Susan Daniel

Posted on June 29, 2022

Susan Colvin Daniel, 63, of Duluth, Ga., passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta, Ga., following a brief illness. Her mother and sisters were by her side.

Susan was born in Atlanta on Sept. 21, 1958, the oldest daughter of the late Robert Strickland and Evelyn Merrill Daniel. She grew up in Perry and graduated from Taylor County High School in 1976. Susan graduated from Georgia Southern College with a degree in history.

She spent her adult life in Atlanta, where she worked in retail for department stores, Belk and Parisian, for many years. Susan was an avid reader of all kinds of books – with mystery novels and history among her favorites.

She was a loyal and generous friend, a beloved aunt, sister and daughter.

Susan is survived by: her mother, Evelyn Merrill Daniel of Perry; her sisters, Elizabeth Daniel of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Helen Kesterton of Atlanta; their husbands, Steve Weingarten and David Kesterton; nephews, Will Kesterton, Beau Kesterton and Chaz Weingarten; and niece, Mia Weingarten. She was predeceased by her father, Robert Strickland Daniel.

A service and celebration of her life was held in Atlanta at the home of her sister, Helen

Kesterton, on June 25.

Donations in her memory may be made to Gwinnett County Public Library Foundation (https://www.gwinnettpl.org/foundation/donate-now/support-children-programs/) or the Turner Syndrome Foundation (https://turnersyndromefoundation.org/become-supporter/give-now/).