Suzanne Winterer Camp

In Memoriam

The Family of Suzanne Winterer Camp Celebrates Her Life

On The Second Anniversary Of

Her Passing

Suzanne Winterer Camp February 10, 1933 - June 20, 2019

After a brief illness, Suzanne “Sue” Winterer Camp of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, passed away in her home surrounded by members of her family on June 20, 2019. Mrs. Camp was 86 years old, and is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, James D. “Jim” Camp, Jr. Mrs. Camp is also survived by her five children, Dorothy “Darcy” Camp McCurry, Marie Camp Hansen (Leo C. Hansen), James D. Camp, III (Dr. Maria C. Camp), William M. Camp (Wendy T. Camp), and Suzanne Camp Bass (Dr. Brian E. Bass), along with 15 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister, Rosemary Winterer Pacini, of Florence, Italy, and her sister-in-law, Victoria T. Winterer, of Boca Grande, Florida and Essex, Connecticut, along with 13 nieces and nephews, some of whom affectionately knew her as “Aunt Dee Dee”.

Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Mrs. Camp was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Herbert O. Winterer and Dorothy Sprengnether Winterer, her parents-in-law, James D. Camp, Sr. and Margueritte Byrne Camp, her brother, William G. Winterer, her brother-in-law, Dr. Franco Pacini, and her sister-in-law, Helen Marie Crane (Walter).

Mrs. Camp was a graduate of Barry College, now Barry University, in Miami Shores. Her B. A. degree was in education, and throughout her life, she believed in and emphasized the importance of education and learning, achieved through formal schooling and practical experience. While raising 5 children, she often-times volunteered pro bono as a substitute teacher at St. Anthony Catholic School. She also believed in charity and the importance of helping those less fortunate, or perhaps anyone who was dealt a bad hand in life. Among her community commitments, Sue was a Girl Scout Leader at St. Anthony School, a member of the Junior League of Ft. Lauderdale and was President of Children’s Opportunity Group.

Mrs. Camp loved animals, played the piano, was an accomplished equestrian in her youth, a voracious reader, and a wonderful cook. Sue and Jim travelled the world together and experienced cultures firsthand from those of Western Europe to the Balkans to the Far East. Never afraid of new challenges, she learned to snow ski later in life, decades older than every other member of her class. Sue was a doer who never let grass grow under her feet, and to her dying days, worked in her yard, her garden, and her orchid greenhouse. She could fix many things herself, somehow intellectually figuring out how things work, quickly identifying the source of a problem and, then, a practical solution.

For many years, Sue and Jim summered in Cashiers, North Carolina, at their home, “Gator Camp”. Mrs. Camp loved the mountains, where she pursued painting lessons, golf instruction, and myriad other arts and crafts. True to form, she never stopped learning new and interesting things.

Most important to Sue was her family and her faith. She was a loving and devoted wife, a doting mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, an adoring sister, and a tenderhearted daughter. Her love of her children led her to support every team, cause, and interest of her kids. She celebrated life daily with her beloved Jim, but also lived vicariously through her children and grandchildren. Above Sue’s fine things, she treasured pictures of family more than anything, which conspicuously appeared, proudly, in every room of her home. Her faith helped her develop a love of Christmas, which was by far her favorite time of year. She decorated her home with tremendous detail, from model trains to outdoor lights.

May she rest in peace.