# Umkay has passed \[Not true\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 22, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989 "2012-06-22T17:47:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/21 "2012-06-22T19:27:51Z")
She is so missed. I moun her loss. Going into a wheelchair myself was a very difficult step, you sister changed my outlook and really helped me see the good side of the whole situation. I would also like to send flowers or donate or whatever she would have wanted. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/22 "2012-06-22T19:42:54Z")
I’m another one who didn’t participate in the thread but read every word, and marveled at **umkay** ’s wit and spirit. What a terrible loss. ---
**Author:** ![Junkman209](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/junkman209/32/5522_2.png) [@Junkman209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junkman209)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/23 "2012-06-22T19:51:55Z")
I’m so sorry, **NotOkay**. I’m so sorry. ---
**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:** [June 22, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/24 "2012-06-22T19:56:28Z")
Alas, the post I was dreading to read. I am so sorry to hear this, my condolences to all. ---
**Author:** ![StuffLikeThatThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@StuffLikeThatThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StuffLikeThatThere)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/25 "2012-06-22T20:03:38Z")
I can’t believe I can still be shocked by the sheer bloody-mindedness of the universe. I’m so sorry. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/26 "2012-06-22T20:03:53Z")
What? **Notokay** thank you for telling us. For what your family is going through, I am so so sorry. I can’t believe we got to share a small part of her spirit and now she’s gone. She had a big impact here - I know we’re just a message board but she really moved us. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/27 "2012-06-22T20:10:31Z")
To pop in here and make an impact like\*\* Umkay \*\*made… just… _wow_. ---
**Author:** ![This\_Just\_In\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@This\_Just\_In\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_Just_In_2)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/28 "2012-06-22T20:17:37Z")
This thread has been the most entertaining, informative and interesting I’ve ever read on any forum anywhere and it saddens me greatly to hear this news. I imagine anyone who takes the time to read this thread would feel a sincere sense of grief, even if they never interacted in it. ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/29 "2012-06-22T20:19:39Z")
☹ ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/30 "2012-06-22T20:29:43Z")
Wow. I so sorry for you and your family, Notokay. It’s just not right. She was too young and had too much to offer. ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/31 "2012-06-22T20:33:36Z")
Holy cow, I was not expecting to visit this thread and read this horrible news. I am so, so sorry for your loss, \*\*NotOkay \*\*and family. Horrible. ---
**Author:** ![Kalea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@Kalea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalea)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/32 "2012-06-22T20:34:56Z")
I keep hoping this is just a hoax and **umkay** will pop back in with no idea who **Notokay** is. This is me in denial. **Notokay** , I’m so sorry for the loss to you and your family. Please know that, to a much lesser extent, we share it. Your sister made a big impact in the short time she was here. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/33 "2012-06-22T20:37:07Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > I’m another one who didn’t participate in the thread but read every word, and marveled at **umkay** ’s wit and spirit. What a terrible loss. Ditto. Condolences to you and your family **NotOkay**. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/34 "2012-06-22T20:41:58Z")
I am very sad to hear this. I am also surprised to hear that **umkay** had a sister. I remember her mentioning her parents and her four brothers but no sister (see post 85 in this thread). I guess this gives me a tiny bit of hope that it is in fact a hoax. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/35 "2012-06-22T20:44:39Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > I am very sad to hear this. I am also surprised to hear that **umkay** had a sister. I remember her mentioning her parents and her four brothers but no sister (see post 85 in this thread). I guess this gives me a tiny bit of hope that it is in fact a hoax. **Notokay** doesn’t state gender. I assumed he was one of her brothers. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/36 "2012-06-22T20:46:21Z")
Oh no. **Umkay** was so awesome. She had such a great outlook on life. ☹ ---
**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:** [June 22, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/37 "2012-06-22T20:50:02Z")
I have split all the posts from the “Ask the…” thread into its own thread here. So sorry for your loss. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/38 "2012-06-22T20:54:48Z")
Dangit. Now I have lots of “dust” in both eyes. My sincerest condolences (damn that sounds weak doesn’t it?) I am glad she got to spend some time here and I hope she enjoyed it a much as some here enjoyed having her here. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/39 "2012-06-22T20:58:22Z")
NotOkay - I just want to preemptively clarify something since I know you are not a regular poster to the forum. This new thread may be in a forum section called “Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share” but it is not to say that this is a mundane or pointless thing to split off…it’s just the forum where news about our lives goes. There have been new people who have been offended by a forum change to this forum, and I wanted to let you know that this is not how the Dope feels about this news. I am still stunned by the news, and I’m so sad…she really made a huge impact to those of us on the board in such a short time here. ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989/40 "2012-06-22T21:01:54Z")
I will miss her as well. She seemed like the kind of person who brought a lot of joy to a lot of people - internet and off. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umkay-has-passed-not-true/625989.md?page=3)