Suzanne Saxton-Frump, 1948-2025

Suzanne Saxton-Frump, 77, educator, artist, skilled investor and parent, died in Austin, TX., on Friday August 22, peacefully in her sleep with family by her side comforting her.

Cause of death was complications of a series of strokes over recent months and years.

Suzanne was born in Reading, Pa., spent primary school days in Harrisburg, Pa., and formative high school years in Haverford, Pa., outside Philadelphia.

She attended Connecticut College before focusing on the care of her first child in 1967. As a single mother, she later worked her way through the University of Pennsylvania where she received a degree in English. This was followed by a master’s degree from Temple University.

Suzanne taught grade school in suburban Philadelphia school districts before joining the faculty of Hahnemann Hospital University where she taught English for several years

Suzanne later moved to the Summit, NJ, area near New York City with her family and began studying art during summers at the Cape Cod School of Art in Provincetown, MA, and at the Summit Visual Arts Center.

She created exhibited and sold oil paintings over several years and also worked in digital art photography.

She was the “chief financial officer” of her family and invested wisely in growth stocks and real estate that contributed greatly to the financial security of the family.

She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Robert Saxton-Frump of Austin; two children, Dean of Philadelphia, and Sarah of Austin; Linda Whittingham, her sister, and Maurice Whittingham, her brother-in-law, of Vancouver, Washington; and a niece, Anne Estrada of Santa Ana, CA.

A service is scheduled in Bala Cynwyd, Pa, on September 20 Laurel Hill West Funeral Home and Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations are suggested to the Provincetown Art Association and Museum