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Please feel free to add whatever memories you have of Speak. We all love her and will miss her very much. |
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Memories of Lisa....it's so difficult to do her justice on a message board but reading some of the messages already posted has helped. From reading these I realised that a lot of people would already know some of the things I would try to convey. Lisa was a very special person. She had a calmness and a dignity about her that few people can maintain online. She had something to say she said it. Never offensive but always making her point. Everybody go a chance with Lisa no matter who they were or what their point of view was. Her way of seeing things was....that we are all different, she was a very accepting person. Lisa experienced a lot in her life and not all of it good. She was dealing with and had dealt with so many things and yet unless you got in to it with her and talked about it, no one would have ever guessed. To her, these things were part of her life no apologies no explanations, no pity party, just 'this is how it is'. It was obvious from day one that her daughters were her life, she loved those kids so much and they always came first with her. She would talk about Katie and Audrey all the time and yet again, Audrey's illness, although it was a worry to her, it was something she just had to deal with. A while back Lisa came up with this idea....she and a few other roomies were planning a trip here to the UK in the Spring of 2005. Planning ahead as usual she had every intention of making this trip happen come hell or high water and we were all looking forward to it so much. A self proclaimed ANGLOPHILE lol, every time we talked we would get back on to the subject of them coming here and she kept asking me about Britain and wanted to learn as much as she could about the language and the way of life as she could before she got here. We intended to kiss the Blarney Stone, take a ride on the London Eye, maybe wave to the Queen on her way past the palace.....lot's and lots of things. The trip has hardly been mentioned since she went and I have no idea if the others will still want to come but I know that when ever I do any of the things we talked about my first thought will be with Lisa. Getting to know a person on line...really getting to know them, can be so difficult and takes quite some time but with Lisa it was so easy. You just sensed that nothing about her was false. No matter how much time passed between conversations she never forgot what I told her or what I was going through and always asked about stuff that I sometimes forgot I had told her. I always knew that nothing I ever told her would be the subject of gossip or even idol chit chat, she had so much respect for us it was just something you never needed to even consider with her. I wasn't sure if the sadness and loss I felt when she died was justified because I had never lost an online friend before this but then when I thought about it.......you could never have a person like Lisa in your life in any capacity and not grieve when they died, she has left such an impression on so many of us for so many different reasons. I miss her a lot and I will for a long time to come but I feel honoured to have been considered her friend.  |
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| Lisa, My Roomie... My Friend... My Favorite Writer... 
In my mind’s eye I see an empty space where you should be standing. All around me I feel a void that you should be filling... But, I know that... no matter where you are, or what you’re doing, you’ll always be, a shinning pearl in my heart. The impact of Lisa’s leaving us so suddenly is beyond devastation for me, and although I was never as close to Lisa as a lot of others here were, I find it difficult not to ask why... when I don’t understand, or not to cry over the loss of someone I felt was a member of my extended family. It’s difficult not to say "this is so unfair!!!" Or not feel disappointed over the fact that we’ll never get together for another get together or bash again... but instead, I’m going to try... ...try to remember the thousands of things, (so many of which have already been listed here by others), about her times in the room and on the boards with us. And then I'll remember the Ohio Bash, and how I was so pleased and excited to finally meet my favorite writer. The one who could take a joke as well as could dish one out for us, and who could also be as serious about a subject as she could be sympathetic and understanding. I’ll never forget how her eyes, like those of a little girls, sparkled gleefully, as though I had told her a really funny story or joke, when I tried to convince her that she should become a speech writer and write speeches for the next president of the United States. I’ll remember her laughter, when we all sat out by the pool in the evening at the Ohio Bash, chatting, and joking about the days events... Laughter that had such a zest for life and living it!!! I’ll remember how well she kept her sense of humor and how she smiled that wonderful smile of hers, proving her determination to have a good time with us and not let anything get her down, even though her leg was hurting her like crazy after walking around Cedar Point all day. I offer my condolences to her family and the girls, whom she loved so dearly, and every time I think of them, I will pray that their pain will be eased in some way... and while I'm saying these prayers, I will also give "Thanks" to our Creator for the smiles, laughs and time that, (short as it was), I was given to meet and become friends with someone who cared and gave so much of herself and her time to all of us. Lisa, I miss you... And I’m so very proud to have had the chance to call you "friend" and so very, very honored to have had you call me your "friend" too. "Thank You", Lisa for everything... I will never forget you or your kindness.   LucidDaydreamer |
