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| 11 MAY 2005 at 9:35pm |
| Deleted User | Anne's love and care are evident in the fact that almost 100% of the forum recieved at least once a PM from Anne. She was a wonderful person that cared about anyone she knew, and for her even talknig to a person once is to know them. :-/ :'(
(Wolfboy, she sent you Syberia 2 via PM? Or am I misunderstanding, as always).
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| 11 MAY 2005 at 11:52pm |
SirDaveGuild Master
Posts : 4950
Joined: 17 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | As one who didn't know Anne as well as many of you, I can't help but notice how great the outpouring after her passing. Isn't that really a measure of what someone's life is worth- how much they moved people around them! Not to mention the effect of Anne on people who never actually met her in person!
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 12 MAY 2005 at 12:10am |
Terry PenrodGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 6694
Joined: 16 OCT 2004
Location: US, Texas
Status : Offline | .
After missing this thread earlier today, it was with a heavy heart that I just now read Val's post about Anne in the main AG forum.
To her family and friends, please accept my belated but sincere condolences and know that there is yet another JA+ forum member who will miss her candor, her good natured humor and her genuine enthusiasm for the common thread we all share here - adventure games.
She will be remembered fondly and with respect by many people in this community from all around the world.
Best Wishes, Terry
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| 12 MAY 2005 at 12:47am |
JoGuild Master
Posts : 3313
Joined: 3 NOV 2002
Location: AU, Qld.
Status : Offline | I'm shocked and saddened by Anne's death. It's hard to find words at a time like this, in fact the only reason I even knew Anne had passed away was because someone who used to belong to this forum some time ago emailed me this morning with the sad news. I had an idea that she had some health problems but didn't realise how bad they must have been.
Although I didn't know Anne well, there always seemed to be something indefinably special about her, I loved some of her rather cryptic comments (even if I didn't always understand them!) and I'm sure she never had a mean bone in her body.
To all Anne's family and friends my condolences on loosing a very special lady and someone obviously loved by everyone on this forum.
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| 12 MAY 2005 at 3:24am |
GrimCurseIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 83
Joined: 8 SEP 2004
Status : Online | No way! You could recognize her posts instantly without looking at her username because she had her own unique writing style. The forums won't be the same without her.
Rest In Peace, Beautiful Anne. Have fun in Arcadia.
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| 12 MAY 2005 at 1:25pm |
jamarchandSchattenjger
Posts : 1665
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | I'm sorry. A kiss for you, Anne. :-*
 &&&&[move]Actually playing SHIVERS and Rhem 2[/move]&&
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| 12 MAY 2005 at 5:02pm |
mszvPrivate Detective
Posts : 751
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Oh no.
Anne was such a great person.
My condolences to her family and friends.
Regards, mszv
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| 12 MAY 2005 at 5:46pm |
EternalIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 46
Joined: 8 NOV 2004
Status : Online | I don’t believe I can add any more to what has already been said except to give my own personal condolences to her friends and family.
I’ll be the first to admit that it’ll be quite sad reading past threads containing Annes’ comments. This sadness however will be overcome knowing that these same threads will become her legacy to us.
R.I.P. Anne [smiley=angel_smiley.gif]
Love is like a butterfly
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| 12 MAY 2005 at 8:07pm |
avroIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 1
Joined: 9 MAY 2005
Status : Online | Message from Anne's Children:
Many thanks for all the kind words. Anne's death came as a deep shock to us, as it must have done to you all.
As a 'silver surfer' Anne spent many hours on the Internet and playing computer games. I know she really enjoyed the Just Adventure website and forum community and made many new friends here from around the world.
She leaves behind a son and daughter who will deeply miss her.
Her funeral takes place on Monday 23rd, donations, if desired to British Heart Foundation (or simular charity in your country).
All posts here will be printed off and shown to family and friends at the gathering after her funeral.
Kindest Regards to all her friends
Richard and Carolyn
(Anne's Son and daughter)
(more personal messages can be sent to: richard dot stemp at gmail dot com)
Below is one of her favourite poems, that shows just a little of her character.
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me,
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired And gobble
up samples in shops and press alarm bells And run my stick
along the public railings And make up for the sobriety of
my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick the flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit. You can wear terrible shirts and
grow more fat And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and a pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and
beermats and things in boxes.
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry And pay our
rent and not swear in the street. And set a good example
for the children. We will have friends to dinner and read
the papers. But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old and start to wear purple.
~ Jenny Joseph ~
to be a rock and not to roll
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| 13 MAY 2005 at 7:26am |
| Deleted User | I was so saddened on reading about Anne's untimely death that I felt I had to re-register to say how much I will miss her amusing "one-liners" and to pass on my sincere condolences to her family. She was a lovely lady. You will be missed by many, many people you never ever met, dear Anne. Rest in Peace.
