Obituary of Mary Sue Waisman

Mary Sue Waisman of Fall River passed away peacefully at home June 22, 2014, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Binghamton NY on June 10, 1957 and moved to Syracuse NY a year later. She graduated from Bishop Ludden High School in Syracuse and Seton Hill University in Greensburg PA. She was awarded a fellowship to Yale University for study in Dietetics and Nutrition. At Yale she met and married her beloved husband David and they moved to Canada. Mary Sue managed her own consulting business All About Food Nutrition Consulting. She was served in a professional capacity as the President of Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research, the Manager of Public Affairs for Dietitians of Canada and the chair of the board for the Dietitians of Canada. She was also a lecturer at Mount Saint Vincent University and a sessional instructor at Nova Scotia Community College. Mary Sue was also Dietitians of Canada Fellow. She was one of 40 (out of 6000 members)- who has been recognized for their capacity to promote excellence in dietetics and who have demonstrated outstanding professional growth and contributions through educational/professional enhancement, career achievements, initiative/innovation, and leadership in dietetics. Recently, Mary Sue received the Ryley-Jeffs Memorial Lecture Award for recognition of her ideals and dedication to the profession of dietetics. Mary Sue was an articulate, confident and engaging public speaker. Her presentations always gathered a crowd - whether she spoke of food, family and nutrition, being media savvy, leadership or advocacy. She will be especially remembered for the many people whose lives she touched and turned around. She was always there to help in any way she could. To know her was to love her. Mary Sue is survived by her husband David and loving children, daughter Meredith Grace and son Phillip David. Her parents, Chester and Philomena Malys of Syracuse NY, as well as aunts, uncles and cousins. Her brother Richard (Chris) predeceased her in February 2014, as well as niece Elizabeth Ann and nephew RJ Mayls. Memorial Mass: 10 a.m. July 26, 2014 at the Basilica Of The Sacred Heart, 927 Park Ave., Syracuse, NY 13204. In lieu of flowers donation may be made to Feed Nova Scotia (www.feednovascotia.ca).