Sue, age 81, passed away from complications related to her 13 years with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born to Lois Hanson and Eugene Loomis Ihrig and grew up in central Illinois. Her dad was an educator who joined the FBI during WWII. He moved the family to Detroit, then to Pittsburgh, then Kalamazoo, MI, where Sue met Todd Porter Graham at Central High School. She graduated from there in 1950, then from from Bradley University in Peoria in 1955. While at Bradley, Sue was a cheerleader for the Braves basketball team and member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She and Todd were engaged while attending graduate school at University of Colorado at Boulder. They were married on August 4, 1956, at her family's farm in Nauvoo, IL. Her 35 years of service as army wife, educator, and volunteer which started at Ft Carson, CO then to Nurnberg and Mainz, Germany; Ft Riley, KS; Ft Wayne, MI; Ft Benning, GA; Carthage, IL; Hancock AFB, Syracuse, NY; West Point, NY; Cornwall, NY; Quantico, VA; the Pentagon, Wash DC; Army War College, Carlisle, PA; Tehran, Iran; Ft Bragg, NC; Ft Shafter, HI, Ft Carson, CO; Seoul Korea and at Presidio, San Francisco in 1990.
She and Todd had their daughter Tracy in 1957, son Bruce in 1958, and son Ned in 1965. A tennis professional, she taught them each how to play tennis and other sports. West Point became a second home with Todd graduating in 1955, son Bruce in 1980 and grandson Todd graduating in 2012; three generations of graduates in the family. She could not have realized when she typed a letter in high school about Todd’s nomination to West Point that she would be so deeply involved with West Point and the military. Sue had majored in Education at Bradley and taught at almost every level K-12 in DOD schools overseas whenever an opportunity or need was presented. She loved all sports and outdoor adventures but was devoted to racquetball, winning three national championships. Sue ran the Honolulu Marathon. She also enjoyed tennis and golf, had a love for bulldogs and frequently used her whistle for the kids and her beloved birds and pets. She was a Red Cross volunteer during her time as an army wife and into her retirement years. Her notable Red Cross trips included relief work during Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the San Francisco Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, and the Los Angeles quake in 1994. Sue became involved with the Olympic movement in 1986-88 while in Seoul Korea working with British ITV and then as a volunteer with the Seoul Olympic organizing committee as executive assistant to the president. She also worked with the embassy coordinating Korean and US charities. After moving to Colorado Springs in 1990, she continued working with the Olympics at US headquarters in Colorado Springs. She went to Atlanta in 1996 and to Australia in 2000.
Survivors included: daughter Tracy Bannantine, Baltimore MD (Graham, Sean, Kathryn and Elizabeth), son Bruce (Sandra Faulkner), Anchorage AK (Todd, Luke, Mary), and son Ned, Willow AK (Grace.) Preceding were her parents and brother Darrell Eugene. Memorial service held in Hamilton, IL. Caregivers were MacKenzie Place, MorningsStar and Gentiva Hospice. Memorial donations made to:
USO at www.uso.org/donate or
Red Cross at www.RedCross.org/donate
She and Todd had their daughter Tracy in 1957, son Bruce in 1958, and son Ned in 1965. A tennis professional, she taught them each how to play tennis and other sports. West Point became a second home with Todd graduating in 1955, son Bruce in 1980 and grandson Todd graduating in 2012; three generations of graduates in the family. She could not have realized when she typed a letter in high school about Todd’s nomination to West Point that she would be so deeply involved with West Point and the military. Sue had majored in Education at Bradley and taught at almost every level K-12 in DOD schools overseas whenever an opportunity or need was presented. She loved all sports and outdoor adventures but was devoted to racquetball, winning three national championships. Sue ran the Honolulu Marathon. She also enjoyed tennis and golf, had a love for bulldogs and frequently used her whistle for the kids and her beloved birds and pets. She was a Red Cross volunteer during her time as an army wife and into her retirement years. Her notable Red Cross trips included relief work during Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the San Francisco Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, and the Los Angeles quake in 1994. Sue became involved with the Olympic movement in 1986-88 while in Seoul Korea working with British ITV and then as a volunteer with the Seoul Olympic organizing committee as executive assistant to the president. She also worked with the embassy coordinating Korean and US charities. After moving to Colorado Springs in 1990, she continued working with the Olympics at US headquarters in Colorado Springs. She went to Atlanta in 1996 and to Australia in 2000.
