# TubaDiva has passed away **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 3, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121 "2020-07-03T00:59:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/221 "2020-07-03T14:29:51Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I hope this is not disrespectful but this came to mind: [867-5309](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WTdTwcmxyo) Is there a tuba cover of that song? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/222 "2020-07-03T14:40:39Z")
No words. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/223 "2020-07-03T14:44:55Z")
What sad news! 😪 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/224 "2020-07-03T14:45:46Z")
What the fuck? I can’t believe this. This is wrong. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/225 "2020-07-03T14:50:45Z")
“The end of an era” is ridiculously overused, but it certainly does seem to apply here. I have a taste of like a teenager must have felt like when FDR died: that someone who had always been there (and by extension would always be there) was suddenly gone. The empty space is palpable. I hope her name was a foreshadowing of her destination. Managing this crew certainly does take the patience of the proverbial saint. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/226 "2020-07-03T14:53:16Z")
As a frequent submitter to _Threadspotting_ we’d had a lot of correspondence – she was the main (if not only) one to tend to that email addy. Before the transition I’d submit four to six a week and let her know when I was going offline for Burning Man, a period of three weeks or so. Since the transition, as I come up to speed with the new format, I’ve submitted one. [Rex] Now I feel guilty! [/Rex] I remember some years ago she mentioned she’d always wanted to visit Tuba City, AZ. I posted I’d been there, and it wasn’t much – certainly no tubas. I miss her already. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/227 "2020-07-03T14:57:10Z")
This is terrible news. I only got to meet her in person once, almost twenty years ago, but I’m so glad I got the chance. She was a very kind and supportive friend. I’ll miss her. This place will never be the same. She was the rock upon which the SDMB was built. ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/228 "2020-07-03T15:12:41Z")
I’ve been lurking for decades and very rarely felt the need to post. This is one of those rare times. TubaDiva was an all-around _mensch_. What an awful calamity. I will contribute to whatever memorial the Board establishes. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/229 "2020-07-03T15:25:08Z")
Never had much direct interaction with her, but it’s abundantly clear how much this place owed her hard work. A tremendous loss. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/230 "2020-07-03T15:28:11Z")
I was amazed at how much hard work she put in during the transition to make it as seamless as possible and most likely to provide a huge amount of coordinating effort as well. This is a sad moment for the board. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/231 "2020-07-03T15:28:15Z")
Holy shit WTF!? I am completely shocked. Such terrible news. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/232 "2020-07-03T15:34:34Z")
My god. I can’t believe this. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/233 "2020-07-03T15:39:26Z")
Much of Jenny’s work was behind the scenes, and I think many people are not aware of how hard she worked and how much effort she put into keeping the SDMB going. On a personal note, even though we never met in person, we did speak fairly often online and I considered her to be a good friend. She will be missed. My condolences to her loved ones. ---
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/234 "2020-07-03T15:51:24Z")
This is such a terrible loss. I wish her peace. My condolences to her family and friends. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/235 "2020-07-03T16:02:54Z")
I never interacted directly with her on the board, but her firm hand on the tiller was always apparent. We will miss her a lot. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/236 "2020-07-03T16:08:24Z")
Despite living fairly close to each other for quite a few years, we only saw each other a couple times. The last time was about two years ago, when I had an extra ticket to see Aubrey Logan, a singer and trombonist. I invited Jenny because I knew she’d enjoy that, and indeed it was a fantastic show with great company. She used to message me about so many local events, to make sure I’d heard about them. She was such a kind and thoughtful person. So many of us owe deep friendships and more to these boards. I met my husband **UncleBill** here, and I know a whole bunch of people who also met spouses and partners here. That wasn’t the original intent of the board, but it grew to be so much more than just a place to discuss a newspaper column. Thank you so much, Jenny, for your enormous part, your blood, sweat, and tears, in making this place the community it is. I don’t come here often these days–in fact, looking back though my recent history, it seems I come here every few years to let y’all know someone has died, so I feel some kind of way about _that_. Godspeed, Jenny. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/237 "2020-07-03T16:10:47Z")
> [@saje](#): > > I don’ know how old she was, but she seemed ageless. If [this automated content generator](https://www.mylife.com/jennifer-paradis/e343024086462) is believable, she was 65. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/238 "2020-07-03T16:16:25Z")
Such sad, shocking news. Rest in peace, Jenny. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/239 "2020-07-03T16:32:27Z")
Terrible news. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/240 "2020-07-03T16:33:29Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > Much of Jenny’s work was behind the scenes, and I think many people are not aware of how hard she worked and how much effort she put into keeping the SDMB going. I know in the past month or so, she worked very long hours on the transition to Discourse. In particular the weekend of and in the days following the go-live, she worked insanely long hours. She even assisted me when I had problems getting my account set up on the new board. I think that was the only direct contact I ever had with her, in my sixteen years here. To be honest, I feel a little guilty for adding, even a tiny little bit, to her burden when her health was not great. BTW, I don’t know if her family participates on this board, but there is an option on the obituary page to share a memory about her. It might be good for those who shared memories of her here to also share them there, as the family is likely to see that stuff. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121.md?page=13)