I guess I have been kinda avoiding posting a tribute here because I am having difficulties talking about Suzanne Davenport in the past tense. Simply because it seems so unfathomable that someone who was so larger then life is no longer alive. And quite simply it seems just so very wrong.
Suzanne was able to make your heart sing , make your heart smile and then the best part was she could make all our hearts laugh out loud as well.
I have been blessed to have meet Suzanne thru her husband Scott. Scott and I worked together for many years at a company we we both no longer work for. In fact it been more then I think 9 years since we worked together . Scott and I met about 17 yrs ago and right now my heart is all but breaking for him.
Scott and Suzanne story is what they use to call a great love affair. They were not only husband and wife but the best of friends to boot.
It was always a joy to be with them,
It seems theirs was such a good story , a story worth sharing and a story I so wish went on for so much longer. But with sadness it ended way to soon.

I will share with you Scott and Suzanne are two of my favorite people in this world. I can remember clearly the day after Scott met Suzanne. He couldn't stop smiling the whole time he talked about her... . It was clear to to me that this was no ordinary meeting of two people. This was special. Scott never really raved about someone he just met , especially a girl for that matter.
Yep , Scott was was smitten for sure. If you were to ask me he fell in love either right then and there if not then it was not long after. And the great part for was me was I then was gifted with a new friend as well.

Every one knows every day life can take you away from your friends now and then. But the dear friends are the ones who you might not see for ages but when ya do it's like you were together yesterday. Scott and Suzanne were that to me and very dear to me.

Suzanne never minded if Scott and I went out on a drinking sessions that could either be quick or go way to long. She even smiled if we showed up a wee bit tipsy after. Well maybe tipsy is an understatement .

Fun was always had when you were with Suzanne . She could light up a dark room in a very short time.
Any one who met Suzanne and was blessed to have her as a friend knew how Fabulous and important she made her friends feel. We were
all very lucky to have such a positive and wonderful soul touch our lives.
Suzanne brought so much happiness and love to all those around her. From her husband to family ,friends , her students , her many many musician partners and don't forget the Tapirs. I can't forget to mention her audiences and fans who all of the above are most likly part of.
She was an amazing musician and shared it with so many. How this little person carried so much equipment from palace to place is another amazement I always had with we're her . The first of which is I will never know how she did it all and how she made it all seem so easy .
Kinda like a super power of ya ask me.

I am so grateful to have met her and to have been be one of her many many friends. I am also so grateful that Scott and Suzanne met and were able to enjoy a life together. That they were able to travel the world together , to go on many adventures thru the years .
Although my heart breaks for Scott and this terrible loss he is going through and I so so wish she was with with him right now .
I am sure he will agree with this ....
We are all just a little bit better off for having known Suzanne . I'm sure all that knew her would agree as well .
As a tribute to Suzanne we should all be a bit kinder to each other and share a smile and laughter with each other like she did constantly.
Our life story was all the more the wonderful while Suzanne was here !

Ich kannte Susanne seit 1994 und ich war am Anfang so erstaunt, dass Susanne an mir so interessiert war, ich fühlte mich im Vergleich zu ihr sehr langweilig und nicht sehr faszinierend. Eine kurze Zeit wohnten wir sogar zusammen und natürlich lernte ich in dieser Zeit aber auch davor und danach diese vielschichtige Persönlichkeit kennen. Auch nach meinem Umzug in die Schweiz 2010 legte sie sehr Wert darauf, uns auf unserem Bauernhof zu besuchen. Ich vermisse Dich sehr Susanne, meine Trauer ist irgendwie unwirklich, einzig die Kerze, die immer bei uns brennt ist Trost und Anker, weil Du einfach so weit weg warst und jetzt doch immer um mich, uns bist. Der arme Scott, wie überlebt er die Tage? Danke für Deine Treue, danke für Deine Liebe und die vielen Postkarten, Geschenke...In jedem Raum hier und sogar im Büro ist etwas von Dir. Du fehlst mir so.

I just wrote about Suzanne on my blog:

https://aprilgreene.com/2017/12/20/reme/.../-correspondence/

Goodbye, hero.

I remember many years ago striking up a conversation with Suzanne on the 1 train, as she was carrying both a violin and an accordion. Her sense of fun and adventure, easy and hearty laugh, enthusiasm for music and tapirs have lifted the spirits of all she shared her beautiful presence with. Here is a photo from one of our busking expeditions to raise money for her dear tapirs.

I met Suzanne some years ago in the Orff training program. We connected right away when I saw the violin case on her back. (I am also a violinist.) I loved her energy, her curiosity, her positive spirit, her laugh. I remember hanging out with her after class, talking with childlike enthusiasm, before she zipped off into the night on her scooter. Sadly I never got to play music with her, though we talked about it many times. I will truly miss her. My deepest condolences to all her loved ones.

Remembering Suzanne