Brenda “Sue” Langevin
Brenda “Sue” Langevin (née Marsh) of Whitehorse, Yukon, passed away April 11th, 2025, from complications related to ALS. She is survived by her husband, Louis Julien, and her sisters Marna from Edmonton and Deborah from St-Eustache, Québec.
Born in 1948 in Edmonton, Alberta, Sue hitchhiked up the Alaska Highway to Whitehorse in the fall of 1968, where the crisp air at the top of the paved Two-mile Hill convinced her to call the Yukon home.
A decade later, Sue embarked on a 30-year teaching career at F. H. Collins Secondary School. Students, parents, and colleagues remember her well for her dynamic and professional dedication to advancing meaningful education.
Still, it was through all aspects of her life that Sue distinctly impressed upon many her exceptional positivity and sheer joy of being alive.
With her death went a precious life ambassador and champion. In our memories of Sue, let us not be sad that she has died, but grateful that she has touched us.
A Celebration of Life will be held at Normandy Living, 468 Range Rd., Thursday, June 12th, 2-4pm. Donations can be made to a charity of one’s choice.
Janet Riley
I am heartbroken by Sue’s passing. Sue brought much light and laughter into my life when we worked together in 1967. We have been friends ever since. I cherish her memory. Her spirit will live on.
Petra & Ron Unger
We are so grateful for the joyful smiles, kindness, and love that Sue shared with us and for the love she shared with our and her dear friend, Louis. May her spirit and memories of her warm and inspire us all as we continue in our own life journeys.
Fran Curran
Sue was a good friend and a fine neighbour. I will miss her;
her j friendship, her smile, and her great sense of humour.
My sympathies for your loss.
My sympathies for your loss. Fran
Arlin McFarlane
Oh my. Didn’t realize and grateful to know. Deeply saddened. Sue was a bright and loving light.
Kathy Luxemburger
Sue and I met at ” backroom bridge”, Golden Age Society, over 10 years ago…shortly after my arrival to the Yukon.
We became bridge partners, after discovering our passion for conventions that would, both, challenge us, and make us the best possible players we could be. We traveled to the Haines Bridge Tournament each April, and the road trip gave us the opportunity to share our life experiences, of which, there were many, for both of us. Sue had the very special talent of bringing stories to life, and thoroughly enjoying this art.
I was fortunate enough to be able to say goodbye to Sue, in person, just days before her passing.
Sue and her stories will live with me as long as my memory will allow, and bring a smile to my face each time I think of them.
Fred Smith
I first met Sue when she arrived on staff at F H Collins many years ago. She was an exceptional teacher, mentioned by former students as one of the most influential in their life. Sue loved adventures and paddling the Wind River together with our friends was a most memorable experience. She will be sadly missed but warmly remembered by all at our teacher social events.
Jill Pangman
I’m saddened to hear about Sue. She was a bright light and an adventurous spirit. I will hold fond memories of Sue, in particular of an adventurous trip we had down the Firth river almost 30 years ago now complete with snowstorms, high water, and a polar bear padding around our tent! also many evenings of inspiring discussions at Sue and Louis’s home over a few years around that time.
Diane Chisholm
Sue was a long time friend, although our paths hadn’t crossed much recently. I always admired her for her spunky attitude, friendly smile, and sense of adventure. We had a memorable canoe trip together on the Teslin River in the 1970s. We weren’t experienced canoeists and had some trepidations about going through rapids. We spent a restless night in a tent thinking about them as well as worrying about the strange noises we heard around the tent. Of course, we imagined the noises coming from wolves. With all that we still had a great experience. Sue was fun to be with and always up for a challenge and that’s what I remember most about her.
Jennifer Trapnell
Sue and I sang together for many years as second sopranos in the Whitehorse Community Choir. She had a quick smile and wit and was a fun person to be with. She was thoughtful, too. Sue taught my late son, James, in his final years at FH Collins. Last spring she mentioned she had also been James’s class chaperone for “the Battlefields tour” to Europe. When I asked her how it went she said everything was fine, adding few details. She was as discreet a chaperone as any high school teacher could be. We laughed and talked about other things at other times. She is greatly missed.
Gloria deVilliers
I’m glad to have been one of her many students at FHC.
After graduating, when I’d see her around Whitehorse, I always marvelled that she seemed to look younger, each time that I saw her.
She taught me a very important lesson, one that I will be silent about, yet is still universally true.