Susan Jeanette Meyer

January 13, 1958 – May 15, 2026

Susan Jeanette Meyer passed away on Friday, May 15, 2026, at the age of 68 in Portland, Oregon, after a sudden stroke.

Born in Portland on January 13, 1958, Susan lived in the Portland area, where she led an active family life with three children and six grandchildren.  She spent her career in the transportation field, working at UPS and then at TriMet as a bus driver, MAX light rail operator, and streetcar operator. She later worked as an Uber driver to continue her love of driving.

Susan was a humble person who did not seek credit or attention, preferring to quietly help others.  She dedicated her life to her extended family and the community, always tuned into what others might need or enjoy.  She was always learning and growing, seeking to be a better parent, grandparent, friend, and member of the larger human family.  She used her own challenges to learn and look for ways to make the world a better place for everyone.

Susan was passionate about food security, volunteering with Meals on Wheels and organizing food donations. To teach her children about the beauty of giving, she created a family fund called JARS, named using the initials of her family, to collect change for local food security programs. She also volunteered at church, in the schools, and in community support groups.  Even at the end of her life, Susan chose to donate her organs as one final way to care for others, and she was able to donate multiple organs to hopeful recipients.

Though she was quiet about her own accomplishments, Susan possessed a creative, vibrant, fun, and adventurous spirit. For those who knew her, “joy” was the word most often used to describe her. She loved painting and crafting, planning parties, organizing games, and pulling pranks to bring laughter to her friends and family. Susan introduced her children and grandchildren to the simple pleasures of bingo, garage sales, early morning Black Friday shopping lines, and the comedy of Jerry Lewis. She loved to walk, and was intimately familiar with the birds, flowers, and trees in every neighborhood she lived in.  She was an avid reader.  Although most of her life she stayed close to home, in her later years she traveled across the globe to visit family, including overseas. Just days before her passing, she was eagerly planning a trip to Canada, where she had dual citizenship.

Susan is survived by her loving children, Jennifer Gilley and her husband, Brian, Ryan Eoff and his wife, Heather, and Andrew Eoff and his wife, Jill. She leaves behind her six grandchildren, Tyler Nicks, Zachary Nicks, Asher Eoff, Ella Eoff, David Eoff, and James Eoff, as well as her great-granddaughter, Evangeline Marie Jewell. She is also survived by her siblings, Donna Meyer and her spouse, Jan Lonnquist, Joan Meyer and her spouse, Lauren Semler, and David Meyer and his spouse, Mai Meyer. Susan was preceded in death by her parents and beloved sister, Jill, who passed away in 1998.

Cremation services are scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. through Omega Cremation. A Memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at East Hill Church in the Kid City building in Gresham, Oregon. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to local food security programs, such as Meals on Wheels, in honor of Susan’s lifelong passion of helping others.