# Lynn Bodoni has passed away **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 20, 2014, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781 "2014-02-20T13:21:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Welfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e56c9b/32.png) [@Welfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Welfy)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/301 "2014-03-02T03:50:58Z")
So sad to hear about this. I remember her from the AOL days. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/302 "2014-03-03T03:05:39Z")
I’m truly sorry to hear that. My condolences to all whom she touched in some way. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/303 "2014-03-04T17:54:32Z")
My god. You must be kidding me. I’m so sorry. She was always kind to me, and she liked my cat’s name (Porkchop). I’ll miss you, Lynn. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/304 "2014-03-04T22:51:34Z")
This is truly a shock. Yes, Lynn goes back to the old AOL board. She was a wonderful lady. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/305 "2014-03-06T13:43:41Z")
So very sad to hear of her passing, and so very sad to be so late to the thread. Rest in peace, **Lynn**. Or tear up the afterlife with **Opal**. Either option is good. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2014, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/306 "2014-03-10T04:42:09Z")
Oh man, this is sad news. Very sorry to hear this - Requiescat in pace, **Lynn**. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2014, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/307 "2014-03-10T04:52:26Z")
> [@Olentzero](#): > > Or tear up the afterlife with **Opal**. Either option is good. Now that’d be a YouTube vid worth watching! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/308 "2014-03-19T13:32:10Z")
I know this sounds trivial, but it’s not really: she was an excellent admin here. That’s not trivial because it’s really hard to be good at the admin side and still be personable. My sympathies to everyone who knew her personally. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/309 "2014-03-19T16:14:03Z")
It hit me so hard that I couldn’t think of anything to say, so I just kept quiet. But now I realize I could at least say that. I hope her family is healing. And maybe this is a bit morbid, but she had said that she didn’t want to become old and senile (due to Alzheimer’s in her family). So she got her wish. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/310 "2014-03-19T16:16:02Z")
We can say this, too: [the fundraiser **fluiddruid** started has done really well, with about $2,100 raised.](http://lynnbodonimemorial.weebly.com/) That’s a very nice tribute. ---
**Author:** ![artemis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@artemis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/artemis)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/311 "2014-03-20T03:37:19Z")
I can’t believe I didn’t see this announcement until today. In many ways, **Lynn** was the personification of the Dope. We are all diminished by her loss. My heartfelt condolences go out to all those who loved her. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/312 "2014-03-21T02:08:10Z")
I wish to pay my respects to her friends and family. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/313 "2014-03-23T22:44:41Z")
Dang. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/314 "2014-03-27T11:48:14Z")
Dear me! I just stumbled across this sad news. Condolences to her loved ones and eternal rest to her. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/315 "2014-03-28T21:10:17Z")
I didn’t see this until today. I wish to add my voice to the condolences. When I had a problem about a year ago Lynn helped me out. I asked her how I could repay her and she had said to just help someone else who needed it. I will try to keep that generous spirit alive in her honour. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/316 "2014-03-28T23:16:53Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > I’m shocked. I remember Lynn from way back in the AOL days. Me too. My condolences. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/317 "2014-04-17T03:15:24Z")
I know I’m way late with this, but … damn. Many years ago, I pointed Lynn toward [Improbable Island](http://www.improbableisland.com/home.php?), a game I was enjoying at the time, and the last time I talked to her she was still participating in that community, long after I had left. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/318 "2014-08-04T05:48:46Z")
I’ve been off the boards for several months and am just now reading this. I’d like to add my voice to the choir of Dopers (albeit late) who are mourning the passing of one of our own. May you RIP, Lynn. You are missed. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781/319 "2014-08-04T07:46:24Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Lynn served The Straight Dope for many years, beginning in the fall of 1996, when TSD was on AOL. > > Health issues kept her from being as active as we all might have liked these last few years, but she still came to the board when she could and assisted whenever possible. > > I was privileged to call her my friend and I miss her. > > As Ed has mentioned there will be no service; Lynn didn’t truck with any of that. She did love animals, cats most of all, and if you truly wish to remember her in a tangible way, support your local animal shelter or even better, go there and adopt a cat. Having a Lynn Bodoni kitty in your house would be a very appropriate memorial. Lynn would approve. 🙂 I made a donation to the Blind Cat Rescue and Sanctuary in the USA. Cheers Lyn. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-bodoni-has-passed-away/681781.md?page=15)