Dr. Alma Carolyn Rodgers Suchman's Obituary
Dr. Alma Carolyn Rodgers Suchman
Dr. Alma Carolyn Rodgers Suchman, 77, resident of Gainesville, Florida, died Thursday, February 4, 2016 in the Shands Hospital at the University of Florida, following a long illness.
Dr. Suchman was born on January 7, 1939 to the late Harvey and Amy May Rodgers; she grew up in northwest Florida and graduated from Chattahoochee High School. She graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Education and then began a career as an elementary school math teacher in Jacksonville, where she taught for many years, before moving to Gainesville to begin her education at the University of Florida. Dr. Suchman received her PhD in Mental Health Counseling and began a long career in private practice until her retirement seven years ago. Dr. Suchman’s interests personally were varied; she played the piano, enjoyed the arts, she loved travelling and antiquing. She was an avid supporter of the Democratic Party, and was a member of the Ladies of the Duck Pond. She was preceded in death by her sister, Amy Lucretia Young.
She is survived by her husband of 35 years, David Ira Suchman; two daughters, Cynthia Lucretia Judd, of Middleburg and Amy Lisa (Bob) DeStefanis, of Dover, FL; two sons, John T. (Bonnie Gaughan) Bailey, of Tallahassee; and Andrew Benjamin Suchman, of Atlanta; a brother, Russell McLeod (Janice) Rodgers, of Bainbridge, GA; four grandchildren, Jessica (Mike) Carroll, Alyson (David) Resner), and Megan and Hannah Bailey; four great grandchildren, Evan, Natasha, Christian and Gabriel, along with a host of extended family and friends.
Graveside funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 11:00 A. M., in the Evergreen Cemetery, Gainesville. The family will receive friends, Friday, February 12, 2016, from 5 to 7 P. M., at the Williams-Thomas Funeral Home Downtown, 404 North Main Street, Gainesville. In lieu of flowers please make donations to NAMI the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Post Office Box 358703, Gainesville, FL 32635.
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