It appears as if Beth has passed away. [redacted]
She was a good friend and we were getting closer. She will be missed.
Gwen
Edited by Admin:
See Andrea Lena's note below.
Beth's Passing (Beth Williams)
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with love,
Hope
Once in a while I bare my soul, more often my soles bear me.
She will be missed
Last I heard she was all set to start on a new story combining characters from two story sets. I was trying to be her new editor but she never did get back with me.
Hugs,
Jenna From FL
Moderator/Editor
TopShelf BigCloset
It is a long road ahead but I will finally become who I should be.
I just talked with her wife....
...Beth had been experiencing flu-like symptoms but thought things would improve. When things didn't get better, she ended up going to the hospital. The doctors found that she had a very bad infection, and began treating it, but it had progressed too much, and she passed away on Wednesday.
This is such a shock and a tremendous loss for us all, but I am devastated. Our friend ship goes back to almost the same time I came to BC. We became close enough that she began calling me her twin and I her. As a minister, she also gave me spiritual counsel that helped me integrate my gender issues with my faith. And her friendship gave me encouragement and hope..
Please remember her family in your thoughts and prayers.
Love, Andrea Lena
...
We only corresponded sporadically but even in those all-too-few moments of communing she was always available and quite caring. I filed several of her pieces because of their sensitivity. The very thought of her passing lessens us all. :(
May Eternal Peace Be Hers...
Kelly
:(
I will miss her very much. Is there a way to send our thoughts and prayers to her family?
Kendra Manderscheid
(One step at a time is working)
A true loss
A true loss as her skills will be missed. Rest in peace!
Beth was a personal friend
We had lunch together about three weeks ago. She was a bright, funny, caring person and I didnt see her often enough.
She will be missed.
Hugs to all,
Erin
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
The loss of one, lessens us all.
Beth had a rough life, but always seemed to overcome. She rarely, if ever, had an unkind word for others and she befriended many. She will be missed.
My heartfelt sympathies and prayers go out to her family and friends.
Catherine Linda Michel
As a T-woman, I do have a Y chromosome... it's just in cursive, pink script.
My condolences
to her friends and family.
Angharad
My Condolences Too...
Wow.
She came up to NorCal for the picnic here a few years ago, so she's one of the handful of folks on the site that I ever met personally. (Holly Hart was another.)
Eric
I didn't know her myself
However I have read her blogs now and again and just as I was refreshing myself on what I kmew of her (like the Comdex story) I found a blog that seems to say a lot about what kind of person she was: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog/35372/police-were-here-hours
My thoughts go out to her family and friend..
{{Hugs}}
Frank
A terrible loss.
So sad to see one who touched so many ripped away...
My heart goes out to her family and friends.
Abby
RIP
I hope she had a full life, and she is in a better place. Rest in peace.
She'll be greatly missed
She was always so kind whenever she talked to me.
Rest in peace, Beth.
My prayers for her family and friends.
Thank you for letting us know,
and yes, she is already missed.