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I know some time has passed and my father was a huge fan of your site. I think she did alot of topic discussion on your forums and I know she made alot of friends thru here. As it pains me to notify your staff she is no longer with us. Unfortunately my father (mtf) Terri Gene passed away May 31 2007. I'm not sure what staff or what visitors know him. I can give details if anyone has any questions and I can post if you would like me to. I just don't know where. I don't want those who knew her on here to think he just gave up on his quest of life change because she held that dear to her heart to the end. (Please forgive the reference of my father because Terri was and always will be in my mind my dad even though I still refer to genderwise as female) I know this letter is late in comming and I apologize for that but I have had my own issues to deal with this in both my parrents passing. If you have questions please let me know..

Thank you
Catherine

If you wish to post your condolences here I am sure her daughter will see it and appreciate it. For those who didn't know her you can Read some of her posts (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=3478;sa=showPosts)

Don't pm or email that account because it only goes to me. I had to assign her messages to one of my dummy accounts to recover them so the wiki-staff can review them.

If the wiki staff would add her to our memorial page and see if you can dig up some of her quotes for it as well...

I met Terri-Gene when I was in SF for chest surgery, before her last stroke. She had had one stroke and was valiantly recovering from it. We spent the day together, which exhausted me cause I was just out of surgery, but I was happy to spend time with her.

I was just thinking about her the other day and wondering if she was ok. My condolences to the surviving family. You, her children, probably know that you were the light of her life, but if you don't, I'm telling you you were. She talked about how proud she was of you and that she wouldn't have transitioned earlier if it meant not having you in her life.

Dennis

A titan of generosity and kindness hits the ground; the earth shakes so that even the most ignorant of creatures knows something of importance has impacted their lives...

Later, Terri Gene.

I thought she was another Terri I know but I don't believe I never had the pleasure to meet Terri Gene, but I still wish to say, may God bless.

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Cindy

...I didn't see Terri again after Andrea died.   I'd heard she'd gone to live with one of her daughters, and they'd moved back to Fallon...

She suffered not just the second stroke, but a third, more massive one 5 or 6 days later while in the hospital for the second one.

Yet she got the precious gift of extra time on this earth

Karen

*sigh*
I am sorry to hear this. I always did enjoy Terri's posts.
Thank you Catherine for letting us know, it is much appreciated.

I never had the pleasure of knowing her, but God bless her and her surviving family...

My deepest condolences to Terri-Gene's family!

Z

Oh no.  i knew she was in very poor health after her strokes but i didn't realize... another warrior passes... My heart felt condolences to her family, she will be missed.

steph

Gosh. What can I say? I'm floored.

I was very saddened when I heard that Teri Gene passed on.  She was one of the regular posters when I first came here and was a true inspiration for me.  Reading what she had been through in getting to be her true self made me realize how good I had it.  Her strength and determination provided a wonderful example of how the difficulties are worth being able to be true to one's self.

with sadness and tears
Emelye

One day, I found out by accident that Terri had also been a patient of Dr. Robin D. in Redwood City (my therapist).  This became the main reason why Terri and I started exchanging PM's. She was quite fond of Dr. D. and asked me to say hi to her several times which I did. 

*sigh* I am very sorry to hear that Terri is no longer with us.  My heart goes out to you and the rest of your family, Catherine.  Please accept my deepest condolences, and if you don't mind, I would like to inform Dr. D. of Terri's passing.

tink :icon_chick:

I'm sorry to hear this. My condolences to the family and friends.

Terri touched a lot of us.  Rest in peace, Terri.  See you on the other side.

Chaunte

I am saddened to hear of her passing.  Several years ago when I was a member of Susans her post were ones I regularly looked forward to reading.  My condolences to her family and friends.

Maya 

I came here yrs ago under a different name. Her name sounds very familar but does anyone have a picture of here that she used when she was here?

Quote from: postoplesbian on January 27, 2009, 08:34:45 AM
I came here yrs ago under a different name. Her name sounds very familar but does anyone have a picture of here that she used when she was here?

