<\/a>Clarise Larson \/ Juneau Empire \n The sun partially shines on the Nana’s Attic sign hanging outside the store on Seward Street.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Dale said ever since the family shared the news of her death, dozens of people in Juneau have stopped by the store and sent messages expressing condolences and sharing their memories of her.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
“I think she was just a joy for people who came in that needed a place different from the others around here — she was friends with everyone,” he said. “I think she would be amazed by the outpouring of love and messages of people sharing their condolences — she’d be amazed.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Suzanne grew up in the Midwest around the Chicago area, Dale said, and throughout her life, she and he bounced around from place to place looking for different career opportunities after meeting in college. He recalled the week they met and how after only a few days of knowing each other they decided they wanted to marry one another. Less than a year later, Dale said, it was official.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
“I thought she was intelligent, she was funny, she liked my jokes — and her looks were a bonus,” he said, laughing. “I always thought she was way out of my league.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
The pair, who share two daughters, moved to Alaska in 200,1 and in 2009 Suzanne opened Nana’s Attic on Seward Street after driving by one day and seeing it empty. She chose the name Nana’s Attic after the nickname that was given to her by her three grandchildren.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Dale said Suzanne always had a love for antique furniture and seemed to stop at every garage and estate sale she saw. He said most of the hundreds of items scattered across the many shelves and bins in the store were collected from both garage and estate sales in Juneau and the Lower 48.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t