[OT] RIP dear Hazel

"Pat" wrote:
I spoke with her sister a while ago. She said there was a big gathering in
Hazel's honor last weekend. She had so many friends.... I'm still digesting
this news. It's a huge shock.

I'm sorry to hear about your long time friend.

"pistor" wrote:
I didn't mean to sound cold, I just got very worried it might have been
our friend Hazel. Purrs for your loss.

I actually wondered this at first, but since she was one of Pat's
friends from way back when she lived in Arizona, I guessed that it
wasn't. Incidentally, I might be mistaken, but I thought we
coincidentally happened to have had two Hazels from Arizona on this
newsgroup - Pam, of course, plus one other.

"Pat" wrote in message
.. .
We hadn't seen one another since I left Arizona, only spoke on the phone
and through emails. She had been living on the Sonora coast near
Hermosillo in Mexico. She was sleeping on the roof of a friend's two-story
house and fell off. Maybe she woke up in the night and was disoriented....

She was 66. Everyone expected her to live to a ripe old age. She was
strong, talented and wise. I hadn't heard from her in a few months and
only found out today about the accident, although it happened on July
7th.... I had never dreamed of Hazel before, but saw her every night last
week, without understanding why.

I spoke with her sister a while ago. She said there was a big gathering in
Hazel's honor last weekend. She had so many friends.... I'm still
digesting this news. It's a huge shock.


It would be a shock. I'm sure you were planning to see her again and
thought there would be lots of time.

Every time I remember my brother, I also think "but there was supposed to be
more time"

Purrs. I know you will miss her.

Jo

On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 23:29:15 -0500, "Pat"
wrote:

We hadn't seen one another since I left Arizona, only spoke on the phone and
through emails. She had been living on the Sonora coast near Hermosillo in
Mexico. She was sleeping on the roof of a friend's two-story house and fell
off. Maybe she woke up in the night and was disoriented....

She was 66. Everyone expected her to live to a ripe old age. She was strong,
talented and wise. I hadn't heard from her in a few months and only found
out today about the accident, although it happened on July 7th.... I had
never dreamed of Hazel before, but saw her every night last week, without
understanding why.

I spoke with her sister a while ago. She said there was a big gathering in
Hazel's honor last weekend. She had so many friends.... I'm still digesting
this news. It's a huge shock.

I am so sorry for your loss, Pat.

Ginger-lyn

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Pat wrote:

We hadn't seen one another since I left Arizona, only spoke on the phone and
through emails. She had been living on the Sonora coast near Hermosillo in
Mexico. She was sleeping on the roof of a friend's two-story house and fell
off. Maybe she woke up in the night and was disoriented....

She was 66. Everyone expected her to live to a ripe old age. She was strong,
talented and wise. I hadn't heard from her in a few months and only found
out today about the accident, although it happened on July 7th.... I had
never dreamed of Hazel before, but saw her every night last week, without
understanding why.

I spoke with her sister a while ago. She said there was a big gathering in
Hazel's honor last weekend. She had so many friends.... I'm still digesting
this news. It's a huge shock.


I'm so very sorry to hear this.
Lots of hugs and purrs,
Polonca and Soncek

Shiral wrote:

I can sympathize, Pat. I'm very sorry for Hazel's sake, that was much
too soon to go. Last week I got a letter from a classmate from grade
school telling me my best friend between second grade and high school
died with no warning from a brain aneurism (SP?) on June 29th. She was
44. Any spare purrs for her very shocked husband and son would be
appreciated. I hadn't seen her in 25 years, as we each went our
separate ways after High School, she to UCLA and I to Oregon, and we
never quite hooked up again. Be smart, everyone. Hook up with a friend
you haven't talked to in a while. You never know how much or how
little time you really have.


Melissa

Lots of purrs and hugs for her family and for you, Melissa,
Polonca and Soncek

On 2006-07-19, Pat penned:
I spoke with her sister a while ago. She said there was a big
gathering in Hazel's honor last weekend. She had so many friends....
I'm still digesting this news. It's a huge shock.

Purrs for you and for all those Hazel left behind.

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

On 2006-07-19, Shiral penned:

I can sympathize, Pat. I'm very sorry for Hazel's sake, that was
much too soon to go. Last week I got a letter from a classmate from
grade school telling me my best friend between second grade and high
school died with no warning from a brain aneurism (SP?) on June
29th. She was 44. Any spare purrs for her very shocked husband and
son would be appreciated. I hadn't seen her in 25 years, as we each
went our separate ways after High School, she to UCLA and I to
Oregon, and we never quite hooked up again. Be smart, everyone.
Hook up with a friend you haven't talked to in a while. You never
know how much or how little time you really have.

Purrs for you and for those your classmate left behind.

I would add to your suggestion, if at all possible, try to be loving
to those you love; at least make up before you part. I remember one
year I got into a nasty fight with my father during a holiday visit.
When I left we still weren't getting along, and we didn't hug goodbye.
I don't remember which of us wouldn't hug, but I do remember the fear
that we'd created a permanent rift or that he would die in some freak
way before I had a chance to hug him again.

We never really talked about it. I'm hoping I will have the strength
to talk to him about it in a loving and non-confrontational way this
week, while he's visiting.

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

Shiral wrote:

I can sympathize, Pat. I'm very sorry for Hazel's sake, that was much
too soon to go. Last week I got a letter from a classmate from grade
school telling me my best friend between second grade and high school
died with no warning from a brain aneurism (SP?) on June 29th. She was
44. Any spare purrs for her very shocked husband and son would be
appreciated. I hadn't seen her in 25 years, as we each went our
separate ways after High School, she to UCLA and I to Oregon, and we
never quite hooked up again. Be smart, everyone. Hook up with a friend
you haven't talked to in a while. You never know how much or how
little time you really have.

Some time ago after a friend's death, I decided to get in touch with
some old friends with
whom I have lost contact. I called and e-mailed them. But after
awhile, I slacked off again.
I should get back to it. I will be going to a class reunion in the
fall. It will be great to see
old class-mates again. Some of them I've known since 4th grade.

Winnie



Melissa