Sue Ann Moyer
PHOENIX – It was a year ago on March 15, 2021 that Sue Ann Moyer passed away unexpectedly in her home in Phoenix. Sue was born in Grand Forks, South Dakota to Leonard William Moyer, an army pilot, and Audrey Picotte Moyer, a nurse, on November 13, 1950. Sue graduated from Rapid City High School, however after her father’s untimely death the family moved to Tucson with their mother who worked for Indian Health Services. Sue moved to Tempe where she graduated from Arizona State University in 1968 with a BA degree in Sociology.
Sue worked as a child care worker, a supervisor, a residential counselor, grant writer, group facilitator for Western Judicial Services, a Residential Manager for Phoenix Rescue Mission and in various capacities at many non-profits for children in the Phoenix area including the Juvenile Detention Center. Sue was caring, straight forward, competent and smart. She had enormous integrity, was well respected and was able to work well with her clients and co-workers in all capacities. She made an excellent supervisor because she was such a good teacher.
Sue was a very active volunteer for Kiwanis, Neighborhood Homelessness and though she began volunteering for The Phoenix Revitalization Corporation, she eventually worked for them. She was an avid reader and helped The Santa Claus Project secure books for Hawaiian Schools. In her later life Sue had various health issues including impending blindness but she was a tireless volunteer and a champion for all things children and for the underdog.
Sue loved all holidays, whether they were hers or not. She had a rapier wit, didn’t hold grudges, claimed to remember everything and was “always right”. She would drop everything for family. Sue was predeceased by her mother and father, her sister Barbara Ray Picotte, her brother James Dean Picotte and her longtime companion, Robert Glammeier. She is survived by her brother John Moyer, her sister Debra Loomis, her brothers Jeff Moyer and William Dale Picotte and her sisters Melissa Picotte Flett and Kim Picotte and many beloved nieces and nephews. She will be missed by her family, her closest friends, Eva and Jeanne, and especially by her dog, Buster.
There will be a celebration of Sue’s life in the near future. In honor of Sue you’re welcome to donate in her name to Kiwanis, The Center for the Blind, Phoenix Revitalization Corporation or to your charity of choice.