Survivors included: daughter Tracy Bannantine, Baltimore MD (Graham, Sean, Kathryn and Elizabeth), son Bruce (Sandra Faulkner), Anchorage AK (Todd, Luke, Mary), and son Ned, Willow AK (Grace.) Preceding were her parents and brother Darrell Eugene. Memorial service held in Hamilton, IL. Caregivers were MacKenzie Place, MorningsStar and Gentiva Hospice. Memorial donations made to:
USO at www.uso.org/donate or
Red Cross at www.RedCross.org/donate
Sue, age 81, passed away from complications related to her 13 years with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born to Lois Hanson and Eugene Loomis Ihrig and grew up in central Illinois. Her dad was an educator who joined the FBI during WWII. He moved the family to Detroit, then to Pittsburgh, then Kalamazoo, MI, where Sue met Todd Porter Graham at Central High School. She graduated from there in 1950, then from from Bradley University in Peoria in 1955. While at Bradley, Sue was a cheerleader for the Braves basketball team and member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She and Todd were engaged while attending graduate school at University of Colorado at Boulder. They were married on August 4, 1956, at her family's farm in Nauvoo, IL. Her 35 years of service as army wife, educator, and volunteer which started at Ft Carson, CO then to Nurnberg and Mainz, Germany; Ft Riley, KS; Ft Wayne, MI; Ft Benning, GA; Carthage, IL; Hancock AFB, Syracuse, NY; West Point, NY; Cornwall, NY; Quantico, VA; the Pentagon, Wash DC; Army War College, Carlisle, PA; Tehran, Iran; Ft Bragg, NC; Ft Shafter, HI, Ft Carson, CO; Seoul Korea and at Presidio, San Francisco in 1990.
She and Todd had their daughter Tracy in 1957, son Bruce in 1958, and son Ned in 1965. A tennis professional, she taught them each how to play tennis and other sports. West Point became a second home with Todd graduating in 1955, son Bruce in 1980 and grandson Todd graduating in 2012; three generations of graduates in the family. She could not have realized when she typed a letter in high school about Todd’s nomination to West Point that she would be so deeply involved with West Point and the military. Sue had majored in Education at Bradley and taught at almost every level K-12 in DOD schools overseas whenever an opportunity or need was presented. She loved all sports and outdoor adventures but was devoted to racquetball, winning three national championships. Sue ran the Honolulu Marathon. She also enjoyed tennis and golf, had a love for bulldogs and frequently used her whistle for the kids and her beloved birds and pets. She was a Red Cross volunteer during her time as an army wife and into her retirement years. Her notable Red Cross trips included relief work during Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the San Francisco Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, and the Los Angeles quake in 1994. Sue became involved with the Olympic movement in 1986-88 while in Seoul Korea working with British ITV and then as a volunteer with the Seoul Olympic organizing committee as executive assistant to the president. She also worked with the embassy coordinating Korean and US charities. After moving to Colorado Springs in 1990, she continued working with the Olympics at US headquarters in Colorado Springs. She went to Atlanta in 1996 and to Australia in 2000.
Survivors included: daughter Tracy Bannantine, Baltimore MD (Graham, Sean, Kathryn and Elizabeth), son Bruce (Sandra Faulkner), Anchorage AK (Todd, Luke, Mary), and son Ned, Willow AK (Grace.) Preceding were her parents and brother Darrell Eugene. Memorial service held in Hamilton, IL. Caregivers were MacKenzie Place, MorningsStar and Gentiva Hospice. Memorial donations made to:
USO at www.uso.org/donate or
Red Cross at www.RedCross.org/donate
She and Todd had their daughter Tracy in 1957, son Bruce in 1958, and son Ned in 1965. A tennis professional, she taught them each how to play tennis and other sports. West Point became a second home with Todd graduating in 1955, son Bruce in 1980 and grandson Todd graduating in 2012; three generations of graduates in the family. She could not have realized when she typed a letter in high school about Todd’s nomination to West Point that she would be so deeply involved with West Point and the military. Sue had majored in Education at Bradley and taught at almost every level K-12 in DOD schools overseas whenever an opportunity or need was presented. She loved all sports and outdoor adventures but was devoted to racquetball, winning three national championships. Sue ran the Honolulu Marathon. She also enjoyed tennis and golf, had a love for bulldogs and frequently used her whistle for the kids and her beloved birds and pets. She was a Red Cross volunteer during her time as an army wife and into her retirement years. Her notable Red Cross trips included relief work during Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the San Francisco Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, and the Los Angeles quake in 1994. Sue became involved with the Olympic movement in 1986-88 while in Seoul Korea working with British ITV and then as a volunteer with the Seoul Olympic organizing committee as executive assistant to the president. She also worked with the embassy coordinating Korean and US charities. After moving to Colorado Springs in 1990, she continued working with the Olympics at US headquarters in Colorado Springs. She went to Atlanta in 1996 and to Australia in 2000.
Survivors included: daughter Tracy Bannantine, Baltimore MD (Graham, Sean, Kathryn and Elizabeth), son Bruce (Sandra Faulkner), Anchorage AK (Todd, Luke, Mary), and son Ned, Willow AK (Grace.) Preceding were her parents and brother Darrell Eugene. Memorial service held in Hamilton, IL. Caregivers were MacKenzie Place, MorningsStar and Gentiva Hospice. Memorial donations made to:
USO at www.uso.org/donate or
Red Cross at www.RedCross.org/donate
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