Sue Addis murder: Brighton restaurant manager was rock of relatives
TRIBUTES have poured in for cafe boss Sue Addis soon after she was located lifeless at her household.
The 69-yr-old was commonly acknowledged across Brighton as the driving drive behind the success of Donatello’s Italian restaurant in The Lanes and Pinocchios in New Road.
Pinocchios was the to start with Italian cafe to open up in the town.
Pietro Addis took on the cafe in 1987 and jointly with Sue, then his spouse, they pioneered a new approach with set two and three training course meals.
They questioned the council for outside seating which aided spark a revival for eating in the place.
The enterprise has gone from energy to strength and she had featured on the Lodges and Cafe Rich List, with a organization worth an approximated £6 million.
Sue had three kids, Leo, Stefano, and Mikele, who all go on to have roles in the family members operate dining establishments.
In a brief message on the Donatello Facebook site yesterday, the family reported: “We value all the modern messages of condolence and support.”
They asked for their privateness to be revered at this tough time.
Close friends say Sue was a devoted mom and grandmother.
One stated: “Her family ended up her environment, and she was theirs.”
Initially she was a gifted ballet performer with the Ballet Rambert College and never ever lost her love for watching dancing.
Sue, a stalwart of the community, was a trustee for The Argus Attractiveness for far more than 20 a long time, supporting charities all over Brighton and Hove.
She served assistance schemes this kind of as the Santa bus, the Xmas grotto, the Snowdogs and Snail fundraisers for the Martlets Hospice in Hove, and Brighton Housing Rely on.
Supporters stated she constantly experienced an eye for the smaller information and understood how a great deal even smaller sums could make to excellent results in most in will need.
