The TV Tech household suffered a tragic loss in December with the passing of Susan Ashworth Bader. “Susie,” as she was recognized to everybody who knew and cherished her, was the editor in chief of TV Tech within the late ’90s till 2001 once I succeeded her. It wasn’t straightforward following in Susie’s footsteps. She was cherished and revered by her friends each within the TV Tech group and within the business as an entire. After she moved to the West Coast to give attention to her household, Susie continued to put in writing for us (in addition to our sister manufacturers Radio World and the NAB Show Daily) proper up till this previous fall. When Susie’s husband Rob died final spring, it was not solely a devastating loss to her and her three kids, however to her mates who knew her. With Susie’s passing, her three kids have now misplaced each dad and mom in a single yr, one thing that’s too merciless to contemplate. Although we have been on separate coasts, I all the time regarded ahead to seeing Susie on the annual NAB Show the place we’d make amends for what was happening in one another’s lives the earlier 12 months. Susie was among the many most conscientious, beneficiant and sweetest individuals I ever had the privilege of realizing and dealing with—one thing that almost anybody who she touched along with her kindness already is aware of. Susie and I have been in steady contact all through the autumn as we collaborated on her newest article for TV Tech. However, once I came across her final e-mail to me in early November, it had nothing to do with work. She had heard in regards to the mass capturing in my house state of Maine and had emailed me to see if my household was alright. That was Susie to a T—all the time placing her household and mates first.My colleague Paul McLane, editor in chief of TV Tech sister model Radio World, maybe put it greatest once we have been notified about her passing by her brother George:“There are few individuals whose very entrance right into a room could make the gathering a sunnier and happier one. That was Susie, strolling into our [NAB Show Daily] newsroom in Las Vegas on any given April. There are few individuals who will ask others how they’re doing and actually wish to hear the reply and hear. That was Susie each day. “There are few individuals whose loss tears on the coronary heart like hers does. “But you understand all this, from the phrases you utilized in your personal e-mail: Glowing. Camaraderie. Sincerity. Kindness. Sweet compassion. Maybe candy compassion, most of all.”As we honor the passing of an ideal buddy, we’re additionally very cognizant of the monetary burden this locations on the household. If you wish to assist out, please make a donation on the “Susie Ashworth & Rob Bader Memorial Fund” at gofundme.com.Susie touched an ideal many lives throughout her life and will likely be tremendously missed.
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