# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/101 "2013-03-12T02:23:53Z")
Damn it, she sounded so optimistic just last week. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/102 "2013-03-12T02:25:35Z")
I started to read this thread & thought, “Wha? No way…! This is NOT funny.” This still isn’t funny and it never will be; its more like… numb. Opal, you were funny & sweet & too soon gone. I have no illusion about life, death and afterlife I guess. But It makes me sad that someday I might actually post something funny… and you won’t be out there to read it. RIP, girl. … bye Opal… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/103 "2013-03-12T02:27:37Z")
I’ve finally stopped crying enough to post. I really liked her though I never did meet her in person. She was just a bit younger than my with one son, who was just a bit older than my one son. We had a few things in common. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/104 "2013-03-12T02:28:42Z")
I’m so sorry to hear this. My condolences to her family. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/105 "2013-03-12T02:29:21Z")
RIP Opal. ---
**Author:** ![Catzpjs1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ea924/32.png) [@Catzpjs1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catzpjs1)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/106 "2013-03-12T02:31:35Z")
Where did you get this information? We haven’t heard about this on Fathom and it isn’t on Opalcat’s Facebook page. ---
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/107 "2013-03-12T02:34:01Z")
What awful news. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/108 "2013-03-12T02:34:45Z")
> [@Catzpjs1](#): > > Where did you get this information? We haven’t heard about this on Fathom and it isn’t on Opalcat’s Facebook page. It is on her Facebook page, 2:53 this afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/109 "2013-03-12T02:35:12Z")
> [@Catzpjs1](#): > > Where did you get this information? We haven’t heard about this on Fathom and it isn’t on Opalcat’s Facebook page. According to **UncleBill** , her mother posted it on facebook. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/110 "2013-03-12T02:35:52Z")
> [@andygirl](#): > > I am saddened to hear of Opal’s loss. I met her once or twice at Dopefests, and she was a vibrant, complex woman. I wish her family the best of love and support. I agree completely. This is so sad and shocking. I met Opal at a Dopefest, and I really liked her. I loved her art. I am still amazed at the way she captured the candle light in her portrait of Dominic. Some much goodness and talent lost. “May the Father of Peace bring peace to all who mourn. Amen.” ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/111 "2013-03-12T02:36:25Z")
She had at least two separate Facebook accounts, one for “online friends” and one for those she’d met in real life. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/112 "2013-03-12T02:36:37Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Look for her Live Journal. There’s enough info there. Suicide? Looks like her life had taken a serious drop and then she met someone she considered wonderful. Guess it didn’t work out. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/113 "2013-03-12T02:36:50Z")
We’re in shock here. Re Facebook: I gather she had a “public” one (for online friends like Dopers etc.) and a “private” one (for real-life friends). I’m guessing the notice was on her real-life page. Latest on her Livejournal was from February talking about a lot of things that had happened in the past few months including her plan to divorce, and a brief mention of a suicide attempt last September. Her posting in February sounded so upbeat. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/114 "2013-03-12T02:42:02Z")
So sorry to hear this. I’m a charter member and she had already been here forever when I joined. Rest in Peace **Opalcat**. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/115 "2013-03-12T02:43:20Z")
Her private FB page has its most recent public entry on 3/4, so I assume the afternoon post was made to friends only. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/116 "2013-03-12T02:43:48Z")
This is sad to hear. I liked Opal’s posts and thought she was one of the more interesting Dopers. And she had her own SDMB meme. Not many Dopers can boast of that. I’ll miss her. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/117 "2013-03-12T02:50:50Z")
She was an institution here, who was never afraid to open herself up to the online world, for better or worse, warts and all. I feel for her family; this has to be immensely hard. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/118 "2013-03-12T02:52:34Z")
Oh my god, I can’t believe it. I didn’t realize she was having any marital troubles, and I was just thinking about her the other day and realized it had been awhile since I’d seen her post. Poor Dominic. We met the whole family at a CleveDopeFest at **BMalion’s** a few years back and they juggled for us. She was so sweet and funny. She will be missed. Rest in peace. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/119 "2013-03-12T02:53:31Z")
I am stunned. Like the other oldtimers, I remember Opal already being a huge presence here when I signed up. And I’ve seen the highs and lows she’s experienced. My condolences to her family. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666/120 "2013-03-12T02:54:23Z")
So sad. She lived a big life. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666.md?page=7)