# 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:** 14
**Author:** ![Fiveroptic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiveroptic/32/8257_2.png) [@Fiveroptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveroptic)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/261 "2020-07-03T19:21:17Z")
Ah, damn. Jenny was, undeniably, the heart and soul of the SDMB. Her hard work has given pleasure and respite to so many people for decades. I offer heartfelt condolences to her family and friends, including all her friends here who she loved, who loved her in return. ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/262 "2020-07-03T19:30:33Z")
I’m very sorry to hear this. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/263 "2020-07-03T19:34:54Z")
Oh no this is awful! She worked so hard to try to improve this place her memory really will be eternal. Deepest condolences to her friends IRL and online and her family as well. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/264 "2020-07-03T19:35:45Z")
Her obituary has been updated here: > **[Jennifer D. Paradis - View Obituary & Service Information](https://www.wagesfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Jennifer-Paradis/#!/Obituary)** > > Share Memories and Support the Family. ---
**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, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/265 "2020-07-03T19:37:58Z")
One of about the only things I was disappointed about regarding this move is that I lost my PMs. It didn’t occur to me to save them. Some were from Jenny. Fortunately, I’m not very good about emptying my old emails so I still have the messages and notifications. There were a few times when I was impatient with the board’s direction, but she always wrote thoughtful, kind responses. She loved this board and was the heart of it. I hope we can keep it going in a way that would make her happy. ---
**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, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/266 "2020-07-03T19:42:47Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > One of about the only things I was disappointed about regarding this move is that I lost my PMs. Unrelated to the subject of TubaDiva’s passing, but my PMs carried over. They’re under the envelope icon on my profile page. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/267 "2020-07-03T19:43:53Z")
Hear hear. I don’t know when I last posted, but I’m sure it was when someone died. I haven’t followed the boards in ages, but still interact daily with some of you I’ve known for 20 years now. I’m grateful for all her work keeping this old place going. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/268 "2020-07-03T19:44:02Z")
Holy shit! I can’t believe it. My stomach clenched tightly when I read the thread title and OP. ☹ She gave so many hours (days, months, years) of her life to us malcontents and I know I didn’t express my appreciation nearly often enough. She changed the course of thousands of people’s lives. I hope she knew that. You’ll be sorely missed, Jenny. 😢 ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/269 "2020-07-03T19:44:06Z")
> [@](#): > > ## Obituary for Jennifer D. Paradis > > Jennifer Denise Paradis, age 65 of Decatur, GA, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. > > The family has chosen cremation and there are no services planned at this time. > > Condolences may be sent or viewed at [www.wagesfuneralhome.com](http://www.wagesfuneralhome.com/). Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, A Family Company, 3705 Highway 78 West, Snellville, GA 30039 (770-979-3200) has been entrusted with the arrangements. > > To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Jennifer D. Paradis please visit our [Sympathy Store](https://www.wagesfuneralhome.com/store/Category.aspx?CategoryId=319&icn=desktop_memorial_obituary_link#chooser). ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/270 "2020-07-03T19:49:15Z")
Wholeheartedly agree with this and was thinking the same. I feel guilty for all the whinging I did while she was busting her ass to help fix the site. I, and we all, owe her an enormous debt of gratitude for keeping the site up and running when the old system seemed possessed and determined to keep crashing on us. She kept her composure and cool throughout all of our incessant thrashing about over the site’s problems. She just seemed like a purely classy person. I’m stunned and truly sorry she’s gone. My heartfelt condolences to her family and to those here in particular who knew her in the real world. ---
**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, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/271 "2020-07-03T19:49:41Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Unrelated to the subject of TubaDiva’s passing, but my PMs carried over. They’re under the envelope icon on my profile page. You’re absolutely right! Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/272 "2020-07-03T20:12:54Z")
I’ve been refreshing the Wages Funeral Home page, hoping for an obituary that would give some more details. Finally, there’s an obit posted, but it only says “passed away”. Does anyone have a clue as to what happened? ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/273 "2020-07-03T20:25:52Z")
Terrible news. This is so sad. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/274 "2020-07-03T20:45:04Z")
Like many in their mid-60’s she suffered from many chronic health problems which I’m not going to discuss, but several of which (or a combination thereof) put her at risk of severe illness or worse. ---
**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/275 "2020-07-03T21:15:27Z")
I am utterly saddened by her passing. She and I had a few tuba related conversations via FaceBook messenger. Had I known that she was a juggler also, I would have told that I am as well. Funny, that. I’ll work on a tuba tribute for the CS thread. Maybe Amazing Grace, maybe something else. If I can play. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/276 "2020-07-03T21:25:43Z")
Thank you. That’s as much as I need to know. Bye, Jenny. ---
**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/277 "2020-07-03T22:35:33Z")
For TubaDiva, with love and thanks… [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eEjjbA-Mv4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eEjjbA-Mv4) ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/278 "2020-07-03T22:39:45Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I’ve been refreshing the Wages Funeral Home page, hoping for an obituary that would give some more details. Finally, there’s an obit posted, but it only says “passed away”. Does anyone have a clue as to what happened? It has only been two days. If it was both sudden and unexpected then the family might not know for certain either. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/279 "2020-07-03T22:45:05Z")
I’m really sorry to hear this. I respected her a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-has-passed-away/914121/280 "2020-07-03T23:46:35Z")
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