With Love From Singapore

Sue and Hank - 1998

Here's one of the pictures I have of Sue (and Hank) when my husband Allen and I visited her in 1998. She generously let us stay at her house for a week or so, and as usual made us feel welcomed by being her unassuming, open-hearted, humorous self. I realised as I spoke with my husband to come up with some stories of Sue that she was kind and generous and funny in so many little ways that it was difficult to pinpoint a story in particular. When I was a student at UW she would always open her home to me during the holidays and took me to rent tons of movies and let me watch as many as I wanted and eat as many cookies as I wished. Her home was a haven to me, a place of rest and rejuvenation. When my mother and two sisters visited, Sue invited us for a night's stay (or two?) and was so good natured about us crowding her house and making so much noise. My family as well was fond of Sue. Sue would conscientiously collect books I have written and anthologies in which my stories or plays have appeared. She told me she wanted to collect everything I wrote. I am touched and honored by this genuine gesture of friendship, support and encouragement. Sue was really a wonderful person. Mei Ching Tan Willamette Graduate and Friend