Susan Pytwan, 74, (nee Gregorio), also professionally known as "Suzi More" and for many years as Susan Morehead, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, in her home in Cottonwood, Arizona. Susan was born in Newark, NJ, to the late Vito Gregorio and Joan (nee Goordman) Gregorio. She is predeceased by her brothers, Vito "Greg" Gregorio and Kurt Gregorio.

Susan is survived by her husband, Myron Pytwan, two children, Robert Morehead and Stephanie (Morehead) Noce, son-in-law, Philip Noce, and two grandchildren, Jonathan and Christopher Noce. Also, she is survived by her cousins including Tracy Goordman Platt, Beverly Goordman, Victor Goordman, Valerie Goordman Macias and Eric and Emilia Goordman and their children, Eric Jr., John, Matthew, Christopher, and Eva Goordman. In addition, Susan will be missed by her many dear friends, including Brian Porter, Eric Gardener, Rachel Maraia, Renee Pace, Manny Aranjo, and Margret Mukai to name just a few.

Susan had a long and accomplished career. She held a BA in Music from Rutgers University, MA in Education from New Jersey City University, and pursued opera studies at the Academy of Vocal Arts, in Philadelphia, and New York University. She worked as voice teacher, chorus director and Orff specialist at the Newark School of the Arts for over 30 years. She also taught for over 20 years in the New Jersey Public Schools as a music specialist.

Susan is a prolific recitalist who has appeared in operatic roles performing with the Festival Chorus of New Jersey, the Masterwork Chorus and Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Singers, the Plainfield Symphony, Ars Musica Antiqua, the Garden State Chorale, the State Repertory Opera, Jersey Lyric Opera, Choral Baccarelli (Sao Paulo, Brazil), the Academy of Vocal Arts Opera Theatre (Philadelphia, PA), Montclair Chamber Orchestra, and numerous others. Notably, an article in The Star Ledger once called her voice "divine."

In addition, Susan dedicated the past 32 years to unearthing the lost German Art Song Cycles of Max Kowalski, the Polish-born German Jewish composer (1882-1956), whose promising musical career was cut short by the Holocaust. Prior to the rise of Nazism, Kowalski composed more than 90 Romantic-style Lieder for voice and piano, many of which found favor with leading performers and composers of the day. After imprisonment in Buchenwald, Kowalski was fortunately released and found refuge in England, where he died in obscurity. He went on to write about 120 more songs, which were never published.

Susan received several Lila Wallace/Reader's Digest Incentive Grants, for travel, research and performance on Kowalski. She composed an article and delivered it at the Jewish Music Conference in London in June 2000. She met the composer's elderly daughter, Vera Parcelle, while in England. After Vera passed away in 2007, she bequeathed Susan her father's entire collection of musical works. In 2008, Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate, commended her saying, "Your [Suzi More] efforts to keep his songs alive and educate others about his life's work are important."

Susan's passing is a profound loss. She truly devoted her life to keeping music alive. Susan will be remembered for her dynamic and outgoing personality, her rare disease and disability advocacy, deep knowledge and passion for music, her antique dolls, and her generous nature. A born performer, Susan impressed listeners with her operatic voice and perfect pitch wherever she went.

A celebration of Susan's life will be held at a later date, with details forthcoming.