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Thread: Erin: Jason breaks the news
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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I have a feeling the typo was deliberate and that she left a note for Jason asking him to put it that way - a sort of little nudge from beyond. She just had to get the last word in.
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comet
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I completely missed it. Fabulous!
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Nanny Ogg
Ship's cushion
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Erin will be missed. Her ability to keep the Ship going and troubleshoot sock puppets and trolls was and will remain legendary.
R.I.P Erin ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
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Athrawes
Ship's parrot
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Really saddened to hear this. for her family, that they may be comforted.
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Benedictus
Shipmate
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It's hard to imagine a world without Erin in it. Prayers for her and all who loved her. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.
Thank you, God, for Erin and her valiant service against the forces of jerkdom.
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Resentment: Me drinking poison and expecting them to die
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Emma Louise
Storm in a teapot
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So shocked. I used to chat to Erin in the cafe in the old days when we did the ark.
Thoughts with the rest of the family. Thankyou for posting here- she has made a difference to a lot of our lives.
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Golden Key
Shipmate
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OMG! ![[Tear]](graemlins/tear.gif)
{{{{{{{{Erin}}}}}}}}
Peace and blessings to all affected, and a wonderful welcome for Erin in Heaven.
She was very kind to me on a couple of occasions.
I knew a *little* bit about her health problems. We PMed when she mentioned on the boards that she was going to have "a pain procedure". Hope it's ok to share what she told me:
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It's funny, I've always had a high tolerance for pain, but nothing has ever kicked my butt like the herniated disc sitting on my nerve root. I understand why House is such a bastard; if I knew I had to live with this for the rest of my life I'd be one, too. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Blessed Gator, pray for us!
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--"Oh, Peace Train, save this country!" (Yusuf/Cat Stevens, "Peace Train")
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starbelly
but you can call me Neil
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I simply don't know what to say ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
Neil
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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What a woman, what a unique woman. May she move freely in that place of no darkness and no pain, and may light perpetual shine upon her.
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"Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano
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Suze
Ship's Barmaid
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This place will be much the poorer without her.
for those who knew, loved and now miss her.
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Curiosity killed ...
Ship's Mug
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Thank you for telling us Jason, when you're in the middle of all the other stuff you must be dealing with.
Erin has been such a pivotal part of the Ship, such a strength and power keeping it on course and focussed, that losing her is difficult. It feels as if something vital has been ripped from the core of this community.
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Curiosity killed ...
Ship's Mug
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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.
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Mugs - Keep the Ship afloat
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Ariel
Shipmate
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This is unbelievable.
Rest in peace, Erin.
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QLib
Bad Example
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Such a great loss for the ship as an institution and for those of uswho knew her, if only through posts and PMs. She will be very much missed.
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Alfred E. Neuman
What? Me worry?
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In Memoriam, I'd just like to share my last exchange with Erin posted the evening of Dec.29, 2010 (from "Any Boundaries? (Trainwrecked by MerlintheMad)" now in Oblivion):
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Originally posted by Erin:
Merlin, I think that was the most offensive diatribe I've ever read on these boards. I'm tired of your thinly-veiled crusading against teh evil... well, everyone who isn't you. But this actually crossed a line, so we are shaking the dust from your sandals and sending you on your way. Don't write.
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Originally posted by Alfred E. Neuman:
...Whoooa. Another one bites the dust.
[Hi Erin! How's things out Florida way? Been wearing long-johns?]
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Originally posted by jlg:
Are you volunteering to be the next shore leave victim, Alfred?
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Originally posted by Alfred E. Neuman:
What? Are you saying my sucking-up reference to the freezing Florida weather won't win me a few more days here?
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Originally posted by Erin:
This weather is some fucking bullshit, I'll tell you that. I think it's supposed to be close to 70 this weekend, so hopefully I'll be able to defrost for a couple of days.
I suspect you're now basking in eternal light, Erin. Thanks for being so gentle while slapping me upside the head these many years. May the Great Gator hold you in His loving jaws. You will be missed.
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rexory
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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Jason, thank you so much for taking time from your personal grief to share this sad news with us. You may not have realised the love and esteem which people here had for your sister, or that what may first appear to be a simple website has such a strength of community and involvement that the passing of someone whom most people have never met in person can have such a profound effect on so many. We will be praying for you and your family in your loss.
Hope heaven holds an opportunity for me to meet Erin at last.
In immense gratitude for all Erin has done for Ship of Fools and for her friendship, and for the fun of being her mum for a while (see the Nativity play. My bladder will never be the same again!)
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Miss you, Erin.
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Barnabas62
Shipmate
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Erin was a one-off. The uniqueness of this unrestful place, and its longevity, is probably more down to her than anyone else. I think she had the best nose for bullshit of anyone I have ever come across. A passionate firer of invariably well-aimed darts. Remarkably responsible. And vulnerable as we all are.
I'm reminded of just a couple of lines from Joni Mitchell.
"Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got til its gone"
As Erin might have said (as she did say to me recently on Host Board). Ain't that the friggin' truth. This rowdy cyber-family here is in loss today.
for Erin, Jason and family
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Doublethink.
