Kevin Burton Smith (kvnsmith@colba.net)
Sun, 5 Dec 1999 08:57:23 -0400
Mari will be missed.
She was one of the very first people to visit my site (back
before it was even really open) and we certainly crossed
swords often enough on various lists and private e-mails. She
may have even privately cursed me a few times , and rolled
her eyes at some of my more gaseous outpourings. I know I
did, anyway, at some of hers. But I never doubted the
sincerity and intelligence of her fierce vision, or the
integrity of her words.
And I think it's a real testament to her strength of
character that, in these days when nobody's pain seems to be
valid unless they announce all the details to the world on
Oprah, Mari didn't feel the need to give us blow by blow
details of her ordeal. I didn't even know she was sick.
She was a stand-up dame, in the very best meaning of the
phrase. She had true grit.
I didn't even really know her, but I'll miss her.
Kevin
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