The Goodbye Thread

Green.Lady · 11-10-2007, 09:08 PM

An acquaintance of mine (you know, someone you say "hi" to and have brief conversations with) passed away at the beginning of the year and it's finally hit me now. God, I feel absolutely miserable. I was sad then, but not like this. I have no idea what triggered it... Perhaps the fact that I never got to say a proper goodbye.

So, if there's anyone you'd like to tell to RIP, shoot away. Sorry if this has been done before.

L'Oiseau Noir · 11-10-2007, 09:15 PM

R.I.P to my friend Ryan's grandmother, Thelma. She was a devout Christian who, in spite of what her fellow congregation thought, saw me as any other person and as the granddaughter she never had.

May her soul rest in peace....

I'm so sorry I never got to properly say good-bye to you, Thelma....

KontanKarite · 11-11-2007, 01:40 AM

Grandfathers...

I know you loved me, but you never knew me. We never hung out or talked, really.

I don't exactly miss you. I never hated you though. It was a shame that we were so estranged.

For what it's worth, RIP.

MollyMac · 11-11-2007, 06:58 AM

I wish my little brother the peace that the drugs could never provide but that he thought the gun would; and I wish my ex the love of himself that he sought too much from others- all is forgiven, it was before your drive.

korinna5555 · 11-11-2007, 07:09 AM

Rest In Peace, Julia Marie Young. I wish I knew what it was that made you leave us.. you were so young.. you had so much potential, and you were my best friend. I wish you had called me. I wish I had gotten to spend more time with you. We never did get to have that sleepover. It will be three years in March.. wow. Time flies so fast..
Julia, I am forever grateful that I had the chance to know someone as amazing as you. I miss you so much. I will love you always. Not a day goes by that I don't think of you.

DarkGentleman · 11-11-2007, 07:49 AM

My Grandparents (from my mother's side of the family). My grandmother passed away a week after 9/11 and my grandfather passed away 2 years ago.

They both were a huge inspiration in my life. They taught and guided me through many things in life. I miss those summers we had and doing many things like sewing, swimming, camping, play with the arc-weldier

, cooking/baking and reading poetry together.

Both of them were supportive and proud of my sewing talents, I owe it all to them.

Thanks Pa and Gran for everything, RIP.

korinna5555 · 11-11-2007, 07:54 AM

My Pappaw passed away two weeks after 9/11, after being diagnosed with liver cancer just a month before. I miss him dearly. He was the only grandparent I liked, and the one who didn't judge me when I wanted to go play football in the mud and climb trees instead of wearing dresses and playing with dolls.
I love you, Pappaw. Rest in peace.

spoon! · 11-11-2007, 08:33 AM

Two acquaintances of mine:

RIP Jeremy Burnsed. I'm sorry that cancer had to rob you of your life before you'd lived it, and i'm equally sorry we never really got to be friends, but it would have been nice. You probably would have laughed more at my jokes and we probably would have hung out more than we did.

RIP Adam Kelly. I often wonder what made you go up the telephone pole like you did without a helmet. I miss stopping outside of class and having a couple of minutes to chat. You were a great trumpet player who died much too young and a wonderful personality.

I'm sorry that I never got to be much of a friend to you both. You were good people.

Christina_Death1334 · 11-11-2007, 09:15 AM

RIP Arthur...i saw you every day at school and never said "Hello." Then you hung yourself. and I cried for days and days. Even someone who didn't really know you loved you. RIP

Crying_Crimson_Tears · 11-11-2007, 03:01 PM

R.I.P to Mark, who was everyone's friend and was like a big brother to so many. We miss you Mark.

Lapin · 11-11-2007, 04:24 PM

Rest in Peace Will. Your family is making sure your baby girl knows just how much you loved her.

Graveyard.Crow · 11-11-2007, 11:50 PM

RIP childhood naiveness

PersephoneX · 11-12-2007, 06:45 AM

Goodbye to my Pride. Goodbye to my Dignity...

I wish you a safe return once all this is over.

Goodbye to my family. It will never be what it once was.

Valerius · 11-12-2007, 08:00 AM

Goodbye Sid. You left us at such a young age. You ate yourself to death, and that heart of yours just couldn't keep up with the fats clogging it up. Too bad you had to pass a month before your 29th birthday.

The team misses you, but I'm sure you're watching over the son you fathered a month before you died. He sure looks like you.

StasisInDarkness · 11-13-2007, 10:38 PM

To: Jo
From: Me

Oh my
Jo,
you’ve done it!
You went to

Sleep
forever.
Were you in bed?
Or on the floor,

Safe
from that brute,
(that fucker),
Father Hunger.

You’re free now!
Do you
eat food
without the numbers?

My love
(we all want to know),
how does it feel
to transcend?

PersephoneX · 11-14-2007, 06:58 AM

Wait...i'm slow and confused...it was eating disorder related?

StasisInDarkness · 11-14-2007, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PersephoneX

Wait...i'm slow and confused...it was eating disorder related?

Yes, well, she committed suicide, but that came as a result of her lifelong battle with anorexia and bulimia.

And of her father having molested her as a child.

It really makes me wonder about people, you know?

Crying_Crimson_Tears · 11-14-2007, 01:22 PM

R.I.P. to my grandmother. She wouldn't let the doctors fix her heart, and now she's gone. I hope she's happy in Heaven.

Stormtrooper of Death · 11-14-2007, 02:25 PM

Musicians:

RIP:
Sid Vicious, you couldn't play bass, but you looked cool
Kurt Cobain, such a great song writer
Joe Strummer, great thinker and singer
Dimebag Darell, brilliant guitarist
D Boon, excellent bassist, great lyrics

Stormtrooper of Death · 11-14-2007, 02:26 PM

Lastly, my Grandfather Duane Kurth. He was always fun to be around. Rest in Peace.

Dancing_in_rain · 11-14-2007, 03:08 PM

May all those who kill themselves without realising that others will miss them rest in peace. Somewhere, out there, you are waiting to see us again. We love those who are gone, those who are come, those who will go and those who are yet to be. Peace to you, those who do not see the love others have for you an who die because their eyes failed to give them hope. I remember you.

And peace to innocent civilians killed because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. To the prisoners who dies in Abu Ghraib prison, we remember you. To those who died of atrocities, we shall not forget you. Sleep serenely.

Go not gently into that good night.

korinna5555 · 11-14-2007, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dancing_in_rain

May all those who kill themselves without realising that others will miss them rest in peace. Somewhere, out there, you are waiting to see us again. We love those who are gone, those who are come, those who will go and those who are yet to be. Peace to you, those who do not see the love others have for you an who die because their eyes failed to give them hope. I remember you.

Thank you for saying that.. I wish my Julia had realized how much people loved her. At her service, so many people showed up that two rooms were filled, and there were STILL people out the door..

GothicChristian · 11-14-2007, 04:44 PM

RIP Great Grandpa Sacks, Pop Huie, Uncle Murray, Grandpa William, Delilah, and everyone else who died in my lifetime. I can't say I miss you, because I never knew any of you very well, but I guess it was for the best.

drewsilla · 12-01-2007, 12:21 PM

Rest in Peace, Daddy. I wish that I could have gotten to talk to you just one more time, but sometimes life just gets in the way. I loved you more than I could ever say, and everyone knows I was a Daddy's Girl. Know that I will raise my son will all the love you had for us, and I strive to make my marriage last as long as your's and Mom's was. I love you. Know peace now.
RIP Hugh Jack Haynes, 5/3/40-11/30/07.