Susan+Butcher+By+Stefanie

Date of birth: December 26, 1954 Date of death: August 5, 2006 Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts Type of work: American dog musher

Great Accomplishments: Susan was the first to win four out of five sequential years 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1990.

5 important facts:

Susan studied to become a veternarian technician, eventually moving to Alaska to persue her passion of dog racing and train for the Iditarod.

Two of Susan's dogs were killed and six were injured in an accident involing a moose.