Saying farewell to Fugu :( Update: Obituary in OP

[Goldenshark]

Sad to hear, RIP Fugu, the renaming of the board is awesome, well done.

 

[Syckle78]

Stopped in to say well done on the renaming if the forum. As someone who lurked this section a ton I'll miss all her posts.

 

[Fourier]

So very sad..... we here at BOH were more than any other Board at hf lucky enough to have enjoyed her constant presence, class, dignity & grace more so than any other. She always strove to elevate the tone of conversation in pushing not only herself to be as objective as possible but so too for everyone else to be so..... that the BOH would be inclusive and open to all regardless of the depths of ones knowledge on whatever topic or thread... that you all be welcomed & encouraged, greeted warmly, to come on in weary traveler, pull up a stool by the fireside, for there are tales of truth to be told and some far stranger than fiction.

Over the past 8yrs I worked very closely with her, got to know her extremely well, by far my absolute Best Friend on this site as she was in fact to many others as well. Very impressive individual. Wonderful sense of humor, an ever curious mind, absolutely adored the game & had since childhood growing up in Chicago, even learning the Canadian National Anthem & singing along with that.... IQ off the charts. Loved, LOVED music. Progressive Rock in particular, Blues & Progressive Blues, Joe Bonamassa in particular who I was happy to have introduced to her.... just on & on. So many memories. So much time spent together and not one minute I would trade for all the gold in Aladdin's Cave.

Very very special person indeed. My deepest condolences to her Husband, her Son & Daughter who I know she was/is very VERY proud of.... to her Parents. It is said there is nothing worse than losing a child, and be they 5, 15 or 56, this I know a terrible blow...... Life.... at times..... just so unfair..... Know that your Daughter, Mom, Wife... brought so much happiness, joy, edification & sunlight to so so many here. She was & will always be loved by this community, by this family.... a true Superstar who's light guided the way for so many & will shine forever brightly over those who dare to dream, seek truth.

Killion, as always you have said exactly what so many of us feel but in a manner that few could match. A fitting tribute to our friend that we will all miss greatly!

 

[Jumptheshark]

This was one of Fugu's favorite avatars...the Snowy Owl...

As tribute...I am changing mine for the next seven days...in her honor...

If you would like to honor her, you can also download this image from here: Fugu — Postimage.org

Save it to your computer system, and then change your avatar (be sure to center it) in your profile...

Her wisdom will be missed...

an example of her humour is the avatar I have brought back--there were a lot of complaints about it and I think there will be more--what cracked her up was the fact it was a real sign here in the UK for nearly 25 years before some little old lady filed a complaint about the sign--no one had thought about it that way

it is her sense of humour I am going to miss and the people who have posted that she was HF mom--are right--I think the site and its members somewhat help fill the void when her children moved out

 

[TP]

Seriously.. this rename put tears in my eyes.

Great job.

 

[Gnashville]

So sad Cancer is a terrible thing.

 

[Jumptheshark]

So sad Cancer is a terrible thing.

This is the 3rd person in 4 months for me who has died from cancer. None made it to 60

 

[seafoam]

RIP to someone who had a very large impact on this community.

 

[superdeluxe]

Fugu passed away this morning

Heaven is getting the biggest Red Wings fan. Say Hello to Howe for me

 

[powerstuck]

May she rest in peace and meet all her favorite NHLers in the heavens.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Great gesture to rename this forum!

 

[Acesolid]

RIP

f*** cancer. This place wont ever be the same without her...

Farewell Fugu. This community owes you so much, much more then anybody could ever believe.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Love the name change. I hope she is in peace and raising hell at the same time

 

[Boris Zubov]

Just saw this. So very sad. Lost my Mom at 56 to cancer as well. Far, far too young for anyone.

I'll miss how welcoming she was to everyone, how informed she was & how elegant she was with her words.

RIP Fugu.

 

[nyr2k2]

Naming the board in her honor was a nice and thoughtful touch.

 

[The Apologist]

Constant lurker not often poster on BOH. Its amazing the effect that someone youve never met or even hardly officially interacted with van have on you . This place will not be the same without Fugu. RIP Barbara. You will be missed.

 

[Hank Chinaski]

Beautiful touch to name this forum in Fugu’s honour.

There’s just a whole flood of memories coming back as I type this. It was truly an honour to have modded on this board with her.

 

[ps241]

Very very sad news. Beautiful gesture to name the BOH in her honor.

RIP Fugu.

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

Appropriate renaming. Thank you.

 

[Hank Chinaski]

So very sad..... we here at BOH were more than any other Board at hf lucky enough to have enjoyed her constant presence, class, dignity & grace more so than any other. She always strove to elevate the tone of conversation in pushing not only herself to be as objective as possible but so too for everyone else to be so..... that the BOH would be inclusive and open to all regardless of the depths of ones knowledge on whatever topic or thread... that you all be welcomed & encouraged, greeted warmly, to come on in weary traveler, pull up a stool by the fireside, for there are tales of truth to be told and some far stranger than fiction.

Over the past 8yrs I worked very closely with her, got to know her extremely well, by far my absolute Best Friend on this site as she was in fact to many others as well. Very impressive individual. Wonderful sense of humor, an ever curious mind, absolutely adored the game & had since childhood growing up in Chicago, even learning the Canadian National Anthem & singing along with that.... IQ off the charts. Loved, LOVED music. Progressive Rock in particular, Blues & Progressive Blues, Joe Bonamassa in particular who I was happy to have introduced to her.... just on & on. So many memories. So much time spent together and not one minute I would trade for all the gold in Aladdin's Cave.

Very very special person indeed. My deepest condolences to her Husband, her Son & Daughter who I know she was/is very VERY proud of.... to her Parents. It is said there is nothing worse than losing a child, and be they 5, 15 or 56, this I know a terrible blow...... Life.... at times..... just so unfair..... Know that your Daughter, Mom, Wife... brought so much happiness, joy, edification & sunlight to so so many here. She was & will always be loved by this community, by this family.... a true Superstar who's light guided the way for so many & will shine forever brightly over those who dare to dream, seek truth.

Beautiful post, Killy.

And my deepest condolences to her family. Her son and daughter, who she was so immensely proud of. Her husband, who she spoke so glowingly of as a husband and father. If they’re reading this, I hope they all know how much her love for you was apparent in reading her posts and messages.

 

[Melrose Munch]

I didn't know what to say at first, but I am heartbroken. Fugu was one of the many who made this message board what it is today. My thoughts are with her family.

 

[Grub]

Will be missed... one of the first mods that gave me an infraction when I was an immature high School kid a decade ago.

RIP.

 

[MNNumbers]

While every person is unique and therefore valuable, it is also true that every group of people has certain among them who are irreplaceable. Fugu is that to us....irreplaceable.

Thank you to her vision, her sincerity, her honesty, her loyalty to the Wings but moreso to facts, her knowledge and her tireless quest for information from many resources.

Board rename... Very appropriate. Without her we would not exist.

May we be wise and keep the same ideals, so as not so lose what's been given to us.

 

[New User Name]

I don't post often on here anymore but I do read posts 4 or 5 times a week.

When i read what happened I was (and still am) genuinely sad and had moist eyes.

This, for someone I never met in life but someone I wish I had the pleasure to.

Fugu was intelligent, considerate, caring and I could feel the warmth of her compassion even through a private message.

I was fortunate to know her on here and for that will be forever grateful.

Condolences to her Family and Friends.

Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.
–Dr. Seuss

R.I.P. Fugu, you will be missed.

 

[Scott Stevens]

BoH has been renamed in her honor

Nice touch.