RIP mamselle

[hmaria1609]

Thanks for letting us know, mystictechgal. My condolences to everyone here who met and knew her personally. She'll be missed here on the Fora.

Mamselle and I traded PMs a few times off the board. I'll keep her messages/responses archived in my message box.

[FishProf]

This is distressing news.  Mamselle was the first forumite I met in real life and she was generous with her time and thoughts in PMs as well.

IF there is news about a service, I would like to know (post or PM) and attend.

[fleabite]

I am terribly sorry to hear this. I did not know Mamselle in person, but I always admired her contributions to these boards. I will miss her voice.

Mystictechgal, thank you for letting us know and my condolences for your loss of a good friend. (I hope life is treating you well these days. I am mostly a lurker, but I remember your moniker from the old fora.)

[AmLitHist]

Condolences to all here who had personal and professional connections to Mamselle.  May she rest in peace.

Thank you for letting us know, MTG. (And you are missed here!)

[mystictechgal]

Wanted to let you know that I am providing a link to this thread to her family so that they can see the impact their sister made on so many lives. I hope that it may provide some measure of peace to them knowing that she touched so many lives in such a positive manner.

I will also post any information I receive regarding whatever arrangements they might make for a funeral/memorial service. So far, I don’t believe anything has been done in that regard.

And, yes. I’ve missed all of you, too. I may stick around. Mamselle had been trying to get me to return. It sucks that it ended up happening this way.

[AvidReader]

Oh. I like many others above had hoped there would be more time after her earlier post. I hope the swift ending means she was in very little pain. I only knew mamselle through these fora and the CHE, but she brought much joy to our discussions and was a source of great encouragement for me personally.

Thank you mystictechgal for coming back to bring the news.

AR.

[larryc]

Oh no!

Once on the old forums, I mentioned I would be in Providence and she came down from Boston for a meetup. She took me on a loooooong walking tour of the city, pointing out all sorts of interesting things based on her extensive knowledge of history and architecture. We kept in touch via email, just a few months ago she sent a book recommendation for my wife. She was a brilliant and wise soul.

[wellfleet]

I'm so sorry to hear this--I shall miss her.

[onehappyunicorn]

So sorry to hear this.

[paultuttle]

I am stunned. My interactions with Mamselle were always positive.

Thank you, MTG, for sharing this news. I will always remember Mamselle's quick wit, many kindnesses, amusing asides, and gentle/brave/strong spirit.

[little bongo]

Very sad news--like many others, I thought there'd be a little more time. This community has lost a good friend and a kind spirit.

[apl68]

This is a true shock.  Though I never met mamselle face-to-face, I was one of several posters here who got on a real-name basis with her in PMs.  We exchanged book recommendations and reference help on several subjects.  And also some prayer requests.  Just a couple of weeks ago she asked for suggestions about finding a home for parts of her personal library, as she tried to put her affairs in order.  I'd been wanting to hear how that was going.  I was also looking forward to reading Margaret Oliphant's Salem Chapel, which I had just gotten at her recommendation, and discussing it with her.

We never had a chance to say goodbye.  Just a reminder that it is always later than we think.

Well, goodbye, mamselle.  Cherishing the fond hope of seeing you again, in God's own good time.

[Istiblennius]

Sad news. She helped make this community a more vibrant and thoughtful place.

[Wahoo Redux]

mamselle sent me a number of PMs, even though we never met in person, checking on me and offering to help in any way she could.  She gave me her actual contact information.  I was and am stunned at what a wonderful, nurturing, and generous person she was. 

Someday, in the afterlife, I hope I get a chance to properly thank her.

Peace be with her friends and family.  You will be missed, mamselle.

[Hibush]

What sad news indeed. She let us peer into the mind of a remarkable scholar, a polymath and optimist. May her joy and thoughtfulness remain in our thoughts.