A Journal in Memory of those departed friends who were part of our great community in J-Land and now here, on Blogger.
This is their home. We will never forget.
A brief comment regarding updates on those J-landers who have passed away.
In some instances, news reaches us within hours, or days. In some instances not for months. And in some instances not for many years. That is the nature of life on-line, where a Keyboard may fall Silent, without immediately being noticed. On Facebook, I tend to check birthday notifications, as many of someone's FB friends just blindly follow the prompts, without being aware of, or (worse) remembering the death of the user.
I update this blog from the Silent Keyboards group on Facebook, and am sometimes months behind. My apologies.
Bob Hall has passed away on 4th June 2024 of biliary duct cancer. He is survived by his wife Bonnie. I point to the obituary from the funeral home (https://www.gundersonfh.com/obituaries/Robert-A-Hall...) and to his final post, published by Bonnie after he had died. https://tartanmarine.blogspot.com/2024/07/im-dead.html.
Personally, I did not know Bob in J-land, but may he rest in peace.
I was informed by Kathy Zolla that former J-lander Pat McCormick-Neal passed away on 13th June 2025. Apparently, she would blog about books and movie stars. Further information as I receive it. May she rest in peace.
Bethe Caoutte has advised us the passing of J-lander May Moore of Plant City near Tampa Florida. This probably happened about a decade ago, when her Facebook profile was closed.
Terry Townsend (and her husband) lived in the Clearwater area, west of Tampa.
This couple was apparently already in their mid 80's 15 years ago.
Bethe told me that she once stayed in Terry's house at Zephyrhills, not far from Tampa, one day.
Ora Louise Bowling Carmichael 🤍 May 8, 1938 – March 29, 2025
Tribute courtesy Robin Murphy Rodrigues My heart is broken. I’ve known Ora for so many years—our oldest Facebook messages date back to 2010, but our friendship began long before that.
We first met online back in the ’90s, in the early days of the internet, and though we never met in person, she was as real a friend to me as any I’ve ever had.
Ora was a retired Army wife, devoted to her husband, a retired Army chaplain. After retiring they built a life together in Lexington, KY, grounded in family, faith, love, and service to others. She was an encourager, always helping me see the good in life, no matter how hard things got. We shared stories of being military wives, swapped tales about our troublesome knees, and she never failed to keep me and my family in her prayers.
Her love for Jesus was steadfast, and she radiated kindness to everyone she knew. I will miss her flower photos—she had such a gift for capturing beauty, both in nature and in life. And I will miss her—her friendship, her unwavering support, and her gentle wisdom.
Ora loved the song You Are Not Alone by Michael Jackson, and how fitting that is. Though she is gone, she will never be forgotten. I know she’ll be there to greet me with a hug when I get to heaven.
Save me a spot, my dear, sweet friend—she will be so deeply missed but forever cherished. 🤍
Today, March 16th, 2025, Linda Smith Shook passed away, aged 82, after a lengthy spell of ill health. Only a few weeks ago, she had to transfer to a hospice-style home, after her medical condition no longer responded to treatment.
Linda was one of the old stagers of J-land, blogging from just outside Seattle (Washington State), often sharing images of the Tacoma Narrows Bridges with me - one of which collapsed in 1940 during a spell of strong winds.
When I first joined J-land, Linda had her little cat Gabi, who sadly died 15 years ago. Gabi would have been at the Rainbow Bridge, welcoming Linda.
We shall all miss her, a sadness that is alleviated by the knowledge that her suffering is over, and has rejoined her beloved Bob, who predeceased her by a number of years.
Good night, Linda. Thank you for the friendship. Rest in peace.
