Friends of Susan were grieved to learn of her passing on September 24, 2023 in the palliative care unit at Strong Hospital in Rochester, NY. Our deepest condolences go to her family. Susan was a good friend of the Center, sharing her love and appreciation of the land and meditative work in her talks, poems and dialogues. Her contributions included beautiful ceramic bowls, platters and cups that are in use almost daily.

Susan retired from teaching at the Urban Charter School in Rochester, NY and continued to work part time on education related projects. She also created pottery for sale and for the Center. She was on staff at the Rochester Zen Center in the late 1970’s. She attended retreats and helped with the work of Springwater Center since its very beginnings, including work building the facility in the mid-1980’s. Susan also served on the Board of Trustees and as the Board’s Secretary.

Several people that Toni named to carry on the work of the Center asked Susan to consider giving talks and offering private meetings in retreats. In 2015 Susan began giving talks at all day sittings and was involved in leading retreats beginning in 2016.

Susan’s obituary may be read using this link: https://rochestercremation.com/obituary/susan-rebecca-schepp 

She will be greatly missed.