Ship's Foolwise Unperson
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All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. George Orwell
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Adrienne
Shipmate
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Rest in Peace Erin
For Erin's family and friends
We will all miss her.
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Nunc Dimittis
Seamstress of Sound
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Shocked disbelief here.
Erin, rest in peace and rise in glory.
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Jen.
Godless Liberal
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Rest In Peace.
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daisydaisy
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for Erin and
for everyone for whom she was special.
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Stoo
Mighty Pirate
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Oh, God... awful news.
Thoughts and prayers with her family and friends.
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Golden Key
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Alfred E. Neuman:
A link from Erin's profile! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
!ROTFL! Thanks for that.
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Blessed Gator, pray for us!
--"Oh bat bladders, do you have to bring common sense into this?" (Dragon, "Jane & the Dragon")
--"Oh, Peace Train, save this country!" (Yusuf/Cat Stevens, "Peace Train")
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seasick
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May she rest in peace.
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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From the time I joined the Hosts until just this Christmas, Erin has been a help and support. Our last PM exchange was Christmas "cards". Gruff, yes. Impatience for bullshit, yes. But underneath a gentle woman. I will miss her every time I post on this board and look for her avatar.
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Jenn.
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She'll be missed greatly.
Many prayers for her family and friends
Rest in Peace
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shamwari
Shipmate
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"Let light perpetual shine upon her, and in Your loving wisdom and almighty power work in her the good purpose of Your perfect will."
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JoyfulNoise & Parrot OKief
Ship's pirate
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Erin
For Erin's brother Jason and the full family as they share in grief.
To quote from memory as best I can a SoF Nativity Play several years ago. There is another star in heaven today ...
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Robert Armin
All licens'd fool
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I've just got off a plane; switching my phone back on there was text from Ariel breaking the news. Like the rest of you I'm shocked; like the rest of you I am going to miss Erin. Some nine years ago, when I was going through a very low point indeed, she sent me some very comforting PMs. I'm glad I've still got them in my box, and didn't throw them away.
Many of us will be unable to get to her funeral. Can we do something on the Ship at the same time, to remember her, please?
for Erin, and all who love her.
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Banner Lady
Ship's Ensign
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This swamp will never be the same.
I miss those big teeth already.
Erin.
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Alan Cresswell
Mad Scientist 先生
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It's taken me a couple of hours to reach a state where I can even think of posting. Erin was the heart and soul of this site, without her the boards we know and love would either not exist, or be completely different. She will be irreplacable here, though we'll struggle along to try and make her look down on us with pride that we're still going strong.
I still remember early in June 2000 when I'd been engaged in some discussion in Purgatory on evolution, when she posted something along the lines of "Alan, stop playing about and read your email". I thought I was in real trouble - it turned out I was, because the email was asking me to host Purgatory. And, on one occasion in the Cafe she told me off for being too quiet.
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TonyK
Host Emeritus
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Jason - so sorry to hear this sad news. She was one of the guiding lights on the Ship and will be sorely missed.
My condolences to you and the rest of her family - you will all be in our prayers.
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord
And let light perpetual shine upon her.
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Adeodatus
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My God! - what a shock.
I only knew Erin through her magnificent posts on the Ship, and by her resolutely steady hand on the tiller, but I feel like I've lost a dear friend.
for her friends and family. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.
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Bronwyn
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Such a shock. Alan I can imagine her doing that.
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Earwig
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What a shock. May she rise in glory!
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Gamaliel
Shipmate
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Ooof!
I'm sure the typo in the OP was appropriate, whether or not intended, and that Erin would be the first to agree.
I always managed to evade her sharp teeth, although I did get a close snap once or twice. The fact that those teeth were there always acted as a deterrent. They kept me closer to the straight and narrow.
Now those incisors are no longer circling beneath the waters, I resolve not to act as if they are no longer there. That would be the best tribute any of us could give to Erin.
May she rest in peace and rise in glory, and may light eternal shine upon her.
And I'm sure the Lord will find more work for her gnashers in some way, shape or form yet to be revealed.
If any of us get a nip on the backside as we cross the Jordan then we'll know that the legacy remains.
Our condolences to her family and all who knew and loved her.
She will be missed.
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Praise the Lord for He is kind.
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pete173
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A shock.
May she rest in peace and rise in glory. Thank God for every memory of her (even if, for many of us, those memories are only virtual ones!)
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Eloise
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Flausa
Mad Woman
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Erin, I'd really like to call you to Hell for leaving us without saying goodbye. And for leaving us with a massive gator-shaped hole. Dammit, we'll miss you.
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Simon
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Jason, I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. Erin leaving so suddenly must be a terrible shock to your family, as it is to all of us here, and my thoughts and prayers are with you and Erin. She has been with us here since the very beginning of opening these boards in 1998, and has been the bright, fierce and always colourful guiding spirit behind them ever since. Everyone here owes a huge debt of gratitude for the energy, imagination and love she has given to this online community. Thank you for telling us; my deepest sympathies and respects to your family.
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Eternal memory
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The Great Gumby
Ship's Brain Surgeon
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Shit!
That's all I can manage right now.
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The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool. - Richard Feynman
A letter to my son about death
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Spike
Mostly Harmless
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Give rest O Christ to thy servant with thy saints
Where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting.
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