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In reply to the discussion: RainDog is dead [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)191. I don't know how to say this gently, but it's not your charge to be
the gatekeeper for anyone save your own family. That's not to say that your POV isn't understood. But people do wonder and it's wrong to assume they have "bad motives" for so doing. Unless RainDog was a family member, you shouldn't be finger wagging at those of us who wonder why this happened.
A lot of us knew this poster because she was such a strong advocate for legalization. It's only natural to wonder if that battle and her battles converged.
If that is the case, that doesn't detract or denigrate in any way. It merely increases the empathy quotient.
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She was certainly the only DUer named after a TW album. But what a great record it is.
nomorenomore08
Jul 2014
#205
As the survivor of someone who died unexpectedly, this is not a good question to ask
REP
Jul 2014
#116
I can appreciate the sensitivity. It is still hard for me to speak of my parents' deaths..
hlthe2b
Jul 2014
#162
So far, all the obit says is that she died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending...
bloom
Jul 2014
#230
Apparently there will be some sort of service in September, maybe in her state of origin..? nt
MADem
Jul 2014
#236
I can't believe we'll never see another post from RainDog, after all these years...
scarletwoman
Jul 2014
#155
I know, she was here with us just a few days ago, and now she'll never be here again.
scarletwoman
Jul 2014
#180
Well, I'm a half-assed Buddhist, so I don't believe that the death of our physical bodies is the end
scarletwoman
Jul 2014
#188