Unfortunately her profile picture is no longer there. Maybe Susan or other here may have one.  I checked through all my pictures and i don't seem to have one either.

Here is the topic where Leigh announced that Terri was promoted to a Mod on the forums:

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,1502.0.html (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,1502.0.html)

Its so sad that both are no longer with us. :(


steph

Quote from: steph on January 27, 2009, 03:56:54 PM

Quote from: postoplesbian on January 27, 2009, 08:34:45 AM
I came here yrs ago under a different name. Her name sounds very familar but does anyone have a picture of here that she used when she was here?

Unfortunately her profile picture is no longer there. Maybe Susan or other here may have one.  I checked through all my pictures and i don't seem to have one either.

Here is the topic where Leigh announced that Terri was promoted to a Mod on the forums:

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,1502.0.html (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,1502.0.html)

Its so sad that both are no longer with us. :(


steph

OH MY  Are you telling me Leigh from Idaho who was living in Portland is gone? I knew her personally when i lived there in 2000.  She put tires on trucks etc .. Damn i kinda wondered where she was because she was strong around here. I just thought she went offline.. Oh my i cooked her dinner once at my home in hillsboro Oregon

It's a shame she's gone.  I wish she could have had an easier time when she was with us.

Quote from: postoplesbian on January 27, 2009, 04:41:02 PM

Quote from: steph on January 27, 2009, 03:56:54 PM

Quote from: postoplesbian on January 27, 2009, 08:34:45 AM
I came here yrs ago under a different name. Her name sounds very familar but does anyone have a picture of here that she used when she was here?

Unfortunately her profile picture is no longer there. Maybe Susan or other here may have one.  I checked through all my pictures and i don't seem to have one either.

Here is the topic where Leigh announced that Terri was promoted to a Mod on the forums:

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,1502.0.html (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,1502.0.html)

Its so sad that both are no longer with us. :(


steph

OH MY  Are you telling me Leigh from Idaho who was living in Portland is gone? I knew her personally when i lived there in 2000.  She put tires on trucks etc .. Damn i kinda wondered where she was because she was strong around here. I just thought she went offline.. Oh my i cooked her dinner once at my home in hillsboro Oregon

Read this in our Wiki:

http://susans.org/wiki/Leigh_Ann_Sparks (http://susans.org/wiki/Leigh_Ann_Sparks)

I put this up shortly after she passed away.  I'm so sorry you had to find out this way.

steph

I didn't know Terri, but I'm still saddened that she has passed.  My condolences to her family.

Quote from: steph on January 27, 2009, 07:04:41 PM

Quote from: postoplesbian on January 27, 2009, 04:41:02 PM

Quote from: steph on January 27, 2009, 03:56:54 PM

Quote from: postoplesbian on January 27, 2009, 08:34:45 AM
I came here yrs ago under a different name. Her name sounds very familar but does anyone have a picture of here that she used when she was here?

Unfortunately her profile picture is no longer there. Maybe Susan or other here may have one.  I checked through all my pictures and i don't seem to have one either.

Here is the topic where Leigh announced that Terri was promoted to a Mod on the forums:

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,1502.0.html (https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,1502.0.html)

Its so sad that both are no longer with us. :(


steph

OH MY  Are you telling me Leigh from Idaho who was living in Portland is gone? I knew her personally when i lived there in 2000.  She put tires on trucks etc .. Damn i kinda wondered where she was because she was strong around here. I just thought she went offline.. Oh my i cooked her dinner once at my home in hillsboro Oregon

Read this in our Wiki:

http://susans.org/wiki/Leigh_Ann_Sparks (http://susans.org/wiki/Leigh_Ann_Sparks)

I put this up shortly after she passed away.  I'm so sorry you had to find out this way.

