Suzanne Jacobs' Obituary
Suzanne Jacobs, 83, of Boynton Beach, died peacefully on March 18, 2020.
One of the highlights of Suzanne's life was serving four terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 1992-2000; among her proudest achievements was sponsoring legislation to ban smoking in restaurants and other public places at a time when smoking was still widely allowed indoors.
Other top political moments included serving as a delegate at the 1988 Democratic National Convention and in 1996 getting to chat with President Bill Clinton.
Suzanne was a life-long and proud feminist and supported a range of progressive policies, working on behalf of such causes as HIV-AIDS, domestic violence, elder care and women's equality.
Her motto was, "Accept Responsibility, Keep Your Agreements, Tell the Truth."
Suzanne was born in 1936 in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in Anthropology. She earned a master's degree from National College of Education in Evanston, Illinois and then went on to doctoral studies at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She was an educator at the elementary and community college levels before embarking on a career in politics.
Suzanne is survived by her husband of 43 years, Earl Hamburger; daughters Natalie Eisner (Charlie Weiss) of Palo Alto, California and Hilary Shenfeld (Ron Shenfeld) of Palatine, Illinois; three step-sons: David Hamburger (Sherice), Steven Hamburger (Becca) and Joel Hamburger (Poteet Warren); and nine grandchildren: Rachel, Samantha and Ethan Shenfeld; Ari Eisner; Matthew and Jeremy Hamburger; Petala Ironcloud; and Chad Heyroth and Tina Crowe (Corey).
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Until then, Suzanne would want you to support the candidacy of Joe Biden for president in any way you can, most importantly with your vote.
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