Suzanne J. Crough (March 6, 1963 – April 27, 2015) was an American

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best known for her role as Tracy Partridge on ''

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''.

Career

On ''The Partridge Family'', a musical sitcom TV show which ran from 1970 to 1974, Crough played Tracy Partridge, the youngest Partridge sibling, who played the

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. After ''The Partridge Family'', she made several TV movies and made guest appearances on television shows, including '' Mulligan's Stew''. Her last credited on-screen role was as Kate in the 1980 TV movie ''Children of Divorce''.

Post-acting life

Crough graduated from Los Angeles Pierce College and until 1993 owned and operated a

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. She married William Condray in July 1985; the couple had two daughters. On March 2, 2010, during a reunion interview with several co-stars from ''The Partridge Family'' on ''

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'', she stated she was a manager at an

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Death

Crough died while sitting at her dining room table at her home in

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, on April 27, 2015, at the age of 52. The cause of death was not immediately reported, but

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police issued a statement that it was due to a "medical episode" and was "not suspicious". According to the coroner of Clark County, Nevada, Crough's cause of death was

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, a rare form of

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. Several of Crough's ''Partridge Family'' co-stars paid tribute to her, including

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and Danny Bonaduce. Bonaduce lamented, "Everyone thought I'd be the first Partridge to go. Sadly it was little Tracy. Suzanne was a wonderful lady and a good mom. She will be missed.""Danny Bonaduce on Suzanne Crough's death: 'Everyone thought I'd be the first Partridge to go'"
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