Susan Tessem
For more than fifteen years, Susan Tessem volunteered her services in the demanding role of chairman of the American Colony Committee, before retiring in 2011. The new chairman, Lynda Solar, presented Susan with a plaque and this tribute to Susan's dedication, not only to the Committee but to the many other organizations which have been enriched by Susan cheerful and generous work:
You hear the laugh first - totally unmistakable for its strength, pitch and spontaneity. The laugh is followed by the figure, totally unmistakable and impressive. I'm talking about the one and only Susan Tessem. Susan, can you join me here at the podium please.
Susan is a doer. She makes things happen and she's been the motor, the driving force, the laugh and the smiling face behind the American Colony's organization of the annual 4th of July celebration for more than fifteen years.
Susan, who has been in Costa Rica since 1980, is also a driving force and tremendous fund raiser of other local organizations such as the Costa Rican American Bicultural Center, the Youth Orchestra of the Americas, the National Opera Company and the Little Theater Group.
Susan stepped down as president of the American Colony Committee earlier this year and on behalf of her fellow committee members it is my honor to present her with this plaque which says:
Susan is a doer. She makes things happen and she's been the motor, the driving force, the laugh and the smiling face behind the American Colony's organization of the annual 4th of July celebration for more than fifteen years.
Susan, who has been in Costa Rica since 1980, is also a driving force and tremendous fund raiser of other local organizations such as the Costa Rican American Bicultural Center, the Youth Orchestra of the Americas, the National Opera Company and the Little Theater Group.
Susan stepped down as president of the American Colony Committee earlier this year and on behalf of her fellow committee members it is my honor to present her with this plaque which says:
The American Colony Committee of Costa Rica
whose mission is to promote the civic observance
of the United States of America's Independence Day
and its history and traditions
gratefully recognizes
Susan Tessem
for her lifetime achievements, and especially for her
many years of service and dedication to keeping alive
the United States spirit and the tradition of the
4th of July Picnic in our home abroad.
July 4, 2011 — San Jose, Costa Rica
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