DUer GratefulforHope has died.

[greatauntoftriplets]

Last edited Sun Mar 2, 2014, 09:24 PM - Edit history (1)

I don't know what happen, but have a number for one of her daughters which I will call.

Ellen had been missing from MIRT for the past month and we wondered what happened to her. She had a miserable commute of several hours each way to her job in New York City and I figured that she was just busy.

Ellen was 64, a widow for some years, the mother of four and grandmother of seven. She loved DU.

Thanks to everyone for your good wishes. I've left a phone message for her daughter.

[Agschmid]

1. This is a terrible loss I am so sorry for her family.

[mike_c]

2. condolences to her family and anyone else...

...who is saddened by her death. The older I get, the more notes like this I write. Sigh.

[CTyankee]

3. oh, good lord! how sad...

[Autumn]

4. Heartbreaking.

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. Rest in peace, dear Ellen...

I will never forget your kindness, friendship and all that you brought to DU.

[hrmjustin]

6. This is terrible! She was a great poster, host, and Mirter. I am going to miss my friend!

I am heartbroken!

[dorkzilla]

55. ((((hrmjustin)))))

Hugs to you in your sorrow. It is obvious she is leaving quite a hole in the heart of DU.

[hrmjustin]

58. Thank you. This is hitting very hard for some of us.

[TBF]

63. Will keep you in my

prayers as well Justin. ((hugs))

[hrmjustin]

64. Thank you. This is a hard blow.

[Beacool]

104. I'm sorry.

So sad to hear about her passing.

Hugs,

[hrmjustin]

106. Thank you.

[scarletwoman]

7. Oh no. That is very sad.

Please post when you find out more.

[MuseRider]

8. So very sorry to see this.

Condolences to her family and those who knew and cared about her.

RIP GratefulforHope. May your next journey be a wonderful one.

[Cleita]

9. OMG! In this week alone, there have been several deaths of

respected and loved DUers. My condolences to her and her family

[awoke_in_2003]

12. It is sad. nt

[Drew Richards]

10. So very sorry condolences to you and her family.

[livetohike]

11. My sympathy to GratefulforHope's family and friends and

all who knew and loved her.

[warrior1]

13. Rest in peace

[Sissyk]

14. .

[Cha]

15. Oh, I'm so sorry.. thank you for telling us

greatauntwithtriplets~ I loved her

Rest In Peace~GratefulforHope

[pacalo]

16. I'm devastated.

I served with her as a GD host & respected her opinion immensely. It was indeed clear that she loved & respected DU.

I will miss her.

[japple]

51. (((((pacalo))))))

[pacalo]

65. ...

Thank you, japple.

[hrmjustin]

67. I am heartbroken as well. She will be sorely missed by us all.

The host forum won't be the same without her.

[pacalo]

75. Absolutely, justin.

[Aerows]

72. I was with her in DU2

[pacalo]

78. ...

[shenmue]

17. Rest in peace

Very sorry

[Tikki]

18. This is so sad...

hugs for her daughters and grandchildren…



Tikki

[Hekate]

19. I'm so sorry to read this! Condolences to those who love her

Another loss for the DU community.

[boston bean]

20. Very sad.

[DeSwiss]

21. RIP

[Triana]

22. I'm so sorry for her family

and her friends here on DU.

:`(

We're loosing too many DUers!

[yardwork]

23. I am very sorry to hear this news. My deepest condolences to her family.

[RobertEarl]

24. Oh My

She was a good one. I found her and I on the same side of many contentious issues. I was proud to stand with her on the fight for Truth.

[bigwillq]

25. RIP, GratefulforHope.

[Kingofalldems]

26. RIP

[get the red out]

27. So sorry for her family

[sheshe2]

28. RIP

GratefulforHope.

[nadinbrzezinski]

29. Condolences once again

[dipsydoodle]

30. RIP

and condolences to family.

[PeaceNikki]

31. That's terrible. I'm so sorry.

Peace and comfort.

[cal04]

32. So sorry to hear this

My thoughts and prayers are with her family

[NYC_SKP]

33. She was a rock star, a fucking monument to DU.

When I think of the fun we had on and off line, riffing on crazy things unrelated to DU, but then maybe related to DU.

Well, it makes me sad and it makes me happy.

I wouldn't have known her but for this board.

And I wish I had met her in this life.

I will see you in the afterlife, GFH!!!

HUGS!

[Aerows]

73. Couldn't have said it better

She WILL be missed.

[hrmjustin]

77. Well said Skip!

A huge loss for us all.

[mokawanis]

34. My condolences to her family and friends n/t

[Little Star]

35. RIP....

[cordelia]

36. I am so very sorry to hear this. Deepest condolences to all who knew and loved Ellen.

[polly7]

37. Oh no .... that's terrible!:(

I'm so sorry for all here who knew her well, and those in her life outside of DU who knew and loved her. So sad.

