Recently on another thread, some of us were missing some of the posters who have passed away. Please don’t give any personally identifying information…but let’s celebrate the memories of some who made an impact on us…and who we miss.
I’ll start.
While there are several I could mention, I will say I miss @curmudgeon. In addition to posting a lot of sage advice, he had a great sense of humor, and a dry way of presenting his information in a fun way.
But he was particularly special to me because he was my kid’s cheering section when that kid was applying to professional school. In many messages, he supported this kid by saying they had a compelling application. He did know the kid got accepted to professional school, but I don’t know if he ever knew the success the kid had after that.
RIP. Curm. You definitely helped a lot of people…and made them laugh too!
I met @CAtransplant on here; we first started having conversations because our D17s had similar interests and were looking at a lot of the same schools. Turned out we only lived about 10 miles apart, and we became IRL friends… and then she introduced me to a bunch of CC people that I hadn’t known earlier (because I hadn’t spent much time in the “parent cafe”), so I owe a lot of friendships to her. I’m sure many people here knew her, as she was active when her D20 was applying too. She became ill in the spring of 2021 and passed away later that year. She loved the CC community and was always so interested in everybody and their kids.
(There’s another friend I want to mention too, but now I can’t figure out what his username was…)
And I remember sunriseeast’s journey. Many of us kept an online vigil here during her last days. She left an amazing story on CC. I believe the CC powers-that-be at the time helped her DH and son extract that thread for family posterity. What a legacy. Thank you (to @buenavista) for reminding me of her and giving an example of how powerful and real an online presence can be. People “live” here.
curmudgeon was a very special guy. He helped me not only with college related stuff, but also with a personal issue. I talked to him on the phone, and his voice was exactly as I imagined it should be! When he passed, his obituary provided insight that really drove home for me the point that we don’t know what a person is going through in life.
Gotta find a way to put a positive spin on this thread (grateful for the memories, seeing their name brings a smile, etc.) cause reading it is currently making me sad!!!
@interesteddad and @MichaelNKat - both brought so much motivation to the fitness/wellness thread in different ways. I never met them but I feel I could pick their personalities out a room! I still use a fitness strength routine that @MichaelNKat recommended - it’s printed out and lives with my hand weights!
Mentioning these names is like when you look at Facebook, and an old post from someone who’s past away pops up (nobody’s shut down the page) and you feel a twinge of sadness.
Out of curiosity, how do we find out in most cases when someone passes, as opposed to just stops posting here? Does a family member show up and post it? Do some of those hear know the people in life?
