On 10/28/2011 10:42 AM, Pete C. wrote:
>
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>> Lynn Gifford has passed.
>> Blake Murphy has passed.
>> Helle Gaare Paulsen passed yesterday. She was 46. Breast cancer.
>>
>> Sonofabitch!
>>
>> Longtime rfc posters will have to go back about 12 years to remember
>> Helle, one of our two "Scandinavian authorities." (Katrine Someone was
>> the other.) I always loved when they posted to each other in Norwegian
>> to clarify with each other the finer points of a response. Helle lived
>> in Tromsø, Norway (north or the Arctic Circle) and was a total delight.
>> Although we never met f2f, I am confident we will meet in another realm
>> someday. She leaves a legacy of joy, dignity, integrity, warmth for
>> others, and great courage. She set a high bar for good character and I
>> will miss her. She was preceded in death by her infant daughter Sunniva
>> and is survived by her daughter Elise (I'm guessing Elise is about 17-19
>> now), parents, and brother.
>> --
>> Barb,
>> http://web.me.com/barbschaller September 5, 2011
>
> Definitely a high mortality rate in this group.

Though it is very sad when the regular posters here pass away, there
*are* many here who count themselves lucky to be survivors.

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Janet Wilder
Posting from the Netbaby