Sue Thomas was born on the 24th of May 1950. At only 18 months old she became highly deaf, as she grew up speech therapist helped her to learn how to speak and she grew very skilled at lip reading. Thomas graduated from the Springfield College with a degree in political science and internal affairs. Sue worked at the FBI for four years, she first started working as a fingerprint examiner but she finished as an undercover lip-reading specialist. After four years Sue stopped working at the FBI and wrote a book called Silent Night which became the base for a TV show. The book tells her story from when she lost her hearing, to when she quit working at the FBI. The TV show is about her time working for the FBI. Sue later wrote another book about stories of living with multiple sclerosis (which she contracted in 2001,) the book is called Staying In The Race. Sue Thomas was a very important person and she showed that just because someone is deaf or disabled it does not mean that they can't be successful and or find their place in the world. Sue Thomas died at the age of 72 on December 13th, 2022.
