Susan Riley was the oldest of 11 children born to Charles Russell Riley and Eunice Riley in Richmond, VA. She graduated from Marymount College, Tarrytown NY, in 1968 and subsequently achieved a Masters degree in chemistry from UCLA, a PhD in Pharmacology at the UConn Health Center, worked as a postdoctoral associate in Allen Sartorelli’s cancer research lab at Yale University, and received a JD degree from Suffolk University. She contributed to cancer research in academia and industry and later focused on intellectual property matters. Her last position was as Vice President at Nemucore Medical Innovations.
Susan married Tom Keyes while at UCLA, on 6/27/1969, and they were inseparable best friends ever since, sharing interests in countless topics from science to sailing to crosswords to Provincetown. But Susan’s favorite activity was helping anyone she could. She always put others first. and brought a calm sweetness to every situation. She loved her family and doted on her nieces and nephews. Everyone looked forward to her holiday cookies, as she did to making them.
Susan died with no warning on 3/31/2017 from an apparent state of good health. She is survived by her 10 siblings, Tom’s four siblings, many nieces and nephews, and by her grieving husband. Donations in her name might be sent to her favorite charities, the Mitochondrial Disease Foundation and the Louis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA
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