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Thread: Erin: Jason breaks the news
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Qoheleth.
Semi-Sagacious One
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![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
So sad...
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Roseofsharon
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Knew something bad had happened when I saw the graphics all in black.
Didn't come across Erin much in my use of SoF, but was very aware of her presence and her importance to The Ship
Very shocked, and sorry.
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Ancient Mariner
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Depressing news. Would love to have met her. Erin's Top 100 Put-Downs would be a delight to read. A razor-sharp, over-creative quart in a dull pint pot called the church. Unrest in peace.
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basso
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It's hard to know what to say. I can't imagine this place without her. The best thing we can do is to keep the torch lit.
Breen
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Drifting Star
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I've only just stopped thinking that someone is playing a very strange joke on us. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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Mrs Shrew
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shocked and deeply saddened. may those who mourn be comforted.
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Matrix
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Wow, this just sucks.
We'll miss you croc
Mx
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Pancho
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Eternal rest, grant unto her, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon her.
May she rest in peace.
Amen.
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MrSponge2U
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This is very sad news. Erin made the Ship what it was, and we will all miss her very much. Prayers for her family and loved ones in this time of great loss.
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The Weeder
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
Sorry, double posting to add something
At the formal opening of the Ship's Café on April Fool's Day 2008, Erin was one of the people who came in to chat, That's partly why we got that name change amnesty - a late night conversation from this side of the Pond with begging from a few people. And she was amazing. She was also pretty horrified to be the only living person to have a room named after her.
For those who don't know, the café's rooms include The Bridge, the 'Gator Lounge, the Gambit Bar and the Miss Molly Chapel.
I was part of the discussion that night. I can not believe this news- so hard to take in.
Prayers for all her family and friends, and for we Ship Mates, who will feel her loss so personally.
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Gracious rebel
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What a hard act to follow! The Ship will never be quite the same again.
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moron
Shipmate
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Words fail.
Except perhaps to say I'm struggling to hitch up my big girl panties and deal... ![[Tear]](graemlins/tear.gif)
RIP
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passer
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There's nothing unsaid that I can add. This is so sad. I am so sad.
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Timothy the Obscure
Mostly Friendly
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Like a punch in the gut. I'd noticed she'd been less active lately and wondered what was going on, but never thought of this.... I can't get my mind around the idea of the Ship without her.
Rest in the Light, Erin.
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Mad Geo
Ship's navel gazer
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Shocked beyond words.
Sympathies to friends and family.
Reading this thread is a little like seeing all your old friends and family you haven't seen in a long time because you were away and are now drawn together because of.....this. Ugggh.
So sad.
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JoannaP
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I am sitting here with tears in my eyes having just read this thread. I had very little interaction with Erin but she will be missed here as well.
for all who mourn
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Japes
Shipmate
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Erin, may she rest in peace and rise in glory.
My deepest sympathy to Jason and the rest of the Erin's family and friends.
And for all who sail this Ship.
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Darllenwr
Shipmate
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Does. Not. Compute.
How can Erin be gone?
I consider myself fortunate that I never crossed swords with her, but I saw the results of a number of crossings and was suitably impressed.
Erin, your departure leaves a great chasm; we will not see your like again.
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Protozoan
Shipmate
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Even for someone who only discovered the ship less than a year ago this has come as a shock and a great sadness. It didn’t take long to realise that Erin was an amazing force to be reckoned with. She will be sorely missed. .....sorry.....
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Otter
Shipmate
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I just want to put my head down on my desk and cry - for a woman I've never met or exchanged words with in any way. Right now I even envy her snacks and chew-toys, if that makes any kind of sense...
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Yangtze
Shipmate
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Have just been in tears on my bed reading this. I read far more than I post so I'm pretty sure Erin had no idea I existed. But I knew she did. And she made this place a place I wanted to come to. And I loved the her I saw here.
May light perpetual shine upon her.
I'll most definitely join in the raising of a glass to her at the upcoming Gambit meet.
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Squibs
Shipmate
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I first encountered the phrase "rest in peace and rise in glory" on The Ship, and it seems to me to be a very beautiful and wholly (holy?) appropriate prayer to offer at such times.
So, Erin, do just that!
My sympathies to all those who knew and loved her.
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Lord Pontivillian
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I really don't know what to say. Such an awful shock I think sums it up.
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Ricardus
Shipmate
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Erin was someone I respected enormously. Would have loved to meet her in real life.
Rest in peace.
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Boogie
Boogie on down!
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quote:
Originally posted by Otter:
I just want to put my head down on my desk and cry - for a woman I've never met or exchanged words with in any way.
Yes
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soggy_amphibian
Shipmate
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Shoehorn With Teeth and I send sympathies and respect.
Thanks for your part in holding the Ship together, Erin! No Ship, no us.
May you be a Sheep and not a Goat, and may you still remain an Alligator.
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Bagpuss
Magical saggy cloth cat
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I don't post very often since the ship became so big and successful - too hard to follow too many threads, but I've been around since the very start and often pop by for a read. I have fond memories of Erin from the beginning.I'm sure her and Miss Molly will be doing their thing together.