Rest in peace, GratefulforHope.

[ReRe]

38. So sorry to hear this...

The only thing I could think to say to my siblings as we stood in a circle by our Mother's casket was "We're next." and I'm reminded of this every day, both here on DU and in real life. We're next. Live like it's your last day, everyone, because it just might be.

Deepest condolences to Ellen's family and friends.

[hlthe2b]

39. No words.... but my thoughts are with her, hoping her passing was as easy as would be possible

and of course with her friends and family... She will be missed around here, for sure.

[Ohio Joe]

40. oh no...

RIP

[AverageJoe90]

41. It seems we've lost more ppl than we usually do.....RIP Ellen. ='(

[cate94]

42. What sad news.

RIP Ellen

[Ilsa]

43. RIP, dear Ellen.

My condolences to her friends and family.

We've lost so many dear friends this week.

[The Straight Story]

44. Sad to hear this. Thank you for letting us all know.

May she rest in peace and her memory live.

[Chemisse]

45. I am so very saddened by this.

She was a lovely person.

[calimary]

46. Damn! We've lost quite a few DUers in the last few weeks!

[MrMickeysMom]

47. I'm so very sorry… Her posts were so sincere…

Sending love and comfort to her family….

I think she had a different screen name after the 2008 election of Obama, surviving after the horror of Bushies, but can't think of what it was. No matter… Her presence joins others here who will be missed.

[spanone]

48. ...

[freshwest]

49. Sorry to hear this. She was one of my favorites. Please pass on our thoughts. n/t

[msanthrope]

50. This is terrible. Condolences to her family. nt

[Solly Mack]

52. RIP

[magical thyme]

53. ...

RIP GFH, and condolences to all her family and friends.

[Dorian Gray]

54. I am terribly sorry to hear this

Very sad.

[BBR Esq]

56. This is ssd.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12561224

[japple]

57. Safe passage GratefulforHope. I never knew you, but wish I had.

And to all the DUers who are mourning the loss of yet another one of our members,
get accustomed to those rites of passage. We're a group and many of us are getting older. I turned 64 a few weeks ago and might just be waxing on my own immortality, but it made me realize, once again, how precious and important we are. WE ARE ALL IMPORTANT.
Those who do great things will always be celebrated. Those who are not celebrated are just as important. We are all important. We are all necessary. We are all one.

[Tsiyu]

59. RIP Ellen

[enlightenment]

60. My sympathies to her family and friends.

Very sad to see this.

[TBF]

61. A lovely woman -

always very kind on MIRT. Safe passage sister.

[CherokeeDem]

62. So sorry for the news...

Condolences to her family, friends, and those she touched on DU.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

66. My condolences to her family. May she rest in peace.

[Gormy Cuss]

68. Please add my condolences to her family.

She will be missed here.
RIP GratefulforHope.

[etherealtruth]

69. Condolences to all that love her

[KoKo]

70. Very sad news....Condolences to her family and grandchildren...

I remember her well. She was a long time DU'er and her voice will be missed.

[Aerows]

71. Awful to hear

She was such a lovely person. I don't know what to say.

[mfcorey1]

74. Rest in peace!!!

[countryjake]

76. I'm so sad to hear this news...

My sincere sympathies for her family...Peace to GratefulforHope.

another good DUer is gone

[Hassin Bin Sober]

79. Oh no.

She was one of only a few duers I considered a friend.


I figured she was taking time away dealing with her sister's really bad recent diagnosis.

This makes me very sad.

Rest in peace, kiddo.

[TygrBright]

80. I will be holding her and all her family & friends in the Light. n/t

[OKNancy]

81. She will be missed. Let's all try to be a little kinder to each other

I know I'm going to try.



TO you Ellen

[Bobbie Jo]

82. Oh no

What terrible news, she was such a kind person.

[Renew Deal]

83. A tremendous loss for DU

GratefulforHope was a mod the same time that I was. I mostly got to know her in that capacity. I remember that she was very level headed and able to take care of business when needed. She was one of the nicer DUers I ever encountered. This is a big loss for DU as a community.

[yewberry]

84. Thanks for letting us know.

What a loss. Condolences to her family.

[cally]

85. I am so sad and stunned

Ellen was a woman of compassion, principles, and dedication. I will miss her greatly.

[Tarheel_Dem]

86. I am so sorry to hear this. Condolences to her family..

[2naSalit]

87. ...

[SalmonChantedEvening]

88. RIP, Ellen. Gentle passage.

Love to her family and all she touched.

[GreenPartyVoter]

89. Oh, no. :^( Seems like a bad week for losing DUers.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

90. I'm so terribly sorry to hear that. Blessings to her family. nt

[niyad]

91. deepest condolences to her family and all who loved and cared for her. this community has taken

quite a hit this week. peace to all.

