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[lagilman]

After two days of worry and concern among her friends, kathlaw's body was found late this afternoon along the San Pedro River by a group of hikers. The police estimate time of death sometime around sundown on Thursday.

*mourn*


She was smart, acerbic, occasionally short-tempered, witty, stubborn, incredibly talented, and innumerable other things beside. And I will miss her.

Damn it. Damn it damn it damn it

*tears*


Kath comitted suicide. Blunt fact. She ended her own life. I'm not religious, I don't consider it a sin. A waste, yes, and not an act I can easily forgive, but not a sin.

But for those who might be uncertain, I'd like to share with you something my rabbi told us once, back when we were still meeting on Sundays for bagels and interpretive arguments (aka Rabbi's Class, the sunday school for adult-kids). He said, and I've always remembered this, "Life is a gift given to us, and only god should decide when it's done. But for that much pain, god has mercy."

May there be mercy, and peace, and a light to guide her home. Amen.

Comments

Condolences

[banazir.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's terrible.
I'm sorry to hear of it, Suri.
Prayers for her family.

--
Banazir

a memory...

[lagilman]

Kath and I had often exchanged e-mail in our respective roles as editor (me) and Nebula judge (her), discussing forthcoming and recently-released books.

When I left Roc, she sent me a lovely letter, saying how she had come to rely on the Roc imprint for finding new authors she could take a chance on, knowing that she wouldn't be disappointed, and how she would miss having that reliance, going forward.

I don't think I ever told her how very much that letter meant to me.

Kath? If you've managed to scam a laptop and ethernet connection already... Thank you. I miss you.

[nick-kaufmann.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry to hear it, Laura Anne. My condolences on the loss of your friend.

[deire.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry. I believe that the gods do have mercy when someone is in pain. May she find safe passage, and rest.

[hildy.livejournal.com]

I followed the news updates today hoping like everyone did, even though I only knew her slightly from a mailing list. She will definitely be missed. I hope she finds the peace she was looking for.

Safe passage and rest

[banazir.livejournal.com]

Amen.

--
Banazir

[karenetaylor.livejournal.com]

Sympathies and *hugs*

[butterflykiki.livejournal.com]

Aww, Suri. So sorry. Very sorry. And yeah, I know there's mercy for this. *hugs*

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry. I'm so so sorry.

I didn't realize until now how I'd been coming to think of her as a real friend through LJ, and now I can't stop shaking. I can't imagine what this might be like for you.

Kath

[greeneyedkzin.livejournal.com]

Kath was a friend since GEnie. There are no easy words.

Caryn, her twin sister, found out online. She's devastated.

[havocthecat]

I'm really sorry. *many hugs and much sympathy*

[kefiraahava.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry. I'd enjoyed her posts in your LJ, but can't claim to have known her. Even so...I'm so sorry.

And I believe there is mercy beyond for those in that much pain, too.

[ltlj.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I'm sorry to hear that. I don't think I ever met her in person, but I'd been reading her posts online since GEnie, and I always liked her. Crap.

[vampry.livejournal.com]

Oh f***.

I've been away from the computer due to the difficulty I have in typing right now and I come back to this.

damn.

Oh damn.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

((((((Suricattus)))))

I'm so, so sorry.

[equesgal.livejournal.com]

It's still sinking in for me...even though I =know= she is gone. I'll always remember her as the happy, happy woman she was when we traveled to New Zealand to watch the America's Cup sailing races in 2002. God, she was happy.

SueW