I already said in a different thread about TubaDiva that she was our Moses. She led us to a new land, only to be prevented from entering it herself.
The timing of this seems particularly cruel. Jenny patiently dealt with our complaints about SDMB for months as the old software creaked along. She worked behind the scenes to get the new board ready, she prepared us for it when it was about to roll out, she made the transition downtime easier to deal with by creating a special forum for it, and she held our hands when the new system went public. She did all this with patience, good humor, and equanimity. She passed away at what should have been a moment of triumph for her (although knowing her, she would never have acknowledged this).
I was thinking of starting a thread in ATMB to thank TubaDiva for everything she’d done for us when I saw the bad news. I wish I had done it several days ago, when she’d have been able to see it.
I didn’t interact with Jenny much: just a few nominations for Threadspotting, and a few times when SDMB was having technical problems. But each time, she was warm and kind. Even something as simple as a response to a Threadspotting nomination felt like a personal note from someone who really cared. She had the sort of personal touch that can’t be faked.