Suzanne (Coe) Hetzer, 80, long-time resident of Sherman, Texas passed away peacefully on Friday, June 6, 2025 in Denton, Texas at Lake Forest Village Senior Living Community, where she had been living for six years with her beloved dog, Maggie. She was a brilliant and joyful soul, with a laugh that invited you in and a heart that never held back love. Her legacy is in the people she encouraged and the joy she sparked. Whether with a kind word, a thoughtful note, or a burst of unexpected humor, she valued making others feel uplifted and appreciated.

Suzanne (Susie) was born in Port Arthur, Texas to Dell and Jonnie Coe on May 26, 1945. Susie was a proud member of the Red Hussars at Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur, which was the 1st all-female Drum & Bugle Corps in the state of Texas. She also enjoyed archery, art history, and spending time with family and friends. Suzanne studied education at both Lamar University and Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas. Mrs. Hetzer was a passionate and kind teacher for over 30 years and retired from teaching in 2006. She spent most of her teaching career making a lasting impact at S&S Consolidated ISD in Sadler, Texas, where she taught reading and science to 4th through 6th grade students.

Suzanne married Alan Hetzer in Houston, Texas on August 3, 1974, and they had two caring and loving children, Nicole and Ryan. Her son Ryan and wife Courtney blessed them with three beautiful grandchildren, Landry, Keeley, and Duncan, and the family resides in Argyle, Texas.

A celebration will be held to honor Suzanne's life on Sunday, June 22, 2025 from 4-7pm at Chuy's Mexican Restaurant (as Mom and Dad would have wanted) with food, drinks, stories and laughter to share.  Please join us to celebrate this remarkable woman who touched so many people!  If you know you will attend, please send Nicole Hetzer a message on Facebook or text her at (720) 487-2206

Funeral services will be held at 3pm on Monday, June 23, 2025 in the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery located at 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, Texas. The burial will follow the brief services.

Suzanne Hetzer is preceded in death by her husband, Alan Hetzer, her mother and father, and her sister, Delna Coe.

If you would like to contact the family with any questions about the services or accommodations in the area or to share a memory of Suzanne, please reach out to Nicole Hetzer at (720) 487-2206. Blessings and gratitude to you all from Nicole and Ryan for being a part of our mother's life! She will be forever missed and always remembered. And that laugh!