Suzanne Boyer Hyatt, age 35, of Severna Park, Maryland lost her courageous and saintly two-year battle with a rare high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma on November 6, 2017.  Suzanne passed peacefully and with characteristic acceptance from this earth at home, as she wished, with her family and her puppies by her side.  Suzanne is the cherished daughter of Jennifer E. Lucke also of Severna Park and James C. Hyatt of Walkersville, Maryland.  She is the beloved sister of Cleveland B. Hyatt and wife Meredith Chuk of Severna Park and Emily Suzanne Hyatt of Annapolis, and she is the aunt of William Clifford Hyatt and Anna Grace Hyatt, whom she adored.  She is also the niece of Robert N., Jr. and Lisa Lucke of Riva, Maryland; Suzanne and Richard Turner of Salisbury; Gregory and Christine Hyatt of Pasadena, Maryland; and Barbara Hyatt of Crownsville.  She is preceded in death by her grandparents the Honorable Robert Numsen, Sr. and Lois Klakring Lucke; and Clifford Boyer and Geraldine VanSant Hyatt.  She grew up in Walkersville, Maryland and graduated from Walkersville High School where she excelled in her studies and played soccer and basketball.  She attended Frederick Community College and Anne Arundel Community College.  Suzanne lived in Severna Park since 2000.

Suzanne absolutely loved her job at White House Black Market on Main Street in Annapolis and wanted so badly to be able to return to work.  She previously worked at California Pizza Kitchen in Annapolis and at Squisitos, Kohls, and Park Tavern in Severna Park.  She excelled at her many positions as server and salesperson and she was loved and admired by all her managers, co-workers, customers and clients, many of whom became lifelong friends.  Suzanne was adored by the many physicians, nurses, technicians, and caregivers throughout her seventeen years of health challenges and she never forgot them and their compassionate and expert care of her, often recognizing their names and faces, even when she would meet them years later.

Suzanne took pleasure in the simple joys of life.  She loved spending time with family and friends, writing in her journal, painting, planning events and celebrations, creating custom note cards, listening to music, getting coffee, dining out, shopping, getting massages, manicures and pedicures, and, most of all, dancing.  Suzanne loved to dance and enjoyed nothing better than going to clubs and restaurants with her sister and girlfriends.  She loved fashion and she possessed an enviable flair for makeup and hair.  She always looked like a million dollars whenever she went out, even in her wig "Shana," after chemo robbed her of her own long, beautiful hair.

Suzanne never failed to put a smile on people's faces with her sense of humor and quick wit.  She never missed a family member or friend's birthday or holiday and showered all her family and friends with cards and letters, usually with a gift tucked inside.  Christmas was her favorite holiday. She began shopping in January, had all her gifts wrapped before summer, and everyone she knew and loved received a gift.

Suzanne loved her two Bichon Frises, Bear and Betty White.  She devotedly cared for them and took them for walks and to the dog park even after her failing health and pain made it difficult for her.  They loved her too and snuggled her offering comfort and solace in her hospital bed by the sunny window in the living room during the final days of her life.

Suzanne was the sweetest, kindest, most generous soul who bestowed love and caring on everyone she met.  All who knew Suzanne were amazed at her resiliency and her indomitable spirit as she bravely faced medical challenges no one person should ever have had to face.  She was a role model for her fellow group members at MPRC for more than 10 years and she offered unique inspiration and support to them that defied expectation.  Suzanne bravely fought many medical crises and hospitalizations throughout her adult life and each time fought back with patience, equanimity, and resolve for own healing and recovery to be able to return to work and, as she put it, get back into "life."  Though she experienced many starts and stops in her life and many of her dreams and goals remained just out of her reach, she never allowed herself to dwell on self-pity, envy, or regret, always focusing on the future with inspirational determination and optimism and always celebrating and sharing in others' achievements and happiness.

Suzanne was an inspiration to all who knew her and she will be lovingly remembered by everyone who was blessed to call her family or a friend. Her passing leaves a hole in the hearts of those she leaves behind who love her deeply, who remain forever thankful for the opportunity to share her too brief time on this earth, but who take comfort in knowing she is now healthy, pain free, and dancing with other angels in heaven.  God bless you in eternity, Suzanne.

Suzanne's life will be celebrated at the Holy Grounds Youth Center, 623 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., Severna Park, Maryland on Saturday, November 11, 2017.  Family will receive friends beginning at 10:00am.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00 followed by a fellowship luncheon.  Those desiring may make a contribution in Suzanne's memory to the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Outpatient Research Program, Attention: Eric Arbach/Suzanne Hyatt Memorial, 55 Wade Ave, Catonsville, MD 21228,  Please make checks payable to UMB Foundation for ORP Patient Funds.