# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/41 "2013-03-12T00:57:52Z")
Oh, man. Words fail. That’s just awful. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/42 "2013-03-12T00:59:51Z")
I still have the shirt she made for me. 1. Hi, Opal! Opal came to parties at my place way back when. Hell, she made the trek and came to parties in two different states 350 miles apart. I always felt for her, she was such a troubled soul. ---
**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/43 "2013-03-12T01:01:01Z")
Oh no! How horrible. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/44 "2013-03-12T01:06:02Z")
I’m stunned and confused and very sad for her family. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/45 "2013-03-12T01:06:15Z")
So sad. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/46 "2013-03-12T01:08:59Z")
I knew her only by name, but it was an omnipresent name. This appears to have been [her last post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=665642) here, six months ago in September. ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/47 "2013-03-12T01:11:02Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Her poor family. How old is her son? 17, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/48 "2013-03-12T01:11:36Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Her poor family. How old is her son? Dominic was 6 in 2002. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/49 "2013-03-12T01:13:26Z")
She was young, wasn’t she? I hate to be nosy, but this is a real shock. I can’t help but wonder what happened. ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/50 "2013-03-12T01:15:56Z")
Very sad news. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/51 "2013-03-12T01:16:09Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > She was young, wasn’t she? I hate to be nosy, but this is a real shock. I can’t help but wonder what happened. Frankly, given some if her more recent postings on her web page, I fear the worst. It’s very sad. ---
**Author:** ![2gigch1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2gigch1/32/3313_2.png) [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/52 "2013-03-12T01:16:29Z")
This is very sad, sorry to hear it. For those wondering a simple browse to her website (easy to find on Google) will explain much. Many condolences. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/53 "2013-03-12T01:16:38Z")
> [@Nymysys](#): > > It’s hard to imagine this place without Opal. I don’t think I ever interacted with her directly, but she was omnipresent. This. Very sad, indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/54 "2013-03-12T01:17:24Z")
I’m so sorry to hear this. ☹ Rest in peace, Opal. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/55 "2013-03-12T01:18:22Z")
In paradisum deducant angeli. Good-bye, **Opal**. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/56 "2013-03-12T01:20:17Z")
So sad. My thoughts are with Dominic and the rest of her family. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/57 "2013-03-12T01:22:27Z")
RIP, Opal. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/58 "2013-03-12T01:28:06Z")
I’m sorry to hear the loss of one of the torcherbearers of this site. OpalCat, you will be remembered. -R ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/59 "2013-03-12T01:28:35Z")
Eternal rest grant to **Opal** oh Lord. May light perpetual shine upon her. May she rest in peace. I will pray for her family. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/60 "2013-03-12T01:28:49Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Frankly, given some if her more recent postings on her web page, I fear the worst. It’s very sad. That’s awful, just awful. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666.md?page=4)