:00am.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Friends of the Fairfax County Animal Shelter, 4500 West Ox Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030, https://www.ffcas.org .
Born November 24, 1936 to William Frederick and Dorothy (Adams) Brigtsen in New Orleans, Louisiana. She earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology at Loyola University in 1958, and a Master’s of Science at LSU in 1960.
She and Morton married June 3, 1959 and were together for 43 wonderful years until Morton’s death in 2002.
She was formerly Technical Supervisor, Immunology Dept., Serology Section at American Medical Laboratories, Fairfax, VA, and Project Manager for Laboratory Information Services at Quest Diagnostics, Fairfax, VA.
She derived indescribable joy from her grandchildren, and loved music, flowers, and every dog she ever met.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mark Catholic Church, 9970 Vale Road,, Vienna, VA on Friday, August 7, 2020 at 11:00am.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Friends of the Fairfax County Animal Shelter, 4500 West Ox Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030, https://www.ffcas.org .
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She was a great mentor. She told me, “Steve, manage tough, be fair and don’t nickel and dime your employees.” You’ll be missed.
Had a wonderful friendship, Sue, thank you Sue for being you.
Sue was an inspiration to me. I admired all those wonderful qualities that made her the special person that she was. She had intelligence, wit, charm and a caring heart that made her a great friend. I will always be thankful that I had the opportunity to get to know her better and to call her a friend. I will cherish her memory for years to come.
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Sue (Sueb) was always spunky and caring. I miss her laugh, her hugs, her stories, her advice and her no-nonsense way of looking at things
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Memories start from St Marks in the 70’s with Sue and her guitar to American Medical Labs and Quest Diagnostics where I had the opportunity to see her almost every day at work. She was tough and frank yet cared so much about everyone around her. You always felt better after a chat with Sue.
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