# Important News for Friends of norinew \[RIP\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 30, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727 "2011-05-30T02:11:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/241 "2011-05-31T21:14:43Z")
That’s horrible. She was one of my favorite posters on here. Every one of her posts were well-thought out, intelligent, funny, enlightening. It’s so sad to hear of this. I’ve been following this thread along, not posting yet, because I was hoping for good news; a turn for the better… but now… My thoughts go out to her family. I’m so sorry. ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/242 "2011-05-31T21:30:50Z")
I ducked into this thread, hoping to hear of continued improvement. Damn. I’m so sorry, my condolences to the family. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/243 "2011-05-31T21:32:20Z")
Oh no. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/244 "2011-05-31T21:33:59Z")
Oh no, what terrible news! \*\*Norinew \*\*and I interacted quite a bit off the board and I’ve met her in real life… I consider her a friend… :::sniffle::: ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/245 "2011-05-31T21:42:15Z")
☹ Set her face toward Thee… ☹ ---
**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:** [May 31, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/246 "2011-05-31T21:56:44Z")
Damn, that is so sad to hear. I was cheering her on and hoping she would get better. She was one of the Dopers who I truly respected and words are inadequate at this time. She will be missed by the Teeming Millions. My sympathies to her real-world family and friends. May you find the support you need to see you through this terrible time. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/247 "2011-05-31T22:10:08Z")
> [@spark240](#): > > Oh my. ☹ So very sorry. > > I haven’t been around here long enough to have known **norinew** as well as many, but I liked her as well. These comments about _Norine_ are odd reading for me, because as I told her on what looks to have been her last day here on the board, that is also my daughter’s name. **norinew** said she had “never encountered another with my spelling. Cool.” > > It means “woman of honor” or “woman of light.” How very, very appropriate that her name means this. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/248 "2011-05-31T22:10:10Z")
Oh my goodness, this is such a shock. I’m so very, very sorry to hear the news. She is much too young! My sympathies to her entire family and circle of friends. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/249 "2011-05-31T22:14:39Z")
I’m so sorry for your loss. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/250 "2011-05-31T22:42:04Z")
Oh, no…this is so not fair. I’m so sorry for your loss. ---
**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:** [May 31, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/251 "2011-05-31T22:49:17Z")
I’m so sorry. Is there anything that we can do to help? Good thoughts and prayers headed out for the whole family. I agree that she was aptly named. Thanks also for the lovely quote from Baha’u’llah, **irishgirl**. ---
**Author:** ![Hokkaido\_Brit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d26b3c/32.png) [@Hokkaido\_Brit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokkaido_Brit)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/252 "2011-05-31T22:53:19Z")
I don’t believe it… I truly loved her posts and how much her love for her family shone through. There is nothing she wouldn’t have done for any of them. She will be sorely missed. I’m so sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/253 "2011-05-31T23:06:24Z")
Wow, that’s just so sad. My heart goes out to **norinew’s** family. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/254 "2011-05-31T23:17:01Z")
I’m still stunned. How could this have happened? She was just, what, in her 40s? Was there any indication of impending health issues? It just makes no sense. ☹ I HATE THIS!!! ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/255 "2011-05-31T23:22:52Z")
I was very fond of Norine. My condolences to Ra and the girls. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/256 "2011-05-31T23:23:44Z")
Stay strong **Ra**! My thoughts are with you in this tough time! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/257 "2011-05-31T23:47:53Z")
I’m still reeling from this. How tragic, and how sudden. My deepest sympathies to **Norine’s** family. (Although she’ll always be nori-new to me) StG ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/258 "2011-06-01T00:00:49Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > ☹ > > Set her face toward Thee… > > ☹ ☹ ☹ She will be missed. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/259 "2011-06-01T00:03:08Z")
Ugh :(. My best wishes and sincere condolences to **norinew** ’s family. As is obvious from this thread, she will be missed. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727/260 "2011-06-01T00:08:39Z")
I’m shocked, stunned, and so very sad. My heart goes out to Norine’s family. I have no more words. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-news-for-friends-of-norinew-rip/583727.md?page=14)