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Dr. Susan J. Betts
Age 53, of Seaford, DE, died on Friday, December 26, 2008 at home.
Susan was the daughter of Rosemary "Dusty" Betts and the late A. Dean Betts, Sr. Susan was a 1973 graduate of Seaford High School, a 1977 graduate of Virginia Tech and a 1981 graduate of the Pennsy-lvania College of Optometry. She started her practice in Seaford in 1982. She was acting Executive Director and Secretary of the Delaware Optometric Society and for nine years was a member of the State Board of Optometry for Licensing. She has been serving as the Member Services Chair for the Greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce for nearly 20 years and was president of the chamber in 1988-89. She received the ATHENA award in 1990 for her professional leadership in support of women and for her community service.
Besides her mother, Susan is survived by 2 sisters; Judge Rosemary Beauregard, of Milton and Colleen Betts DeMott and her husband, Brian of Seaford; 3 brothers, Michael Dean Betts and his wife Lynne Betts of Seaford, Dr. Anthony Paul Betts of Royersford, PA and A. Dean Betts Jr. Esquire and his wife April Betts Esquire of Lewes and 15 nieces and nephews. Susan also leaves behind her loving and dear friend Tom Brown.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, December 31, at 11 am, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Stein Hwy, Seaford. Friends may call at the CRANSTON FUNERAL HOME, 300 Shipley St, Seaford on Monday evening from 6-8 pm, Tuesday evening from 6-8 pm, and at church on Wednesday from 10-11 am. Burial will be on Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 1 pm, at Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations may be made to the Delaware Community Foundation, Susan J. Betts Trust, 36 The Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947.
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Rick Hillery
I was so shocked and saddend when Nate Hedges called me to aprise me of Susan's condition when she was 1st diagnosed with it. I had just spoken to her a few weeks prior as I had been down Atlanta Rd. to go see my old house last year when I came out for my annual visit to see my Daughter, Grandsons, Son in law and Dad who are all living in Maryland. I was so surprised to see her shingle out by her office and as I looked thru our Senior yearbook I looked at the picture of her holding on to the tree branch and leaning out over the river with her mischevioush Angel/Devil smirk and remembered I was standing there when the pic was taken as I had gone over to visit RoseMary. So I called her office and she very graciously found the time to call me back and we talked for quite awhile, she was very humble (as always) when I told her of my surprise in seeing what profession she had gone into, I could almost hear her blush over the phone when I told her I had imagined she would be a model or actress, she thanked me for the compliment and we reminised awhile then she had to get back to her patients, but it was great spending some time communicating with her and being reminded of what a classy and thoughtful person she was for the entire time I knew her. Needless to say I was devestated when Nate called me and said things did not look good, and I could really sympathize with her family as my Mom at age 49 from the same disease, I offer my heartfelt condolences to all of them for their loss. Now on a lighter note if I could just get her little Sister to contact me so I could reminise with her for a while and thank her for all the joy and happiness she brought into my life in HS, congratulate her on her success in her life and remind her that she can probably still beat me at pool I would be very appreciative and content........so Judge please take the request and make contact with me, you would be making an old man very happy! In closing I am sure that Susan is enjoying her rest as the Beatles said in one of their songs (I believe from Abbey Road) "THE LOVE YOU TAKE IS EQUAL TO THE LOVE YOU MAKE" and for all of those of us who were fortunate enuf to have known her, We know she took ALOT of love with her as it was impossible to know her and not love her as a sister and a friend
Tom Clark
Susan died after a long battle with cancer. What a nice lady and a nice family...