Sad News

[BRWombat]

Awesome, Bru, just awesome. What a wonderful gift.

[Notatourist]

Bru-

That's very much from the heart work. Can you please add my name to the list as well...

Thanks!

Notatourist

[Elena (aka: Bubble Lady)]

[font="Palatino Linotype"]dearest bru what a wonderful gift and remembrance of a member of sgt...i'm sure his family will be very happy with it...it's obvious your eyesight didn't lack on this heartfelt...project and how thoughtful of you to include the rest of us in with your work...

i'd appreciate it very much (and i know elyse would too) if you would include us on the card as well...

your good heart and soul will serve you well in this life and the next...[/font]

[Cheshire Figment]

I'm one of the people on RADP that sent a check for Rodney to pass on to WILL. If you had not heard over $1,200 was collected and sent to the NPR station where he had worked for 20 years.

[Princess Susi]

I was gone when this thread started and I just found this thread and I am speechless. I cannot believe it! Our Randy! He was such a huge part of our daily posts and discusssions here. I feel like I've lost a family member. I always told him he and I were twin sister and brother from different mothers. We had so much in common.
I had heard about this on another site, but had no idea it was our Randy...oh my... :(
A sad day... :(
sues

[February]

I'm one of the people on RADP that sent a check for Rodney to pass on to WILL. If you had not heard over $1,200 was collected and sent to the NPR station where he had worked for 20 years.

That's awesome!!! I know that will really mean a lot to those he worked with for such a long time. Some, he had worked with for decades.

I mailed off the blanket yesterday afternoon, shouldn't be a long trip from here to there and hopefully they may even get it tomorrow.

Notatourist was the last person I was able to see a message from to add before I left so my apologies to the Bubble ladies- if I had mailed it later I absolutely would have added you two of course :( The address for his family is in this thread tho so anyone who didn't get named on the card I sent can surely send one too if they want to. Thank you so much for your kind words- I felt it was the least I could do for someone who was such a part of our community and will be so sadly missed.

hugs to all
Bru

[Princess Susi]

Bru, That was beautiful! I am sure it will mean a lot to his family. Randy is surely watching from Heaven and I know he loves it!

I am still in shock. I just cannot believe it. I just found this thread this morning and I am blown away.
We miss you Randy!

sues

[Elena (aka: Bubble Lady)]

Notatourist was the last person I was able to see a message from to add before I left so my apologies to the Bubble ladies- if I had mailed it later I absolutely would have added you two of course Bru

[font="Palatino Linotype"]not to worry bru...with the address available to all i'm sure the family will be receiving many cards from randy's online friends...but i'm pretty sure they'll understand that more people than are mentioned on the card have feelings behind it too :) [/font]

[whitneyd74]

Hi everyone!

I am re-visiting all of the boards about my cousin, Randy, because my Aunt (Randy's mother) lost the original ones that I printed out for her. Your kind words and comments helped my Aunt many nights when she couldn't sleep; she would get up, grab the stack of printed-out posts, and read them again and again. We read some of the posts at the service we had for him, and there were many tears shed in response to your outpouring of support and kindness.

I mentioned Albino Pygmy's idea of some kind of a memorial on a monorail for Randy, and people gasped they were so thrilled and touched. Did anything come of this possibility?

Thanks again everyone. You are an amazing, kind-spirited group. I am honored to have met you through these posts.

-Whitney

Although, if you could get approval for painting "In Memory of Randy B" on the side of all the monorails, that would be great :D (If not, then make a few stickers and put them right on the tip of their noses with the in memory of Randy on it)

Oh, idea just popped in my head! Have a few "Hidden Randy's" make their way on the monorails or stations, etc :D

[whitneyd74]

Bru:

I am SO moved by your kind gesture! You are amazing, Bru. Simply amazing.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

-Randy's Family

This is the blanket I made for Randy's parents. It's hanging up right now drying, and hopefully with any luck will be in the mail to them tomorrow.

It's a good sized afghan, white yarn made into puffy stitches- in my mind signifying clouds in Heaven and I attempted to make a little monorail and embroidered it on. Might be a little crooked but I am working with one eye and that has taken a toll on my skills. My family did a QC check for me and insisted it looks enough like a monorail to send.

I just hope that they know how much we'll miss Randy when they see it. I took the liberty of signing "Bru and all the regulars at SGT" on the card that I wrote to go in with it- which said that we will miss Randy a lot and that he will always be remembered, for his love of monorails, among many things.

I positioned "Monorail Gold" near the upper left side of the blanket- indicating Randy remains in our hearts. I explained that on the card too.

I just hope they like it. I wish there was more I could do. At least it's something.

Bru