Susan Germaine Wolber

Susan Germaine Wolber, age 60, died on November 23, 2024, while flying a training mission for the Civil Air Patrol in Larimer County, Colorado. The youngest of five children, Sue landed in Dearborn, Michigan on May 11, 1964, born to Marjorie Arlene Harris Wolber and Joseph Gregory Wolber, Jr. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Michigan State University and worked as an engineer for the instrument division of Hewlett-Packard and its spin-offs for over 35 years. After a blind date with Robert William Proulx in 1987, Bob and Sue realized they completed each other in many positive ways. They were known as Bob-and-Sue, or Sue-and-Bob, almost always mentioned with each other. Following a brief, whirlwind engagement of twenty years they married on April 1, 2012, and were inseparable for 37 years. Sue was a passionate pilot who joined the Civil Air Patrol in 1993. Sue logged over 5,000 flying hours with 30 years teaching all aspects of flight including Search and Rescue plus orientation flights for CAP Cadets and ROTC Cadets. Sue was a member of several aviation organizations including the Experimental Aircraft Association, flew hundreds of Young Eagle flights, FNL IMC Club, Fort Collins-Loveland Pilots Association, Angel Flight, Light Hawk, FAA Safety Team Representative, Colorado Pilots Association, and Colorado CAP Foundation. In her decades of volunteer work she taught, mentored, encouraged, and served as a positive example to countless people especially girls and young women. The Wolber-Proulx house, jammed with sports gear, is a testament to how often Sue embraced new hobbies (and never got rid of anything, ever!), including scuba, skiing, hang gliding, snow shoeing, mountain hiking, motorcycling, Renaissance Fair cosplay, snow caving, ballet, and much bicycling, always with Bob along as her metaphorical co-pilot. Beyond her passion for flying, Sue also loved to travel, especially enjoying long bicycle tours. Sue dragged Bob kicking and complaining to places as diverse as North Dakota, Alaska, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Croatia, New Zealand and other far lands. When at home she was always out and about with Bob and friends. Sue gave of herself constantly. Anytime a friend needed help, she was quick to volunteer her precious free time, providing whatever they required. She was truly a pillar of the community and will be sorely missed by many. Sue is survived by her husband, Bob Proulx, of Fort Collins, CO; her mother Marjorie Wolber of Detroit, MI; sister Anne (and Manny, children Sarah and Evan) Kostas of Boise, ID; brother Greg (and Terri, children Danielle, Bradley and Gabriel) Wolber of Rochester, NY; and sister Fran (and L-J) Wolber-Baker of New Zealand. Sue's oldest sister Mary and her father preceded her in death. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 14th at 10:00 A.M. at the Rez.Church 6502 E. Crossroads Blvd., Loveland CO 80538 to celebrate Sue's vibrant, glorious life in the air and on the ground. In honor of Sue's memory, it is requested that attendees dress in bright and cheerful colors or their Civil Air Patrol blue polo. Casual dress is preferred.

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Susan Germaine Wolber

May 11, 1964 - November 23, 2024