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Memories of Suzanne Wangler

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Stephanie Gurk Oct 16, 2011

I worked with you when I was 16 and interning at WLAJ! Your office was within sight of my desk and I became very close with you over those few months. You gave me a lot of great advice and made me understand the whole big world of news. You even gave me the opportunity to have my own section in the evening line up. That was one of the greatest memories of my life and I'm so glad I had you there guiding me along the way. You were such a blessing in my life at the time and it makes me sad to realize how rough a time you were going through and I had no idea. You always had a smile on your face! I will always remember you and hope you're in a much better place. RIP Suzanne. Steph

i love you

Sierra Wangler Feb 23, 2011

hey momma,
i miss you soo muchh and i don't go a day without thinking about you.
i'm so glad i had a momliek you. You taught me so many life lessons and you raised me right. I look back on on the great things you have done and i can't even count them all becasue there are soo many. i know your looking down on me.Everyone is doing good. Halle is going off to college soon. Jack and Jared are doing great in basketball and I am getting ready to start my basketball playoffs too. And then soon I will be starting track! Remeber how you would run alongside the track when I was running? That is one on my favorite memories. Another was when we put the little bunnies in our picnic basket at my soccer game. That was soo funny...We visited your memorial today and we decorate your gravestone and everything! We also released balloons and prayed for you. I love you soo much and I can't wait to meet you in heaven. Everyone always has good things to say about you. You should be proud of the wonderful life you led. You changed many lives in a good way, especially mine. I LOVE YOU. beep beep (: You are my guardian angel. Watch over me.

My sister,

lori Kuhlman Feb 23, 2011

Miss you today and everyday, know you are always with us as we are with you! love you. sister Lori

My Sister

edward pagella Feb 23, 2011

We miss you dearly. Mom is with me today and she is doing good. We took her on her first cruise and she was treated like a "Rock Star". Little Joel is as tall as mom now and Nicolas is getting bigger. I know that you are with dad and watching over all of us. I still try and keep in contact with Halle, Sierra, Jack and Jared, but it is hard as everyone is in a sport and traveling. If they are not playing somewhere, we are. I will always keep in touch with them as sometimes I feel as though we are their last link to you. I know Joel is so busy that he hardly call me and Lori Lynn is trying to sell her home in Florida and move back. We all miss you dearly and know that you are still with us. I will always make sure that mom is taken care of and that your children know that we are still here for them. Halle is going to college, I can not believe it. She sent us some pictures and Matti is so right, they look just like you, especially Halle. She is going to play basketball and we are going to make a field trip to go see her play. I hear that Jack and Jarred are studs and Sierra is a beatifule young lady who is graduating from 8th grade.
I just want to say that we love you and miss you... Your brother Edward

I MISS YOU!

Matti Baltrusaitis Feb 23, 2011

My beautiful 2nd mother,
I miss you so much and I wish I could just spend another day with you. I know you are here with me, but I still miss you a ton. Your smile, kindness, and enthusiasm for everything will forever be with me. You should see the kids. Oh my gosh! The boys are getting so big and Halle/Sierra look just like you! We miss you a ton. I miss your cooking, you ALWAYS open door, your stories, our Thursday night Grey's Anatomy parties, and just you. I hope you're doing great! You are and will always be in my heart!

LOVE YOU MAMA,
Matti :)

A great person

Jay Lutsch Jan 15, 2011

Just wanting to say I'm thinking of you. You were a great person and friend and I'll forever miss you. I still can't believe you're gone, I miss your voice and your laugh but I will always remember all the good times I got to share with you. Miss you

My dearest friend Suzanne

Michele Baltrusaitis Feb 23, 2010

Although I didn't tell you enough....thank you for being the best friend ever...thanks for the food...thanks for the parties...thanks for the hugs....thanks for your smile....thanks for sharing...thanks for your kindness....thanks for all the gifts....thanks for being real....thanks for always being there for me.....thanks for just being you! I miss you more than ever and will never forget the energy you brought to my world and the whole Shrine community. God bless you in heaven until we meet again......love, Michele

