RIP Susan Denk

[steveu]

Not sure how many people on our board have had dealings with Susan, but this is a sad story... died while on vacation in Chicago with her boyfriend after she had a heart attack. Only 39. Ugh. My condolences to her family and friends.

http://host.madison.com/sports/former-wsj-sports-reporter-susan-denk-dies-of-apparent-heart/article_e6488016-2732-11e4-bd47-0019bb2963f4.html

 

[I Should Coco]

I didn't know Susan well, but covered a few Midwest League games and prep playoff games with her in the 2000s. She was very laid back and easy to chat with during long Class-A slugfests.

Pretty sure there are a few SportsJournalists.comers who worked with Susan, and it's sad, shocking news. She was way too young.

Rest in Peace.

 

[old_tony]

Geez, 39 and heart attack. That's just awful.

RIP.

 

[JBHawkEye]

Susan was the first person I hired when I became sports editor here. She was my friend more than my colleague.

It's been a week, and I still miss her. Monday was easily the worst day I've had in a long time. I still can't wrap my head around what happened, and I'm not sure if I ever will.

She had been dating her new boyfriend for about two weeks. I met him for the first time at the visitation on Thursday night. He said he was sorry for my loss, and I told him the same. He looked at me and said, "Yeah, but you had her longer."

This has been absolutely heartbreaking.

 

[Mark2010]

Geez, 39 and heart attack. That's just awful.

RIP.

Really. OUCH! Just another reminder never to take things for granted.