Camp Courageous sympathy goes out to the family and friends of Emilie Elizabeth (Bena) Suchomel, 101, of Solon/Tipton.  Emilie has been a supporter of Camp Courageous for decades.  In addition, she was a hard-working farmwife and mother. She received her Quad City Times Bix 7-mile road race 20-year participant award in 1994, also earning first place in the 70+ age bracket. She mowed her yard with a push mower for decades—a quiet testament to her strength and independence.  Every Camp Courageous project she was always there to support, with a wonderful note, with an attached check.  Memorials, in honors of special occasions and friends, she never missed.  Her notes of encouragement will be dearly missed.  Emilie wished for her memorials to go to Camp Courageous (campcourageous.org/donate)