Let's say Goodbye to eyo, and express all our love and respect, shall we?
Eyo, a site member stricken with Multiple Myeloma passed away on Tuesday evening, June 4, 2024.
I received the following email Monday before her last day:
"I am a friend of Liz Young’s. She wanted me to tell you when she has died. She is very close. She sends her very very best regards to “everyone @ C99”.
She told me how supportive so many at C99 had been to her when she was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma.
She is actively dying now and I imagine she will pass away today/tomorrow.
In solidarity~
Tina"
I responded that we all loved her. Then this:
"She is close. She is aware and I gave her your message. She smiled, and said mmmm.
I will let know when she has alighted into the realm of the Star Goddess (from her Starhawk book)
Tina"
Then this:
"Hello~
Liz has passed away, sometime in the night.
I was her hospice chaplain. The rare case of being of a similar demographic as Liz, rare to be seen in healthcare chaplaincy still, and I visited her weekly since she started on our service 18 months ago. She will be missed.
I don’t know if your tribute to her will be long or just that she has passed away, but if you don’t mind sending me a link/ or a copy email I’d be grateful.
I saw Liz at the end of the day yesterday and she was peaceful and dignified as she traveled her last leg of her life and dying journey. In her own home, quietly, as she had wanted.
As Liz would say “Peace be the journey” and may it have been so for her in every way~
Tina"
Good people, eyo loved this site because she loved us all so much, she loved our hearts, she loved our minds. She loved peace, loved women,loved anarchy, the entire 64 years of her life.
She lived most of her life in Marin County, was born in San Fransisco. Her maternal grandfather was the presiding judge in the trials of the wrongfully accused labor activists of bombing the Preparedness Day Parade in San Fransisco, 1916. He regretted his part in the sham trial, and she carried the family guilt.
This was the song she listened to during her last days:
I knew this was coming, but still thought she would be a miracle recovery. I could not let that go, because if anyone would defeat the odds, she was my candidate of choice.
I will be sending this, as well as the comments, to beautiful Tina.
We were all lucky to run across eyo, and may we run across our own Tina on our way to the stars.
Eyo, dry our tears, please? And thank you for making the stars brighter.
Eyo. Always missed. Never forgotten.
Comments
RIP eyo...
I'll forever miss her wicked wit and biting commentary. She was so funny.
She was a strident advocate for the downtrodden and never hesitated voicing her opinion against the system that worked too well for the wealthy class and too little for the common folk. She fought that fight with the most effective resource at her disposal, her written warrior skills.
RIP, eyo. I will miss you dearly.
RIP.
Fair winds and following seas...
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
Goodbye fellow traveler
Many live were enriched by her efforts to continually reach out to others at the different phases of her life. A life of rich experiences within a limited geographical location. Old ways, new ways and continually changing. The sidewalk garden will always be an inspiration for me to keep planting and caring through easy and hard times.
The US System does work wonderfully at times, it does take continual effort to maintain, expand and prevent corruption. Many Thanks to the caring community of individuals and institutions providing assistance for Eyo (Liz) to live and pass in her home.
Now I am going to go outside, plant some seeds and hand water them in the spirit of Eyo.
Still yourself, deep water can absorb many disturbances with minimal reaction.
--When the opening appears release yourself.
Thank you soe
Your sympathy and support of eyo's nature is beautiful.
This site has had some wonderful beings and wonderous souls.
Eyo was in that remarkable bunch.
God speed and rest well.
We miss you and are inspired by your path.
Love, Dawn.
A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit. Allegedly Greek, but more possibly fairly modern quote.
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Hi Dawn
Your presence is always welcome and enjoyed.
Peace.
I will miss her strong, brilliant voice. And I truly appreciate having the beautiful pictures. They are so joyful.
so long eyo...
it was great having you with us for a while and now i suppose that you'll be brightening up another part of the universe.
rip.
THANKS EL!
Thanks for posting this EL!
I always looked for Eyo posts. You knew it was going to be great wit or wisdom. We were lucky to share time and space... our journey was made better...
happy cosmic trails Eyo!
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Not me; otc posted it. I too used to look for her comments
and have missed her since she went quiet.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
must be the heat
Thanks and sorry EL! REALLY appreciate the correction! I went by too fast...
And sorry OtC! And THANK you VERY MUCH OtC! Merci beaucoup! Grazi mille! Sad but we want to know...
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
The world has lost a gentle soul
.
and will be the less for it.
Goodbye, eyo. I’m sad that your journey is over, but glad you are at peace. Give your brother a huge hug and have a beer for me.
Thanks, Tina and those who watched over eyo and made her passing better for her.
Hola eyo. It was great to know you and to share in your
thoughts. You will be missed. Be at peace with the universe.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Hi Tina - thank you ever so much for caring for eyo and
being with her, especially at the end. Thanks too for letting us know.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Thanks for doing this, otc
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
eyo ((()))
Farewell wonderful being.
