Sue Alves died Jan 3, 2005, after a long, courageous battle with
breast cancer.
Sue Alves died Jan 3, 2005, after a long, courageous battle with breast cancer.
Sue was an emergency room nurse at Kaiser Santa Teresa for 28 years, and most recently had worked for Kaiser in Outside Services. A caregiver as a professional and especially as a person, Sue was often called an angel by those she touched. Her faith always gave her strength and nothing could limit her spirit for life. She loved traveling with her husband, family and friends, and she loved all things related to her family. Her favorite places were Hawaii, Carmel and Lake Tahoe. She was a longtime resident of Gilroy and San Jose after marrying Rick at Santa Clara Mission in 1971.
She is survived by her loving husband Rick Alves of Gilroy; wonderful sons Chad Alves and Ryan Alves, also of Gilroy; her beloved brother Stephen Frazzini and his wife Sheila Huddleston of West Hartford, Conn.; special nieces Sarah Frazzini of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Alison Frazzini, a student at Yale University; loving father-in-law and mother-in-law Dick and Kay Alves of San Jose; brother-in-law Ron Alves and his wife Sandy; and nephew Josh of Rohnert Park.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the American Cancer Society in Sue’s name. Her final resting place will be Los Gatos Memorial Park with her beloved mother and father, Anna And Bert Frazzini.
Services were under the direction of Lima-Erickson Funeral Home.
