Obituary of Suzanne Longpre Slimbaugh

Suzanne Longpre Slimbaugh of Vestal, NY and Jupiter FL, passed away after a brief illness with family by her side on Saturday, March 11, 2017. Suzanne was born in raised in Bethesda, MD, and graduated from The Immaculata School and Georgetown University School of Nursing. She served in the United States Navy as a Registered Nurse. After moving to the Binghamton area in 1971, Suzanne became an energetic volunteer in many endeavors, including the Junior League of Binghamton, The Lourdes Foundation, Catholic Charities of Broome County and The United Way. As her children grew older, Suzanne began a new career in Financial Services, ultimately helping many families in the Binghamton area to strive to achieve their financial goals. She was an active and contributing member of any community in which she found herself. She enjoyed golf, mahjong, bridge and cards of all kinds. Her greatest pleasure came from being with family and friends, and she stood out in a crowd for her laugh, her stories, her pleasant and energetic demeanor, and for her ability to gather information, or perhaps better said, 'to get the scoop.' Suzanne is predeceased by her loving husband of over fifty years, Dr. William Slimbaugh, and her parents, Henri and Catherine Longpre. She is survived by her children, Kimberly Anne (Ruth Sullivan), Teresa Anne, and William P. III (Sarah). Grammy Suz will be sadly missed by her beloved grandchildren, Riley, Will, Jeb, Maggie and Addie. She also leaves behind a brother, Richard Longpre, several brothers and sisters in law, nieces, nephews and cousins, and more friends than anyone could wish for from Binghamton to Florida and places in between. The family would like to thank Dr. Omer Sagcan and the incredible and compassionate nursing staff at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse for their treatment and family support. A Funeral Mass will be offered at St. Vincent de Paul Blessed Sacrament Church, Clubhouse Road, Vestal, Monday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City. The family will receive friends at the J.A. McCormack Sons Funeral Home, 141 Main Street, Binghamton, Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Suzanne's name to The Lourdes Hospital Foundation, 169 Riverside Drive, Binghamton, 13905 or The American Heart Association, 59 Court Street, Binghamton, NY 13901.