Susan Williams

In Loving Memory

Portrait of Susan Williams

Susan Mary Williams

May 8, 1955November 2, 2026

"I strove to be useful in the fight for justice, [and] make people laugh, & using my pen, drum and power of love." - Susan Williams

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Remembering Susan

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[Life paragraph: education, career, the places she lived, the work she cared about.]

[Character paragraph: what she loved — her garden, her kitchen, her faith, her travels — and the small things people will remember.]

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A Life Well Lived

Her Life

  1. [19XX]

    Born in Klamath Falls, Oregon

    Born to Virginia Margaret (Shorey) Williams and Homer John Williams

  2. 1977

    Graduated from Radcliffe College of Harvard University with a B.A. in Economics, magna cum laude

  3. 1981

    Graduated from Harvard Law School with a J.D.

  4. 1981

    Joined Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (Washington, D.C.) as an associate attorney in the Indian Law Practice Group

  5. 1983-1985

    Executive Director and Chairperson, Navajo Tax Commission, Window Rock, Arizona

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  9. 2026

    Passed away in Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Celebration of Life

Services

[All are welcome. Parking is available behind the chapel.]

Visitation

[Friday, November 20, 2026]
[5:00 – 7:00 PM]

[Funeral Home Name]
[123 Main Street, City, State 00000]

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Funeral Service

[Saturday, November 21, 2026]
[10:00 AM]

[Church or Chapel Name]
[456 Oak Avenue, City, State 00000]

[A reception will follow in the fellowship hall.]

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Graveside & Interment

[Saturday, November 21, 2026]
[12:30 PM]

[Cemetery Name]
[789 Cemetery Road, City, State 00000]

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