Suzanne Muson Blog

Disney Marathon

admin — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:23:55 +0000

In 2009, I ran the Disney Marathon with two friends. I am so glad I can help complete Suz’s life list. I wish I would have had the chance to run the Lake with Suzanne.

- Kristin Coker

Using chopsticks proficiently!

admin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:08:54 +0000

What better way to kick off 2010 than to cross off one of the (admittedly easier) tasks on Suz’s life list? Tonight, Kirst and I raised a chop stick and a toast in honor of the girl that taught us more about life, love and spontaneity than anyone else. Whether we mastered the art of chop sticks, only Suz and this photo can say. With fond memories of Ichiban, Sakura, Tiger Noodles courtesy of the Chi Phi fraternity, and Thai Village and Carolyn’s “adoptive parents,” xoxo and Happy New Year’s love!!

- Kirsten Solberg and Emily Holland, friends from Princeton

Water Lilies for Suz

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:23:23 +0000

During the summer of 2009, I visited Paris with my parents. The main purpose of the trip was to shop and eat our way through the city. I was only there for 4 days (which really isn’t that much time for shopping and eating when you’re in Paris), but at the top of our to-do list was a visit to Giverny, a small village an hour northwest of Paris that was home to Claude Monet’s famous gardens. As much as I love impressionism and water liles, I’m not sure that I would have tried to go to Giverny had it not been on Suz’s list, what with all the eating and shopping we had left to do. But off we went, and I’m so glad we did. The gardens were absolutely beautiful…peaceful, inspired, and full of life. I know Suz would have loved all the colors, the gorgeous wildflowers, Monet’s sunny yellow and blue kitchen, and the beautiful watercolors. Thanks, Suz, for getting me to stop and smell the sunflowers and water lilies.

- Carolyn Chao Sabat, friend from Princeton

Summer at the Koobi Fora

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:44:07 +0000

In the summer of 2001, I joined an expedition and spent 2 months in northern Kenya at Koobi Fora, the Leakey base camp. We spent our days learning how to excavate and identify fossils. It was the most memorable summer I’ve had yet and I was incredibly lucky to have had that experience. Pictures below are from Kenya (I’m the one in the blue hat).

- Katie Sutcliffe, friend from Princeton

Suzanne’s last task

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:40:27 +0000

Suzanne accomplished one final item when her residency program submitted an announcement of her passing in The New York Times on January 1, 2008. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9400E0DC1F3AF932A35752C0A96E9C8B63&scp=1&sq=suzanne%20munson&st=cse

MUNSON–Dr. Suzanne Frances. We are deeply saddened by the untimely loss of our dear friend and colleague Dr. Suzanne Frances Munson, an intern in psychiatry, medicine and neurology at NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. A graduate of Princeton University and the Medical College of Virginia, Suzanne had recently completed a research fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health. In her too-brief time with us, Suzanne inspired us with her gifts as a passionate physician and devoted friend. On behalf of the NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital community, we extend our heartfelt sympathies to the entire Munson family. Herbert Pardes, M.D. President & CEO NY-Presbyterian Hospital & Healthcare System Steven J. Corwin, M.D. Executive V.P. & COO NY-Presbyterian Hospital

A statue…of Emily

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:35:39 +0000

During my senior year at Princeton, I had time to take a class for fun, so I signed up for a sculpture class and had the assignment of making a clay bust of someone else in the class. Fortunately, I had Emily Holland in the class with me; I got to spend many hours studying the contours and proportions of Emily’s head and now have her gorgeous youthful face immortalized in both clay and plaster at my house.