Lydia Rose Page Suárez

February 26, 1958 - February 6, 2023

OBITUARY

Lydia Rose Page Suárez, of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, was called to Paradise on February 6, 2023, passing away peacefully in her home. She was 64 years old.

Lydia was born on February 26, 1958 to Parker and Carolyn Page in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, the oldest of five children. On June 24, 1972, at the age of fourteen, she married Cuauhtémoc “Memo” Suárez Aldana of Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas, México, for whom she was a wife for twenty-two years. Together, they had four children: identical twin sons, Víctor Moisés and Héctor Osborne, son Cuauhtémoc “Témoc,” and daughter Leah María.

Lydia was the first in her family to graduate high school and pursue a college education. She graduated from Calhoun Falls High School in 1975. She then attended Erskine College in Due West, SC, earning her Bachelor of Arts in Education and Home Economics with a minor in Biology. She graduated from Erskine in 1980, going on to study at Lander University, earning her four-year nursing degree in 1984.

While a full-time student she was also a full-time mother, having worked as a teacher for learning disabled students at Erskine College, an assistant in the financial aid department at Lander University, and as a bank teller. At 26 years old, she began her nearly 40-year nursing career at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood, SC as a Registered Nurse. She would end her career at Medical University of South Carolina, where she had worked since 1988, retiring as a hospital supervisor. Over the course of her career, she had worked in labor and delivery, oncology, dermatology surgery, emergency room, pain management, IV therapy, home health, and nurse management. She also taught home economics at Drayton Hall Middle School upon moving to Charleston, South Carolina in 1987. She was a hardworking and well-respected nurse and educator. She was an empath; her greatest gift, her compassionate heart.

Lydia dedicated her life to being a loving mother and grandmother. Her family was her most valued treasure. She was a fiercely passionate mother, the original “soccer mom,” and #1 fan of her children and their pursuits, be it soccer or music. She was exceptionally proud of being “Gammy” to her six grandchildren, channeling that big-hearted love to them and their budding lives for the last sixteen years of her life. When she wasn’t in the company of her family, she could be found in the quiet of her home, tending to her many plants or in the solace of her kitchen, whipping up a magical meal from scratch. She played piano and sang hymns, Christmas songs, and popular tunes of her generation, harkening back to her time with “Page 3,” a gospel trio she formed with her sisters in their youth. She wrote poetry and prose on napkins and receipts. She found herself in her travels. Mexico was another home. She sewed clothes and painted scenes, sketched people, and created life beyond her reality. She found photography to document the details. She saw light differently and wholly, inspired by shadows. Her favorite color was purple of every hue. Her favorite flower, a wild rose, but really any one that crossed her path. Hats were her thing and she appreciated a vintage broach or delicate scarf to complete a look. She cherished back country roads, dirt to dig in, wildflowers, mountain air, butterflies, and river rock. She found peace on the shoreline in endless coastal sunsets. She was a dreamer; she found meaning in everything. Her wit and southern humor was “left of center,” and as she proclaimed, her “check-and-balance system” for life “to remember to not take it so seriously.” That humor, and her unwavering faith, is what brought her through the greatest storms of her full life. She was human, after all. She is now an angel among us.

Lydia Rose savored time with God in the smallest of creatures and in awe of nature, enthralled by birdsong, enchanted by the breeze, finding beauty in everything. She valued simplicity, exuded strength, and embodied grace. She will always be remembered as humble and kind. She was at her best when this world was at its worst. We will miss her greatly in this realm, though we trust that she is joyful in her freedom in her eternal garden. Her spirit lives on in those whom she loved.

Lydia was predeceased by her father Parker Osborne Page (b. August 8, 1935, d. March 8, 2022). At the time of her death, Lydia’s mother Carolyn was still living. Carolyn Elizabeth Scott Page (b. July 27, 1940) passed away on May 22, 2023. Lydia is survived by her four children, their spouses, and six grandchildren: Víctor Moisés (Abby) and grandsons Mateo Benjamin and Micah Moisés; Héctor Osborne Suárez (Heidi) and granddaughters Zoë Elise and Mia Rose; Cuauhtémoc (Michelle) and grandsons Noah Moisés and Aidan Emerson; Leah María Suárez; and Lydia’s former husband and father of her children, Cuauhtémoc Memo Suárez. She is also survived by her sisters Karen Rice (Rex) of Liberty, SC, Terrie Hall (Chip) of Fountain Inn, her brothers Randy Page (Kona) of Abbeville, SC, and Rodney Page (Heather) of Elberton, GA; many nieces, nephews, extended family, and lifelong friends.

A public celebration of life and gathering in love was held in Lydia Rose’s honor on her 65th birthday on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at the Circular Congregational Church in Charleston, South Carolina. At her request, Lydia was cremated and her ashes were placed in pre-arranged Duke’s mayonnaise jars made of glass with a metal lid for safekeeping. Her children will release her ashes privately at a later date in her beloved mountains in the Golden Corner between Georgia, North and South Carolina, celebrating Lydia’s life well-lived and a woman well-loved.

VIEW CELEBRATION OF LIFE HERE

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Donations may be made in Lydia’s honor and memory to wonderful local organizations whose missions held a special place in her heart: AMOR Healing Kitchen, Mugs for Moms, and YO! Art, all of which are linked on her Ever Loved memorial site: https://everloved.com/life-of…

May you also feel moved to donate and/or give your time and talent in Lydia’s honor and memory to an organization or person of your choosing who needs your love and support.

Thank you for your contributions to our mother’s life and legacy, and for gathering now and always to celebrate our mother, Lydia Rose Page Suárez.

In gratitude and love,

Víctor, Héctor, Témoc, and Leah

Lydia’s Children and Families

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