She came from a well-educated family with one of her brothers, an uncle of Walter, was a medical doctor who had first been awarded a Bachelor's Degree. Suzie had studied at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, and had qualified as an elementary teacher but she never had a teaching position in a school.
Siya nagmula sa isang mabuting pag-aralan ng pamilya ng isa sa kanyang mga kapatid na lalaki, isang tiyuhin ng Walter, ay isang medikal na doktor na unang na iginawad ng isang Bachelor's Degree. Suzie had-aral sa Wiley College sa Marshall, Texas, at nagkaroon ng mga kwalipikadong bilang isang guro ng elementarya pero hindi siya nagkaroon ng pagtuturo na posisyon sa isang paaralan.