# Bye, Opal **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 11, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666 "2013-03-11T23:59:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/261 "2013-03-12T15:58:05Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > That is mindblowingly good. Yeah, honestly the great majority of the time when someone posts things like artwork and asks for feedback it really isn’t all that great. Which of course is sort of the nature of amateur endeavors and no big deal. So I remember being rather surprised when she posted some links to her artwork, including that piece. It’s one of the very few times in such situations I did an internal “wow, she has some real talent.” I can’t remember if I told her so, but if I didn’t, I should have. RIP, **Opal**. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/262 "2013-03-12T16:06:03Z")
I never spoke with or met her but I was certainly aware of her on this board. The news is very sad, and my thoughts and sympathies are with her son, her other family and her friends. ---
**Author:** ![Amara\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7993a0/32.png) [@Amara\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amara_1)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/263 "2013-03-12T16:15:52Z")
My thoughts are with her family; it is difficult for anyone to lose a parent at such a young age. RIP Opalcat. ---
**Author:** ![conway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@conway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conway)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/264 "2013-03-12T16:17:31Z")
So sad…she was already here forever when I joined. Condolences to her family. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/265 "2013-03-12T16:22:45Z")
Cecil and I join the SDMB community in mourning the passing of **OpalCat**. We (well, I) had a tempestuous exchange or two with her in days long past, an experience I recall, and I say this truly, with a smile. She was a remarkable member of a remarkable community, and we’re saddened to think she’s gone. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/266 "2013-03-12T16:23:46Z")
How terribly sad. Bye, Opal. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/267 "2013-03-12T16:27:31Z")
What a sad thing to hear. My best to her son. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Jane\_D\_oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/839c29/32.png) [@Jane\_D\_oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_D_oh)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/268 "2013-03-12T16:41:47Z")
I met Opal first at a NY Dopefest so many years ago. We did not interact much, but still, she will be missed. My thoughts are with her family and friends while they mourn their loss. ---
**Author:** ![Necros](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/necros/32/11086_2.png) [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/269 "2013-03-12T16:43:09Z")
☹ Not quite sure what to say, but ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/270 "2013-03-12T16:45:24Z")
1. So sad that she went so young. 2. She will be missed. 3. Bye Opal. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/271 "2013-03-12T16:46:08Z")
> [@Ed\_Zotti](#): > > Cecil and I join the SDMB community in mourning the passing of **OpalCat**. We (well, I) had a tempestuous exchange or two with her in days long past, an experience I recall, and I say this truly, with a smile. She was a remarkable member of a remarkable community, and we’re saddened to think she’s gone. I remember a photo of you two dancing back in better days. If that’s retreivable we’d hope to see it in the In Memoriam stickie. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/272 "2013-03-12T17:00:10Z")
So sorry to see this. I was just thinking of her yesterday, when I saw on some random show a woman mention that she wasn’t good at making lists with at least three items. I half expected her to say “Hi Opal!” It is nice, in an extremely bittersweet way, to see many people posting here who have not been around much recently. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/273 "2013-03-12T17:01:56Z")
We need to create an Opal smiley for our board. I suggest that it goes as #3 on any list(or at least on lists of 2 and you need a 3). ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/274 "2013-03-12T17:06:48Z")
My condolences to her family and friends during this time of loss. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/275 "2013-03-12T17:13:11Z")
Oh no. First **Autolycus** , then **Khadaji** , now **Opal Cat**. I never met her IRL, but she has made a deep impression on line. Online, Opal was emotional, often overly so, passionate, often overly so. Whatever overly means. Maybe it doesn’t mean much. And she was always engaging, reaching out, showing parts of herself and inviting people to do the same in return. That is much rarer then you’d think. It is being alive, and making other people feel alive. Thank you for that, Opal. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/276 "2013-03-12T17:13:24Z")
Those who said Opal was a fixture here are so right…she was one of those posters who was very prominent when I joined, and I can remember being in awe of her presence on the internet (I was just out of high school, and the extent of my own presence online was membership at a game forum and Geocities). RIP, Opal. My thoughts are with your family. ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/277 "2013-03-12T17:15:38Z")
Although I didn’t know her or interact with her in any special way, I still feel sad. I feel sad for the world. She was a smart, interesting, passionate person and humanity lost something with her passing. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/278 "2013-03-12T17:23:20Z")
Woah. Shocking news. My condolences to her family and all who loved her. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/279 "2013-03-12T17:25:32Z")
Very, very sad news. She was an extremely talented artist, and seemed so full of life. Depression is an ugly, black hole that can be impossible to climb out of. Rest in peace, Opal. You will not be forgotten. ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/280 "2013-03-12T17:29:21Z")
I don’t think I ever interacted with her directly, but she was **Opal**. She was just there. I’m sitting here at my desk with tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat. 1. Bye, Opal. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666.md?page=15)