Suzanne LeGault (Suzanne LeGault-Bouton) passed away on June 26, 2025, surrounded by her immediate family. She was 72 years old and had gracefully battled bile duct cancer for nearly three years.
Suzy was an artist and illustrator who was known for her many extraordinary silk-screen prints. These were often inspired by locations in the Champlain Valley but mostly sprang from her rich and colorful imagination. They now adorn the walls of homes and workplaces around the world.
Suzy was born in St. Louis, Mo., on April 22, 1953, to Dorothy Marshall LeGault and Philip LeGault. She grew up in various parts of the northeastern U.S. and spent summers at a family cottage in Ontario. She was co-valedictorian of her high school class, spent two years at Northwestern University and then finished her academic career at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1979, she married Mark Bouton. They spent a year in Seattle, Wash., before moving to Burlington in 1980. There she began her freelance career, making art in various media for clients such as Gardener’s Supply, the University of Vermont and National Life, and selling her prints in local galleries. She designed the original Vermont state conservation license plate.
Suzy and Mark raised two daughters, of whom she was very proud. She was a grounded and loving mother, wife, sister and friend. She was generous, talented and fun. She loved skiing, biking, golf and Quiddler and was always ready for an adventure. In her last month alone, she traveled to England with her sisters, visited friends and family in Canada, took her grandchildren to the zoo in Boston, played golf, and hosted a group of friends for high tea. Over the years, she contributed to several community activities, including the South Cove neighborhood in Burlington and the Humane Society of Chittenden County.
Suzy is survived by her husband, Mark; daughters, Lindsay Bouton (Bryan Wagenknecht) and Grace Bouton; two grandchildren (Anna and Mabel Wagenknecht); three siblings (Sandy LeGault, Mark LeGault and Lauren Chapman [David]); two cousins, two nieces, three nephews, and many, many friends.
There will be an informal gathering to celebrate her life on September 20, 2025, 3:30 to 6 p.m., at the Silver Pavilion of the University of Vermont Alumni House. Donations may be made in her honor to Hope Lodge of Boston and to the Humane Society of Chittenden County.
This article appears in Seven Daysies 2025.