[Skinner]

92. Oh my god.

I can't believe it.

[greatauntoftriplets]

93. I can't either, Skinner.

To my knowledge, she was in excellent health. Will let you know more if I hear from her daughter.

[hrmjustin]

99. This is heartbreaking!

[Isoldeblue]

94. Reading through the posts here,

I realized this was someone special. I've only been a member little over a year and take long breaks from all things political. So I wasn't familiar with her name. So, I decided to see who she was.

I read through her posts and I was so touched!

What a loving, caring, cool lady! I feel a loss for not having known her. I pray her passing was painless and that her family have strength to get through their loss.

[840high]

95. Condolences to her family.

[irisblue]

96. rest softly Ellen

[pinto]

97. Oh...

[aikoaiko]

98. Another great DUer. SO sad.

[AZCat]

100. I don't normally post in these threads...

but GratefulforHope is a special case. She reached out to many of us, including me, and made our worlds better because of it. I am glad to have had her in my life, no matter how limited our interaction.

[William769]

101. I have lost a dear friend

We may have only known each other through the internet but I consider her very near & dear to me.

You were there to help me through some rough patches in my life and not once did you ever judge me, you accepted me for who I am.

When I read the news I was in shock, I am still in disbelief. Your presence here has been a positive & remarkable for many including myself.

I would love to write more here but I can't keep the tears out of my eyes.

Take care my friend. Till we meet again.

[Violet_Crumble]

107. ^ What you said ^

Our internet friendship had expanded to talking on the phone, and if not for being on the other side of the world, we would have been hanging out in real life. I know what you mean about her being there to help through rough patches. She was always there for me, even though her office had moved further away and she had a monstrous hours long commute to get there each day.

I only found out about an hour ago and it's still sinking in. I'd been fearing the worst as I hadn't heard from her since the end of January, but I was hoping she'd reappear and it was just real life getting in the way. But this is the worst. I've missed her the past few weeks when I haven't known where she was, and I can't even begin to describe how much I'm going to miss her now. It just sucks so much...


My heart goes out to her family and friends...

[ScreamingMeemie]

102. This just really, really sucks.

There's nothing else to say.

[Beacool]

103. I'm so sorry.

Second death this week.

My condolences to her family.

May she rest in peace.

[maddezmom]

105. Oh no

. I didn't think this day could get worse.

[RainDog]

108. again, condolences

so sad to hear of the loss of so many here.

[sabrina 1]

109. Oh how sad! I am sorry to hear this.

[blackspade]

110. RIP

My thoughts to her family.

[LeftishBrit]

111. I am so sorry! Very best thoughts to her family.

[arthritisR_US]

112. RIP

sweet sage

[babylonsister]

113. Some more really sad news.

My condolences to Ellen's family; you will be missed.

[myrna minx]

114. I'm so sorry to here this. My condolences to her family and friends.

[gademocrat7]

115. My condolences to Ellen's family and friends.

[MerryBlooms]

116. Oh no. My gosh, what an awful week for our DU.

[In_The_Wind]

117. Rest in peace, Ellen.

[mopinko]

118. what a heartbreaking loss. what an amazing woman.

some days i miss the old hot tub so much. what great people were there.

i am not at all surprised at some of these responses saying that ellen had helped them out so much. that we her. just about the most level headed person i ever met, but in the sort of deeply feeling way that you don't see very often.
another great blow to our community. and me.

rest well now my friend. you have earned it.

[mstinamotorcity2]

119. Peace!!

[Call Me Wesley]

120. Safe passage to her.

May she be free from suffering. Peace and comfort to her family and friends.

[cbayer]

121. So very sad to here this. A wonderful person, mother and grandmother.

She has had a lot of difficulty over the past few years and was unfailing in her dedication to her family.

She served as moderator for DU for many years and was exemplary and an inspiration.

My best wishes to her family, who I know will miss her terribly.

[LoisB]

122. Very sorry to hear this. May she rest in peace, condolences to her family and friends.

[blm]

123. ((GratefulforHope))

and peace to all who loved her

[emsimon33]

124. Such sad news!

[joeybee12]

125. Very sad...I hope she's at peace

[glinda]

126. Terrible loss. RIP dear lady.

[Phentex]

127. Sorry to hear this...

that's not a name I could forget.

[dbackjon]

128. Rest in peace, Ellen

[bettyellen]

129. So sad to hear this, Ellen was one of the best here. My condolences to her family.

[secondwind]

130. so very sorry to read this.. she was young and hardworking.. my deepest sympathies to her family.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

131. Very sad

[DainBramaged]

132. It is not a good month I am so sorry I am late finding this out.