Suzanne met and married Thomas B. Brennan, her Irish Blessing, on November 8, 1952. They were blessed with a daughter, Kathleen, in 1958.
She attended Holy Rosary Catholic School, St. Agnes Academy, and Marymount University in New York where she graduated with a degree in Music. Suzanne was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church for over 60 years where she spent many hours volunteering and was also the Church organist. She also volunteered at St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Agnes Academy, and the Newman Circle where she held various offices and was in charge of many fundraisers.
She was always there when someone was in need. Suzanne loved to entertain and many friends and family still talk about the many good times and Midnight Masses held in the Brennan home.
Suzanne was a member of the Houston Club, Newman Circle, State of Texas Board of Examiners in the Fitting and Dispensing of Hearing Aids and 1988 Irish Houstonian of the Year. She also received the Medal of Recognition from the Diocese of Houston/Galveston.
Her husband Thomas B. Brennan, daughter Kathleen Brennan, her parents Charles and Gertrude Atchison and two sisters Charlene Burns and Dianne Tubbs preceded her in death.
She is survived by her two brothers Charles DeLoss Atchison and wife Pat of Montgomery, Texas and Thomas Atchison and wife Sue of Houston, Texas as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
A Rosary will be held in The Hunters Creek Chapel at Earthman Funeral Directors on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. Visitation will be Monday, April 20, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church 1801 Sage Road, Houston, Texas 77056. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, April 20, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 1801 Sage Road, 77056 followed by a Graveside Service in the Garden of Gethsemani at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, 6900 Lawndale Street, Houston, Texas 77023.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be sent to Bec’s Blessing, 664 East Galveston Street, Giddings, TX 78942.
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