My condolences and prayers to Jason and all of her family and friends x
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Banner Lady
Ship's Ensign
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quote:
Originally posted by Ancient Mariner:
Depressing news. Would love to have met her. Erin's Top 100 Put-Downs would be a delight to read. A razor-sharp, over-creative quart in a dull pint pot called the church. Unrest in peace.
Well if that isn't the outline of a fitting memorial room!
I just logged on to the ship's gallery to see if there was actually a photo of Erin. I feel satisfyingly cheated - but I'd still like to see the real person behind the teeth. Please?
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Spike
Mostly Harmless
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quote:
Originally posted by Banner Lady:
I just logged on to the ship's gallery to see if there was actually a photo of Erin. I feel satisfyingly cheated - but I'd still like to see the real person behind the teeth. Please?
She guarded her real life identity very closely. This I think was in part due to death threats she received from some nutter in the early days of the boards. None of us know what she looked like - not even Simon.
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RuthW
liberal "peace first" hankie squeezer
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Originally posted by Spike:
None of us know what she looked like - not even Simon.
She let a few things drop. She was tall and she colored her hair red, if memory serves.
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maleveque
Shipmate
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There have been rumors in the deep, dark past that the masked person on the Mystery Worshipper page is Erin. I have no idea whether that's true.
- Anne L.
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Jack the Lass
Ship's airhead
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Originally posted by maleveque:
There have been rumors in the deep, dark past that the masked person on the Mystery Worshipper page is Erin. I have no idea whether that's true.
- Anne L.
No, I'm pretty sure that's shipmate Wigwam Revivus.
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orfeo
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And now I know why the Ship is drained of colour.
Hail to Erin.
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Ancient Mariner
Sip the ship
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quote:
Originally posted by Jack the Lass:
quote:
Originally posted by maleveque:
There have been rumors in the deep, dark past that the masked person on the Mystery Worshipper page is Erin. I have no idea whether that's true.
- Anne L.
No, I'm pretty sure that's shipmate Wigwam Revivus.
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maleveque
Shipmate
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I stand corrected - I'm not sure where I heard that in the first place. Probably at some boozy Shipmeet.
- Anne L.
[edited to add likely source of misinformation]
[ 04. January 2011, 20:20: Message edited by: maleveque ]
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QuakerCub
Shipmate
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This doesn't seem possible....that that wonderful spirit is gone. Safe journey home, Erin. Save us a place at the table.
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Paul W.
Shipmate
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Originally posted by Spike:
None of us know what she looked like - not even Simon.
Gambit once told me she'd sent him a picture of her (something to do with them sharing a birthday I think - they were both born 8th May). I guess only the two of them could tell us if that's true.
Paul W
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ChastMastr
Shipmate
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Cubby and I just heard the news.
I think "rest in peace and rise in glory" sums up my thoughts.
God bless you and keep you, Erin, and I trust we will meet in person, face to face, someday.
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Tubifex Maximus
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There’s nothing I can add, nothing I can say that hasn’t already been said, but that isn’t the point, is it? It’s the sheer number of different posts, the weight of grief expressed in everything from long sentences to single words. Reading this thread strikes me as the virtual equivalent of the sea of flowers outside the scene of a disaster.
Many people exercise great leadership, embrace causes, spend themselves to get to the top of something. A few people are able to exercise leadership and spend themselves for organizations and causes where there is no financial reward. Erin went further even that that. She never did any of this for the money, not even for renown because we never knew what she looked like or met her. She did what she did anonymously for this community of anonymous people and she shaped it in a profound way right down to the rules and protocols that make this place run.
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Wet Kipper
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I can only add my voice to those expresssing shock and sadness, and offering for her family.
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malik3000
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I did not know Erin like some of the other Shipmates, but but I recognized the name, along with her delightful avatar, as indicating as being one of the select group of posters whose posts i tended especially like and find interesting. Reading this thread has made me realize how special and important she was for the Ship. What an utter sudden shock!
Rest in peace, Erin. When i think of you i'll always remember the smiling alligator. (I'm assuming alligator and not crocodile since she was from Florida.)
Healing and strength for Jason and for all who mourn her passing.
[ 04. January 2011, 20:50: Message edited by: malik3000 ]
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Twilight
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quote:
Originally posted by Spike:
None of us know what she looked like - not even Simon.
I always pictured her in a dazzling package to match her mind.
She will be so missed.
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FCB
Hillbilly Thomist
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It was an argument with Erin that first drew me into the Ship. Rest in peace.
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Stephen
Shipmate
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Oh,God,no.....I just can't believe this
Jason - thank you very much indeed for letting us know at a very difficult time for you - my prayers for you and your family
May Erin rest in peace and rise in glory
This is one of the very,very few discussion boards I visit even if I don't post as much as I used to, and I think the reason for it is her strength in making the Ship work. I think the Ship could have gone in two ways in its early days - that of being a cosy little club and the more risky way of making people think seriously about their faith or lack of one, and encouraging new people to join. That it worked is a testament to her strength of character I suspect.....
Prayer too for the Hosts and Administrators who must be in some considerable shock at the news,and that they may be given the grace and strength to carry on the work that she was so much a part of
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Orlando098
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Sorry to hear the news. My thoughts to her friends and family.
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