ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: ROWLAND, SUSAN 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Honaker Funeral Home, Slidell, La.

Died: February 15, 2014

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ROWLAND, SUSAN 
    June 19, 1936  -  February 15, 2014

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Sue Rowland, 77, of Slidell, LA, died on February 15, 2014 of AlzheimerÕs 
disease. 

Preceded in death by her husband, Walter Harrison ÒPeteÓ Rowland, she is 
survived by two daughters, Dr. Sherry Rowland and Diana Rowland; three 
grandchildren, Myra Duffour, Winston Duffour, and Anna Hoffstadt; and many 
step-grandchildren and step-greatgrandchildren. 

Born in Nutley, NJ, she was a fan of science fiction, an avid reader, and was 
active in Girl Scouts for decades. Following her own adage of ÒMake yourself 
more useful than ornamental,Ó she served as a regular volunteer with the Red 
Cross, wasa first aid and CPR instructor, and taught hundreds of children to 
swim in her backyard pool. She firmly believed one was never too old to learn, 
and in keeping with another adage of hersÑÒÔCanÕtÕ means ÔWonÕt tryÕÓÑshe 
returned to school in her fifties and earned an M.S in History from UNO, after 
which she entered the PhD program at Tulane. Though unable to complete her 
boards and dissertation due to unavoidable circumstances, she went on to become 
an adjunct professor at Dillard and Xavier Universities, and later volunteered 
as an archivist at Newcomb. 
One of her great delights was when ÒDear AbbyÓ published her letter urging 
people to donate diaries and letters to historical archives instead of 
destroying them. 
Her favorite word was ÒOpsimath,Ó and in her memory her family wishes all who 
read this to remember one final Sue Rowland adage: ÒA word looked up is a word 
remembered.Ó Her family wishes to give deep and heartfelt thanks to the staff 
of the reminiscence unit at Live Oak Village Assisted Living as well as the 
staff of St. Josephs Hospice, and requests that memorial donations be made to 
the AlzheimerÕs Association or the charity of your choice.

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