Susan was born February 20, 1953 to Glenn and Patricia Stone in Chicago, IL. Susan had a wonderful childhood and her parents were quite the get together, throw a party for anyone or anything kind of people that Susan would continue in her life. Susan was always throwing a party; whether it be for Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas Eve, birthdays, bridal shower or baby shower, Susan was the one you went to. She would do these huge packing box size gifts for someone getting married or having a baby that would pretty much cover anything and everything a new momma or bride and groom may need that they might not have thought of. On Easter every year Susan and her daughter Jennifer would put together individual Easter baskets for every child, new born and momma that were living in a shelter. Susan was married to Adolph Mesa. They were married in an optometrist office by and old gypsy woman. They met when Adolph was dating Susan's best friend. When I asked my dad what he wanted to say about her, his words were this;" she was my best friend, my lover, the mother of my children. She was more than any man could ask for, she was my Mi Vida. Susan had an amazing green thumb. She could grow just about anything you could think of whether it was for indoor or outdoor plants. She loved to work in her garden for as long as she was able and also loved making her own hanging baskets. Most of her friends and family always asked her to come help them in the summer with their gardens. Susan was a wonderful cook and most of the people she knew had one or two of her recipes. Susan's daughter Jennifer remembers sometimes after her friends were done with football practice in high school more than half the team would come home with her and Susan would make them meatloaf. Jennifer's girl friends would come over and sit outside with Susan and they would all paint their nails and have gossip time. All of Jennifer's friends called Susan mom, which would later become grandma with all her granddaughters friends. Susan's home was the house all her children's friends wanted to hang out at. Susan had a beautiful voice that was passed down to her daughter Jennifer and she remembers countless days and nights Susan would sit in her room with her and help her practice her music for choir. Susan's granddaughter Maria, can still feel her rubbing her back and singing her songs when she was a child, which Susan would later repeat with her great granddaughter Aubrielle. Maria remembers her grandma waking them up on Christmas morning telling them that she fed Santa's reindeer and how her and her bother always believed her. Maria to this day can still see Susan rolling her hair in curlers for a family get together and panting her nails. Maria loved sleep overs at Susan's house and sleeping in her Papa's t-shirts. Maria will miss watching her daughter playing in Susan's back yard during a snow while Susan watched fro a window. Susan also taught Maria how to cook and tried to teach her about flowers and gardening, but sadly Maria would never get the hang of it. Maria will miss sneaking over to her house in the middle of the night for a late night chat session about life in her early twenties. One year when taking one of the many camping trip that the family took during the summer, Maria was helping Susan cut watermelon and she kept eating as they were cutting together and Susan did what she always did, she'd slap her hand and say; "That's enough, you need to save some for everyone else". Susan's son Chris fondly remembers and can still hear her singing John Denver songs around the house as she cleaned when he was little and the way the bathroom smelled like Crabtree and Evelyn rose water after she took a bath. Susan's daughter in law remembers that she gave the greatest hugs and always inspired everyone to do their best. Susan has many grandchildren and great grand children, but her granddaughter Caitie remembers her love for music. Caitie loved talking to her about choir and music because they were both passionate about it. Susan's granddaughter Cindy will dearly miss all the holiday parties Susan used to have and helping her cook in the kitchen. Susan had many friends and all of them loved her dearly, but one friend summed it up the best. Robin says; sue was a special friend, when you met her you just had to love her. She had a smile that made you feel so special. Sue loved her family especially her husband Adolph. She even had enough love for others in her life, if you needed anything she always did what she could to help. Even her friends were her family and we were blessed to have her as our family. We will all miss our talks with her and the many memories that we all share. Sue will be missed but never forgotten, in our hearts always. When we think of you we may have a tear but always a smile. Susan was survived by her husband Adolph Mesa, her children daughter Jennifer Humphrey and son in law David Humphrey, son Christopher Mesa and daughter in law Myriah Mesa, son Michael Mesa and daughter in law Miriam Mesa, grandchildren, Troy Cole Jr., Maria Matson, Aaron Matson ( grandson in law), Tyler Cole, Katie Barfield ( granddaughter in law), Kari Cochran, Anthonie Cochran ( grandson in law ), Caitlyn Mesa, Cindy Mesa, Mahlia Mesa, Seth Mesa, and Manny Mesa. Great grandchildren; Aubrielle Matson, Emma & Sophia Cole, Maele Cochran, Lincoln Matson, Elise Barfield Cole and Baby Matson expected in December 2017.