Please remember us, and when our time comes let’s all celebrate the joy we shared here.
I am posting the beautiful photo that you took walking over your beloved Russian River. You took it in honour of river rover when she passed. It’s such a gentle reflection of you and your spirit of peace and love.
and maybe a little reggae
'The Lark Ascending'
What a beautiful and touching piece of music, thank you otc.
I had left instructions
for that to be played at my funeral, back when I was single.
I am passing it along for my dear friend, Liz.
I haven't been able to listen to it since she has been gone, without tearing up.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
It released more tears from me
It is a beautiful selection to be played in honour of a life sensitively lived.
She is a lark.
She is ascending.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
...
I also am making a playlist of music that I would wish to express my feelings of life if it becomes difficult to express in my own words.
Having worked in hospice in some capacity for many years, I wish for everyone to express their deepest feelings in one way or another before they pass.
Tina will appreciate
your point of view, and in truth, the site participation in this farewell is not just for Liz, but for Tina to have her closure, as well.
I had no inkling of your involvement in hospice.
Bless you, chica.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Thank you otc
After the many blessings of sharing some deep personal relationships, and the raising of a beautiful daughter, the hospice work I've done over the years has been the most satisfying and rewarding.
You and Tina
rock, and aside from hospice experience in common, you both loved Liz, a/k/a, eyo.
I can hear eyo's "mmmm..." when she heard that we on the site loved her. She knew we meant it.
Eyo was having some housing uncertainty, had an opportunity to live in AZ, if she could get there. Plans were being made to raise funds, get a crew together, then, she got her bad news.
Dear One and I were pricing U-Haul
trucks and trailers.
sigh....
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Living and dying with a sense of dignity
is what defines hospice for me, in whatever form and place it takes. You and dear one also provide that, so thank you both.
{{{ ❤︎ }}} Eyo, may your spirit and ours find ultimate love and
repose in the abundant lands beyond material sky and ocean. Thanks for gracing c99 with your presence. May you now rejoice, romp, and relish new life forever in the Cosmic Fields of Good.
Aloha and farewell.
Ah eyo, sad to see you go
.
Such a bright spot you are in the archives here.
Sincere thanks to Tina for sharing closure.
Liz missed and not forgotten.
question everything
RIP Eyo
you will be missed.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
I somehow did not think to include this yesterday:
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Liz was my friend...
We often communicated off line, and traded several gifts over the years. I appreciate Tina telling us of her fate...a fate that will come our way too.
My B-i-L died yesterday as well. This is one I'll sing at his funeral Friday and I'll leave this here for Liz as well. Good bye good friend. Peaceful journey.
Lay Down Your Weary Tune
Lay Down Your Weary Tune
Bob Dylan
Lay down your weary tune, lay down
Lay down the song you strum
And rest yourself 'neath the strength of strings
No voice can hope to hum
Struck by the sounds before the sun
I knew the night had gone
The morning breeze like a bugle blew
Against the drum of dawn
Lay down your weary tune, lay down
Lay down the song you strum
And rest yourself 'neath the strength of strings
No voice can hope to hum
The ocean wild like an organ played
The seaweed wove its strands
The crashing waves like cymbals clashed
Against the rocks and the sand
Lay down your weary tune, lay down
Lay down the song you strum
And rest yourself 'neath the strength of strings
No voice can hope to hum
I stood unwound beneath the skies
And clouds unbound by laws
The crying rain like a trumpet sang
And asked for no applause
Lay down your weary tune, lay down
Lay down the song you strum
And rest yourself 'neath the strength of strings
No voice can hope to hum
The last of leaves fell from the trees
And clung to a new love's breast
The branches bare like a banjo moan
To the winds that listen the best
I gazed down in the river's mirror
And watched its winding strum
The water smooth ran like a hymn
And like a harp did hum
Lay down your weary tune, lay down
Lay down the song you strum
And rest yourself 'neath the strength of strings
No voice can hope to hum
All the rest of us should remember to value every day, and treasure our friends.
To paraphrase Liz...Make soil not war!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Beautiful, LO.
My sincere condolences about the passing of your BIL.
We, too, had a nice relationship with Liz. We feel the loss fairly acutely.
Enjoy sharing memories of your BIL with your gathering of family and friends. We will be thinking of you and your wife.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
I'm sorry about your BiL
LO. Very sorry.
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so
I am adding the final word
from Tina, whom I consider a master of "closure".
From Tina:
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
That's such a beautiful expression of your experience, Tina
Thank you, and thank you otc for sharing that.
It seems eyo loved cats.
It seems her neighbors two cats loved her more than they did their owner.
This is one of the cats that purred and snuggled with eyo until the end:
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
RIP Eyo
You were an important part of this community and helped get me interested and involved, simply by your smart and pithy comments. May you have joy, love, and delight as you move on.
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so