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Thank you so much to everyone visiting this page. We will miss Susan tremendously and would love to have you share your favorite memories of her on this website.

Obituary

Alternative Technologies lost one of our own, Susan Forster, on May 13, 2021.

Susan started at Alternative in 2013, hired by Catalin for the Telecom Department. Susan had had a long career before that, working for the beloved East Bay bookstore, Pegasus Books. By the end of her time here, she was an expert in our cloud platforms, supporting both our clients and the entire Telecom staff with her deep knowledge and ability to explain …

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What were Susan's favorite tv shows?
Star Trek the original TV series :)
Star Trek the original TV series :)
Star Trek the original TV series :)
What were Susan's favorite drinks?
Susan loved her wine! One of her "water" bottles was actually a discrete wine flask.
Susan loved her wine! One of her "water" bottles was actually a discrete wine flask.
Susan loved her wine! One of her "water" bottles was actually a discrete wine flask.
What were Susan's favorite vacation spots?
Well, not so much vacation, but she loved Shell Beach in Sonoma County. We went ther…
Well, not so much vacation, but she loved Shell Beach in Sonoma County. We went there many, ma…
Well, not so much vacation, but she loved Shell Beach in Sonoma County. We went there many, many times over the years.
What were Susan's favorite ways to exercise?
Susan loved her rickety old exercise bike. It really made a racket but she drowned i…
Susan loved her rickety old exercise bike. It really made a racket but she drowned it out with…
Susan loved her rickety old exercise bike. It really made a racket but she drowned it out with lively music.

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Born

1960
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Started college at UC Santa Barbara

1978
Isla Vista, CA, USA
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Susan got her first cats (Xander & Pie) in early 1997. She loved this photo--it looks so dramatic but that's just how they played.

1997
Berkeley, CA, USA

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Cause of death

Cancer

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