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| Since this page was set up and I am following it almost everyday when I get the chance to access a PC. I tried so many times to write something, but the idea of writing something in memory of someone who I knew before was making me totally devastated, and can't help it but letting my tears run down my face slowly. Today I told myself you've got to do it even for the sake of her memory. Why her? and not a terrorist, or a Paedophile, or, etc.. The list can be too long, but it has got to be her. she carried an angel spirit within herself, and it was time for her to go back to where she belongs, away from this cruel world. She was always, always there to listen, to share and to help. I remember her listening to my whining and whatever I tell her. Did I ever know about her illness?? Did she ever talk about it? Never, Never!! Now how can I forgive myself that I should have listened to her instead of being selfish and talking about myself. I think it is too late now, but she will be always remembered and have a special place in my memories. Will always remember you Lisa, and God bless you and your family, especially your little two girls. Heidi |
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| | | From: peace | Sent: 10/27/2003 10:31 AM |
Peace here! I think Abo said it...... at least for me, anyway! Lisa's mum?.......... You weren't built to do what you just done..... i was awful close there once...... I was so scared andf down!....... xxxxx |
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No clever graphics...no clever poems..just a heartfelt wish that you rest in peace dear Lisa....we never met for real but we shared so many chats..tears fall when I think of you now...God Bless.............Lizzie (BGE) |
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I will miss you Lisa, thank you for being my friend and putting me in check when i needed it (k) Jimmy |
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Hi folks, dcomic/knightsofnik here. AS some of you know Speak and I met in this room. WE talked, emailed, chatted and eventually met. We dated and I transferred schools to live with her. IT was rocky, fun, challenging and beautiful. I knew she kept a lot inside but I admired her strength. She had more stress in her daily life than any ten people I know. She has always had health problems, many of which she confided to me, some, she kept to herself. She began to act more distracted about 3 months before we broke up. She mentioned a growth, "hey, I get them all the time", and insisted it was no big deal as always. Her behavior, however, changed after that. When discussing her family history with me, she mentioned that women did not tend to last very long, mid-40's at best. She always expected to die early. She told me this through verbal and non-verbal means. The months before she asked me to leave, she had been, IMHO, nore and more self-destructive and basically burnt out. She told me repeatedly that I should not have to burden her stresses and those of her children. When she broke up with me, it was a complete shock. In many ways our lives were closer although were always going to have some basic challenges. She often asked me why I loved her or wanted to be with her. She just couldn't understand how highly I thought of her. I had a feeling that there was a larger subtext involved as the look on her face indicated but she was closed-mouthed after the break up. She often talked about saving me the trouble, or pain, of being in her life. I suffer from depression so I understood, or thought I did, what she was getting at. I now realize she was indeed trying to save me from more pain. The pain of becoming too involved in a temporary situation. I believe she knew she would not last much longer, either instinctively or through physicians. I feel priviledged to have known her even through the emotional rollercoaster that was our relationship. I will never forget our intense conversationsthat lasted for hours, our deep connection with each other and her children, and the passion with which she went about her life. Thank you WAMAW for being there for her over the past years, Dan |
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| | From:  Pårå¤ | Sent: 12/27/2003 6:46 AM |
I am so heartfully sorry to hear about speakeasy. I did not know her all that well and I have been offline for such a long time. When I heard the news I was in shock. It's so amazing how someone some of us barley knew, could affect us so much in this way. It has taken me along time to post in the message board and for that I am sorry. Speak, if you can see us...know that you will be truly missed  RIP hunny PARA |
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I never knew her but what iI read means to me she was a wonderful person. God bless her. |
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| | | From: ŘéßêŁ | Sent: 4/12/2004 12:03 AM |
Dearest Speak... I know you will be missed by alot of people in this room. We all laughed,cryed,wished and hoped and you were there to get us thru it.You truely were a friend to us all. Now that you look upon us from the heavens above we hope you can still see the good..bad..happy..and sad times we are going thru and send your prayers to us all as we do you and your children. You will be sadley missed by us all. Thank You Lisa for all the Great Memories. God Bless You Rebel |
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| | | From: Larae9 | Sent: 4/29/2004 5:08 AM |
Til We Meet Again every moring i wake up i start my day anew knowing that i will someday be with you you had to leave me for just a little while but you knew what to do to make me smile when the heavenly father calls my name i will be with you again even tho i miss you with all my heart i have to let you go until we meet again on that heavenly shore |
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Godspeed...We will all meet someday !! My Sympathy to the Family.. |
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