Susan Malin Clift *86

Susan Malin Clift, former research director at an Arco Chemical division (now Bayer AG), died Jan. 1, 2007, of breast cancer at her home in Lansdale, Pa. She was 47.

Her 11-year fight against breast cancer did cause her to stop working, but did not stop her from helping others cope with the disease. As she underwent treatment, Clift volunteered with the American Cancer Society as a telephone counselor. She also founded a support group for women with advanced breast cancer at the Wellness Place in Lansdale. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation honored her for her work.

Before joining Arco Chemical, Clift worked at Air Products for 10 years. She is credited with 12 patents.

She was valedictorian of her high school class, earned a bachelor’s degree from Ursinus College, and a master’s and doctorate in chemistry from Princeton.

She is survived by her husband, David, whom she married in 1981; two children; and her mother, Elizabeth Brown Malin.