Susan Witwicky

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Shy and generally reserved, Susan Witwicky was raised in a bookish, civic-oriented household. In the early '60s, when she was in college, she participated in several civil rights protests. Well-respected by academians, Susan's career path was almost certain to be confined in the walls of university.

Until she met Sparkplug (what is with the male Witwicky trait of marrying girls well out of their league ?)

Sparkplug's slightly-rowdy exterior somehow complemented Susan's introverted ways. It didn't hurt that she formed a fast bond with Sparkplug's sister-in-law, Judy. In 1969, Susan married Sparkplug and a year later, they had their first child.

With a kid arriving unexpectedly, Susan scaled back on her university ambitions, opting instead to be a school teacher and after the bith of her second child, she scaled back even more, opting instead to take a part-time role as a substitute teacher until both sons were fully raised.

Though she never led on to having any favorites, she found it easier to connect with (and manage) the more introverted Buster. In fact, before Buster entered kindergarten, he was usually practically velcroed to Susan's side as the more rambunctious Spike tended to gravitate toward his father.

Death
Susan was killed in a freak automobile accident in 1981. The night before she was killed, the child-free Ron and Judy Witwicky took Sparkplug and Susan out for a typical night on the town. In the morning, Susan and Sparkplug never kissed one another goodbye as the two were preoccupied with trying to shake off a night of partying with their in-laws and getting Buster and Spike ready for school. On her way to run some errands, she was hit by a driver who ran a stop sign and killed instantly.

Her husband Sparkplug never remarried. Financial woes eventually forced Sparkplug to take jobs overseas or away from his home, sometimes with Spike in tow. As a result, the work situation forced Buster to live with his godparents Ron and Judy.