Obituary of Susan McKinney

Susan R. Reid was born in New York City, NY on February 28th, 1944. She was raised in Brooklyn, NY, where she attended elementary school, then went to J.H.S. 85 and graduated from Franklin K. Lane H.S. Susan met and married her first husband Willard McKinney. They had 2 children out of their union, Sheryle (Mitzi) McKinney Daniels and Derryl (Winky) McKinney, who had proceeded her in death. Suzy Q, one of her many nicknames, had her first job at Ideal Toy Co. then moved on to the N.Y. Telephone Co. where she worked as a telephone operator which was a befitting job for a person with a gift of gab. Sue’s last and most fulfilling employment was in the banking industry on Wall Street. Wall Street was also her stomping grounds for after work festivities. Ohh the fun she had and the friends she made. She met and married her second husband, Thomas McKenzie, and from that union, Sue had her third child Eric (Poppa) McKenzie. Growing up Susan loved roller skating, ice skating, reading, music, and dancing. Sue would always brag about the wonderful childhood that she had, especially meeting and being with her lifelong friends from the age of 12, Josie, Fuzzy & Clara. As an adult, Sue still loved dancing if “Bill & Bob”, her knees, would allow it, music, traveling and her favorite, going to the movies. Sue met 2 more people that became lifelong friends, Cynthia & Etta. These 5 women are the sisters she never had. She was a: mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, cousin, friend, cancer survivor, and loved by many. Her name was SUSAN. Those that are left behind to celebrate her life: her daughter, Sheryle (Raymond), her son, Eric (Damali); Grandson’s: Duane (TeKia) & Justin; Grandchildren: Lauren & Erin, Great-Grandkids: Meme, India, Josiah; Cousins: Cassie, Yvonne, Kisha, Nat, Paul, Willie. In-Laws: Cora and Roslyn and a host of family and friends.