Another Sad Loss

Guido only recenlty heard of the passing of another blogging who, apparently, was a graphics maker as well. He was only 46. I did not know him personally but if anyone does and wishes to leave a tribute please contact me and I will post it. Also, if anyone has a photograph of him for the sidebar.

His name was Alvia Meekens Jr. May he rest in peace. 
Alvia passed away on 11 April 2011.

Lori Johnson

We once more mourn the passing of one of our bloggers, Lori Johnson. She used the screenname ABIcequeen on AOL and kept the blog Lori's Letterbox.

Lori passed away on 16 February 2011 at the age of 66, having bravely fought pancreatic cancer for a long period before that. In spite of her serious illness, Lori went on a roadtrip through 2010 with her husband, Chuck. The journey had to be cut short due to her deteriorating medical condition. She left this life in the company of her family, away from pain and suffering, and into eternal rest.

Lori will be sorely missed in our community, as she touched the lives of many. Even when she was quite ill herself, she would still contact others who were unwell and enquire after their wellbeing. Neither was she going to let the cancer get in the way of planning for other trips out and about - British Columbia was on her calendar for this spring.

Although her blog remains on the Net for you to leave messages for Lori's family, her email address on Gmail has been discontinued after it became compromised a few days before her passing.

Lori, rest in peace.

Bill Janssen's memorial

These are the scans of the card (first two images) and memorial (last two images) that I received today from Bill Janssen Jr. In order for the images to fit on the blogpage, I had to reduce their width, but if you click on them, you get the full-sized version.

Angie Marshall

Angie Marshall passed away today at the age of 60. She had not been feeling well earlier in the week, but the sad news of her death did come as a shock to many of her friends on the Internet. Marie Rayner has written a tribute on her blog "A Year from Oak Cottage", to which I'd like to refer.[Unfortunately, neither tribute nor site are no longer available, January 2013]. 

Angie, Rest in Peace.

Housekeeping message

Jeannette has given me permission to monitor comments on this blog, and as a result I have just removed 500 spam comments.

A few things have therefore been changed:

• Anonymous comments are no longer permitted.
• You will be asked to complete word verification
• All comments will be moderated prior to publication. 

I apologise for any inconvenience, but I am confident you prefer that over seeing the tributes defiled by comment spam.

Guido

Rest Well Daria

Another of our community has been lost to us with her passing on the 22nd January after a long, brave battle against cancer.

I did not know Daria but she was one of us and I know by the comments she received that she was very popular.

Her suffering is over now and she, as others before her, takes her place on this our memorial journal never to be forgotten. Rest well, Daria.

In Remembrance Of Bill

I have only just heard of the passing of our dear friend Bill of Just Plain Bill. He was much loved and a great friend to many. I remember him visiting my journal on several occasions.

He now takes his place with our other J-Land Angels but he will not be forgotten. Rest in peace dear Bill.

Mary A, Kaufman

Mary blogged on Meander with Me.Following a period of declining health, she passed away on St Patrick's Day. Her husband, Carl, had a tribute posted on her blog, to which I link above.

Any further information, tributes or images can be included upon request.

Paul Squires

Paul blogged on a Wordpress blog called Gingatao on which he published some very talented poetry and prose. He passed away following a fall in late July, and was buried in Brisbane, Australia. Paul is missed by many in the wider blogging community, as is shown by the comments on his final post.

I am aware that my lines do not do Paul Squires justice, but any further information or tributes can be included in this entry.

Barn Goddess / Ramblings from the Reservation

The news has reached us through Midlife Mom's blog that the Barn Goddess passed away on 13 July 2010. I would like to refer to MM's blog for a tribute to a lady who was taken from her family and friends at too early an age.