Sue Clearwater

"Now Sue, she would have made one hell of a wolf. Leah's more of a wolverine."

Sue Clearwater is a human Quileute woman who lives on the La Push reservation. She is the mother of Leah Clearwater and Seth Clearwater, and a widow since the passing of her husband Harry Clearwater. Sue also has good friendships with Billy Black and Charlie Swan.

New Moon
 During New Moon, her husband, Harry Clearwater, dies of a heart attack. He passes that spring leaving Sue as a widow, and then Sue takes Harry's place as a member of the tribal council. Billy states that Sue is a strong woman, as she remains unshaken as ever despite the news of her children. It is she and Charlie who arrange Harry's funeral. For Sue, it did not sink in when she first found out about her husband's death, much like Bella's reaction to trauma.

Eclipse
 Sue attends the campfire night/council meeting on the clifftop in which Billy Black and Quil Sr. tells the Quileute legends to Bella, Jacob, an most of the pack and their imprintee.

Breaking Dawn
 In Breaking Dawn, Sue attended Bella and Edward's wedding with Billy and her son, Seth. Later on, both Seth and Leah run away to join Jacob Black's renegade pack. According to Jared, Sue was heartbroken, but Jacob knew that she was very strong. Sue is also mentioned to be spending a lot of time with Charlie Swan, being as shocked by his cooking as Bella was when she first came to Forks. She immediately takes on a caretaker role towards Charlie, taking care of him much like Bella does. Bella suspects they have started a romantic relationship.

Appearances

 * New Moon(First appearance)
 * Eclipse
 * Breaking Dawn

Etymology
The name "Sue" is a shortened form of "Susan" and means "lily" in Hebrew.