Janelle
Canberra
Australia
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| 13 MAY 2005 at 11:48am |
WimliGuild Master
Posts : 3259
Joined: 14 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | Thank you Kathleen and avro for sending us news on Anne's family. Anne's passing must have been a great shock to her family and friends. It's good to hear that these messages bring some comfort to them, all be it a small one. I only wish there was more we could do for them.
And that poem put a smile on my face. It's just so typically Anne. I can see why she loved it so much.
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| 13 MAY 2005 at 12:03pm |
| Deleted User | The poem by Jenny Joseph is a one that I knew for a long time. It appears in an anthology we have.
The poem itself is just so humourous, the title together with the content just crack me up. "Warning". Simply brilliant, and that's a great aspect of Anne.
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| 13 MAY 2005 at 1:10pm |
| Deleted User | I love that poem, it really suits Anne.
Thank you for posting it.
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| 13 MAY 2005 at 10:53pm |
alkis21Schattenjger
Posts : 2112
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | I just saw this. Really not much you can say in situations like this... :'(
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| 13 MAY 2005 at 11:10pm |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By alkis21 (13 MAY 2005 10:52pm)
I just saw this. Really not much you can say in situations like this... :'(
Your Avatar says it all, Alkis21
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| 13 MAY 2005 at 11:16pm |
ThanandaJourneyman
Posts : 1168
Joined: 8 OCT 2003
Status : Online | I can't belive it!
I just saw this thread (been away for a while), and I can't belive it!
Anne....
:'( :'( :'( :-*
May you find peace, wherever you are.
I'll miss her presence here very much. For me, she was the most stable thing on these forums, and to see her disapear like that, without any chance to come back...
I'll miss you Anne :'(
Do go on! I always yawn, when I'm fascinated!
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| 14 MAY 2005 at 1:27am |
HelenGuild Master
Posts : 3438
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | I was completely stunned to log on today and read this,
I'm really having a hard time imagining this place without her, she became a constant and her posts almost always made me smile, she was a sweet and funny lady. She will be in my prayers.
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| 14 MAY 2005 at 1:06pm |
| Deleted User | There's something I've got to tell you.
This week, I've been seeing butterflies everywhere. In different contexts, unexpected, and every single day. I don't know... Maybe it's just that you take special notice of something like that, but it still striked me as kind of remarkable. It always reminded me of this sad thing, but it brought back good memories. When it happened again yesterday as I least expected it, it kind of made me feel... happy. It was a good feeling anyway. It made me smile for a long time.
Like I guess it was with most of you, it came as a surprise how emotional an event like this would turn out to be. To think that casual communication through the written word, not even in real-time, is enough to tie people together like this!
I'm also sure you agree with me that these threads that we have made for Anne belong in the JA Forum Archive!
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| 14 MAY 2005 at 4:15pm |
plswdthSpace Cadet
Posts : 182
Joined: 21 JUL 2003
Status : Online | [img]http://slow78.com/anne.jpg[/img]
Thanks for all the joy you brought to our lives. -Bill
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| 15 MAY 2005 at 11:02pm |
| Deleted User | What news to come back to after an absence from the forum. Anne, you will be missed.
Anne was a brilliant person, incredibly knowledgeable, witty and opinionated, and her posts added so much to this forum. Although I had relatively little personal contact with Anne, I felt like I knew her through her comments here at JA+ over the years.
My condolences to her family and friends.
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| 16 MAY 2005 at 4:35am |
SusanGuild Master
Posts : 5485
Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Location: 0
Status : Offline | When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me,
I was at the Mall of America today, browsing through a store called Tomorrow's Treasures. They had some trinkets, Boyd's Bears, & gift-y items. What I noticed was a whole section filled with various items devoted to wearing purple with a red hat. They even had a red hat & a purple feathery boa. Even a Boyd's Bear was dressed in purple with a red hat. I couldn't help but think of Anne & her favorite poem.
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 16 MAY 2005 at 4:27pm |
InieJourneyman
Posts : 856
Joined: 27 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Just saw the awful news :'(. I will miss Anne deeply. Anne is one of those people who made a difference on this forum. You just would have wanted her to reach an age of at least 150 because you just can´t imagine this JA-world without her and her wit. I can´t even begin to imagine how her family and friends must feel who had her around in (a more) real life. My deepest condolences to all of you. I wish you all the strength in the world to try and cope with this terrible loss.
It makes me smile though to see she brought smiles to so many different faces all around the world .
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| 16 MAY 2005 at 11:43pm |
KathleenIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 3
Joined: 11 MAY 2005
Status : Online | Just to keep you all informed, Anne's children are still receiving all your messages of support, thank you so much for all your kind words and messages, and also butterflies!
We are endeavouring to find more pics of Anne to post, as soon as we find some I will post them.
Kathleen.
---x---
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| 16 MAY 2005 at 11:49pm |
MissBSchattenjger
Posts : 2217
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I was just reading through some old threads where Anne was in rare form. I had to laugh when someone posted a pic of a possum and Anne asked, "What the hell is it?"
My name is Bethany and I'm the daughter of Gamergal/Michelle.
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