Late Bad News
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Late Bad News
Hi everyone. Hopping on here to share some news (in case y'all hadn't heard). Jabberwonky apparently passed away the evening of January 24th from gastric cancer (per a post on his Facebook page by his wife). I only just found out because a friend of his noticed I'd tagged him for something on Facebook, and left a comment to let me know. RIP Steve...you were a delightful person, one of the first (if not The first) to call me Miss Julie and make it a Thing...and I'm so glad I got a chance to meet you in the flesh to see that you are the same sweet person as I got to know online.
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That... is not the sort of news I wanted to hear... ![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif)
but thank you for letting us know.
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif)
but thank you for letting us know.
- AnotherFairportfan
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ditto
we had an old-time SF fan pass away, essentially alone, recently, and most of us didn't find out till several months later
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Alas - he will be missed.
A sad note also in the digital age that so many people we know only by their posts can simply disappear and be lost but for friends and family who know and have access to their haunts to post a message like this. Thank you for closing the circle!
A sad note also in the digital age that so many people we know only by their posts can simply disappear and be lost but for friends and family who know and have access to their haunts to post a message like this. Thank you for closing the circle!
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Rest in Peace, but Jabberwonky?-
do check in from time to time...
do check in from time to time...
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Sad to hear. We’ll all meet again, but the transitions are never happy.
Blessed Be.
Al
Blessed Be.
Al
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Samhain’s coming up soon enough...
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Here's the group photo from the Dallas Mini-WapsiCon in 2015- where does the time go??? Steve/J'wonky is on the left.
I just hope he and Jasper have managed to meet up- he had once remarked he'd like to meet her and it never happened while he and she were on this side...
I just hope he and Jasper have managed to meet up- he had once remarked he'd like to meet her and it never happened while he and she were on this side...
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I'm trying to see if I can edit his profile to mark "Deceased" on it. I may have to change the password and do it from logging into the account.
Oddly enough, even though I'm in Houston - never met the man.
Oddly enough, even though I'm in Houston - never met the man.
I'll get a life when it's proven and substantiated to be better than what I'm currently experiencing.
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it's the nature of today's society. Too busy to connect with something/someone that might be interesting/entertaining/amazing. I met the gang in Dallas five years ago, happened to reconnect with Miss Julie once between then and now. Had hoped to reconnect with Jabs at some point- waited too long.
Once this CV19 mess calms down, I'd like to invite you to meeting for a beverage or simply a friendly hello at a location of your choice. Pizza can be involved.
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Works for me.Hansontoons wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 7:27 pmit's the nature of today's society. Too busy to connect with something/someone that might be interesting/entertaining/amazing. I met the gang in Dallas five years ago, happened to reconnect with Miss Julie once between then and now. Had hoped to reconnect with Jabs at some point- waited too long.
Once this CV19 mess calms down, I'd like to invite you to meeting for a beverage or simply a friendly hello at a location of your choice. Pizza can be involved.
It's a mess for me, I have to make sure that my customers can all work remotely. I expect to be spending a LOT of time on site the next week or so - mostly by myself with nobody else in the building.
They're actually talking about closing the Port of Houston. What a huge idiocy that is. Slow down the loading/unloading, sure - so that people have more distance - but we NEED those goods to move!
I'll get a life when it's proven and substantiated to be better than what I'm currently experiencing.
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South Central Pennsylvania here. I'd be up for a cuppa somewhere as well! Public facilities are all on take-out at the moment, so an item for the future.
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I'm in San Francisco and we shut down Monday night. Now the whole State of California has followed suit.
This deserves its own thread...
This deserves its own thread...
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Advantage: Dave
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So, is it fifteen/love?
I'll get a life when it's proven and substantiated to be better than what I'm currently experiencing.
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Sorry, I'm too jealous of Dave to profess my deep underlying love for him...
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Have not looked in for a long time, and am very sorry to learn this.
Almost afraid to catch up with people these days.
Almost afraid to catch up with people these days.
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