Lover of travel and music was a passionate advocate for peace and human rights Susan Stein Skolnick died peacefully at home in Braintree, Vt., on Sunday, October 20, 2024. Sue was born on April 6, 1942, to Louise and Arthur Stein and lived most of her life in New York City. She was a great lover of travel and music. Some of her happiest memories were of the many trips she and her late husband, Ed, took together. While there were a few places on her bucket list they were not able to travel to, they did manage to explore all the continents except for Antarctica. Susan loved music from a young age, telling stories of singing with Pete Seeger at Camp Woodland and while attending elementary school at the Little Red School House. In her teen years, she would frequent the many folk coffeehouses of the Village and enjoyed listening to the many musicians who performed at Washington Square Park. She sang with many choruses over the years, including the New York City Labor Chorus for more than 10 years, singing with them at Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday celebration in Madison Square Garden and touring with them in Wales. She enjoyed most types of music, but folk, oldies from the ’30s and ’40s, Broadway musicals, and classical were her favorites. Throughout her life, Sue was a passionate advocate for peace and human rights. She was an active member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, worked with Bella Abzug for women’s rights, organized and marched for peace from the 1960s into the present day, and was a longtime union chapter leader for the United Federation of Teachers. She worked as an elementary special education teacher for more than 20 years in NYC, many of them spent in an inner-city school in Brooklyn. Susan had quiet determination, a beautiful laugh and a warm, caring spirit. She believed it was the small things that made a difference in the world and will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Susan is survived by her daughter, Nora Skolnick of Braintree, Vt.; son, Joshua Skolnick of Harwich, Mass.; daughters-in-law, Laura Davidson and Judy Skolnick; grandchildren, Becky and Alex Skolnick; and her brother, Robert Stein of East Lansing, Mich. She was preceded by her husband of 56 years, Edwin Skolnick. Donations can be made on her behalf to the New York City Labor Chorus…