“So, we had a very devastating phone call from the doctor to say that he would be taken off all medication and dad would come to the end of his life naturally.
“But they would only allow one family member to be by the bedside for one hour in full PPE gear. I thought, we can’t have that. He can t die on his own. And somehow, we managed to get him home.
“It has been so emotional. But even from his death bed he made us laugh.
“He was desperately ill and very weak but we spent every moment with him and it was just wonderful.
Jan 27, 2021
Susan “Susie” Gutshall Bennett followed country roads that began in Almost Heaven West Virginia on May 15, 1957, to the real Heaven on Jan. 21, 2021, where we know she was welcomed by family and friends.
She was the daughter of the late Louie Ellis and Ruth Riley Gutshall.
She was a graduate of Elkins High School and held degrees in Speech-Language Pathology from West Virginia University (B.S.) and the University of South Carolina (M.S.). Although this was a life cut too short, Susie made an impact that will live on in those she loved.
Her No. 1 love was her daughter, Erin (with husband Shawn). She loved her nephews, Zach and Sam, like they were her sons. Susie’s career was focused on working with and advocating for people with autism.