Suzanne Nolan ’73

Suzanne Nolan ’73, of Windsor, Conn.; Feb. 21, after a brief illness. At Brown she played varsity ice hockey and was a senior orator at Commencement. In 1982 she earned a master’s in counseling from the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford. For almost a decade, she taught English and coached female athletes at Connecticut secondary schools. Later she was involved in nonprofit work at Covenant House in New York. She also explored hospital ministry. From 1990 to 1996, she worked as a pastoral associate on Saint Bridget’s Church Collaborative Pastoral Team in Manchester (Conn.). She then served as a chaplain at Manchester Memorial Hospital and Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mass. In 2007, she was named director of pastoral care at Saint Francis Hospital (Conn.). She was instrumental in developing and implementing a certified pastoral education program and a one-year resident program for chaplains. In retirement, she continued her participation as a Mercy associate and expanded her engagement with St. Patrick–St. Anthony Church in Hartford. She enjoyed playing golf, sailing, and gardening. She is survived by her husband, Christopher Wagner; brothers John ’65 and David ’71; a sister-in-law and many nieces and nephews, including John O. Nolan II ’92, Suzanne Nolan ’95, and Caroline Nolan ’98.