My memory

edward pagella Feb 23, 2010

Today, it has been two years. I miss my sister dearly. I spoke with Mom, Joel and Lori today, and we all miss her. She was an awsome sister who truly loved her children. I know that she is watching over all of us, especially her children. I know for a fact that she would want for them to succed in everything that they do, to do their best with their head held high. I know that she is smiling right now as Halle got a scholarship already and she is not even a senior yet. She knows that her other children will follow Halle's lead.
I know that Suzzane would want for her children to know that "You never know when you you are making a memory", so do your best in everything you do.

A Really Good Heart

Deborah Feb 01, 2010

I met Suzanne when our children attended the same school. She was the only mom at the school who always made a point of saying hello. She made a point to let me know that she knew my son by name and always asked how I was doing. This seems like such a small thing, yet she was the only mom at the school to do this.

As we approach the 2nd anniversary of Suzanne's passing, I just want her friends and family, especially her children, to be reminded of what a good heart she had. May she rest in peace.

A great woman

Kathy Marsh Dec 29, 2009

I knew Suzanne when we worked together at TV 9 & 10 in Cadillac, MI. She was always upbeat, kind and caring. She was a hard-working reporter who was destined for a great career. Then she embarked upon motherhood so I read later and of course see on this site. I know she was a fine mother because Suzanne never did anything halfway. If she was going to be a mom, she would be the best. Dear children, you have a great mother who is at peace in Heaven with the angels. Those of us who know her truly miss her. Kathy

My Memory

Steve Baxley Jan 21, 2009

Hi Sierra
Steve Baxley from jackson,Michigan here, I like to say that I cherished your moms friendship when she came to WLAJ abc53 Lansing, she will always be one rare gem who i will never forget.
She took time to chat with me and it was a joy to see in her eyes the light and love she had for not only her job as news anchor, but also of the city she called home as well.

She enjoyed my artwork, and even showed some of it off during a few wrap ups of abc3NEWS
the last thing I did for her was her face on a million dollar bill,on the same day I gave her a valentine artwork

She is one in a million ,there will never be another like her, because she was one of a kind!

I will always have fond memories of the diamond called Q ,and thank you for allowing me and others who knew her to remeber her as a good and loving angel and special friend
Feel free to see my video tribute I did (www.youtube.com/lugnuts6)

Just heard the news

Jay Dinneen Dec 06, 2008

I had met Suzzane right when she moved from Royal Oak to Birmingham. It was during her divorced - - maybe later she moved back to Royal Oak. Anyway, I never went out with her but we hung out a few times. I could see that she had issues - - maybe a little more like all other people but not extreme. Like alot of these posts, people can get involved in things that they don't necessarily know has consequences. I do remember her talking about this financial opportunity. I guess what I am saying is that she was vulnerable. A very beautiful person, sensitive, a little off due to what had been happening in her life. I wish I would have been more insistent that she see someone. I think she wanted to have "the life". But I wanted to tell her this "fabulous life" is all BS. We all can be vulnerable and get into some unwise things. I wish to god I would have assisted. I could have tried to help.

God bless you kids because I know you loved your mom and still do.

A Friend (Jan 19, 2009)

Hi Sierra, I just wanted to tell you how proud I am of you for the pride and the love you've shown your mother. I knew your mom for a few years prior to your birth and no one deserves the pain she suffered after your mom and dad broke up. She was so excited when she talked about having her children. I wish I'd kept in touch with her, especially after she got back into TV in Lansing,but life takes people on different paths and I never did. I wish I could have been there for her to talk to, to lean on. She must have been so full of pain and frustration and heartache. But she always had you and you and your sisters must have seemed like a shimmering piece of gold she could hang onto until, in the end she just couldn't hold on anymore. The tree you planted will grow strong and tall and it's roots will run deep and stand strong through any storm, just like you will. Be strong, be brave, be kind and be proud. She'll always be looking over you.

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