Suzanne Schoonover Obituary

Schoonover Suzanne Thomas 41, of Chicago, Illinois, passed away August 2, 2007. Suzanne was born March 23, 1966 in Indianapolis, Indiana. A former resident of Indiana, Suzanne was the daughter of Robert and Phyllis Thomas. Suzanne was a graduate of Zionsville Community High School and was involved in ballet programs at Butler University and its Jordan Academy of Dance. She graduated from Indiana University in Indianapolis and then earned a Masters in Business Administration from Butler University while working for a locally-based company, Anthem. Suzanne married Michael Schoonover of Rockford, Illinois November 26, 1994. The couple moved from Indianapolis to Chicago, Illinois in 1997, where Suzanne joined Andersen Consulting and then later was employed by UnumProvident Insurance Company. Suzanne was a remarkable wife, daughter, sister, friend and mentor. She personified great fortitude, humor, optimism and resiliency while managing adverse health challenges throughout her teen and adult years. She touched the lives of those whom she encountered along her life journey and will be profoundly missed by those who were fortunate to know her. While preceded in death by her father, Robert D. Thomas, Suzanne is survived by her husband Michael Schoonover, her mother Phyllis Thomas of Zionsville, her brother David Thomas and his wife Sue of Indianapolis, sister Heather Thomas of Indianapolis, father-in-law and mother-in-law John and Dorothy Schoonover of Cherry Valley, IL, sister-in-law and brother-in-law Susan and Mike Nagy and nieces Allison and Andrea Nagy of Naperville, IL. Visitation will be Tuesday, August 7 at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Zionsville at 10 a.m., followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, Suzanne's family requests that memorial contributions be made to the National Kidney Foundation or The V Foundation for Cancer Research. Arrangements entrusted to Flanner & Buchanan Funeral Center, Zionsville, Indiana 317-873-3366.