steph

Thank you Steph. I helped her to start transitioning around september 2000. She did get pretty wild after she started. I remember traveling through portland in 2003 for a pride event and she was tied up and being whipped by a few GG's as they traveled on a flatbed truck .. I was shocked but i shouldn't have been. She was someone i could trust too. I had a rather large garden of medical herbs i was growing for patients in need and she respected me and it. We did meet at the egyptian club quite a few times and at embers. She was though very sexual and i wasn't and we soon parted by december 2000 and well at the time i had been falsely diagnosed with HEP-C . They had only done the simple antibodies test and so i thought i had it or so the VA told me. Finally i was given the more expensive RNA viral load test.  In octoberber / novenber after taking a load of herb to San Fran for patients (given for free) i returned home to find out that i was actually immune to it and was one of the lucky 15%. That was in 2000 and i had just met Leigh. However, i was still learning about it and i then left PDX in december 2000 to travel the USA in a RV to try to educate others at VA's about the RNA viral load test. The VA finally changed their policy due to my being falsly diagnosed.

Yes leigh was a sweet person and a hard worker and also a wild woman. I see now why she was living so wild as she was living her last yrs God bless her.

It is sad that both women have passed leaving behind, essentially an unwritten legacy (If that's right word.)  Their stories would have been critical reading for our community, now all we have is their memories and their posts within the forums of Susan's.

steph

Quote from: steph on January 28, 2009, 12:43:01 PM
It is sad that both women have passed leaving behind, essentially an unwritten legacy (If that's right word.)  Their stories would have been critical reading for our community, now all we have is their memories and their posts within the forums of Susan's.

steph

They are still with us. Their spirits never die. We only shed our shells / bodies.. They are now the voices in our heads trying to guide us to have fun and enjoy life while we can.. well i am sure thats what Leigh is telling me.. Teri gene i think i remember was from calif and moved to the northwest but maybe i am thinking of another.. not sure what she is saying..

yes we are hearing their words and they have come alive now thru this blog..

Hello Leigh you wild and crazy woman .. i remember now how i made you my homemade chili and you loved it.. lol.. you were something else... your spirit is with me now.. like my dad you too are that little voice in my head trying to guide my life.. you crazy lady you left first.. grrr now i am mad and jelous your up there and i have to wait and i have to listen to you instead of you having to listen to me..

Leigh i love you you know i do i was just young and imature and suffered much but girl if you were here right now i would give you my body and soul to take .. you surely deserve it.. you wild woman ..

keep me informed i will be listening

as jesus says let those who can hear hear and Leigh i can hear your in my head now and now i know who that extra voice is.. you dirty devil you :) :) :)

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I haven't cried so much as i have now i love you leigh and i miss you too.. thanks for giving me these feelings

OMG, I'm so sorry. Terri-Gene was really a down to earth person. I wondered what had happened to her. She will be missed by all. I knew she was sick but I didn't think that bad. I'm so sad.
Sheila

 I've never known Terri-Gene but just want to give condolances may God Bless her and her family xoxo

Linda Ann

Love being female

          Terri Gene was a very special woman. She was as tough as a person could be yet she had the biggest heart you will ever see. She loved her family so very much. Her love was obvious in her words whenever she spoke of them.



beth         

My condolences to her family.  She was an incredibly strong woman.

I probably knew Leigh, I was here On Susan's original Chat Room a couple of years before the forums, that is about nine years ago and I left 7 years ago. I was a bit of a cut up then too. ;D May God Bless her soul.

Cindy

I wanted to thank you all for your well wishes and kind words.. To tell the truth I miss both Terri and Andrea very much.  If you want to know anything or just want to chat or need some insite you can reach me on here I now have an account. I can't answer things the same way Terri did but she informed me about alot of what she went thru and informed me alot about what she thought. I just appreciate everyones kind thoughts. I apologize for everyone having to find out thru here. And yes Tink you have my permission to inform the Dr. that you and my dad shared. Im sure they would like to know.

Take care-
Catherine

My condolences to her family and loved ones.

I didn't know her but she sounds a cool lady. Good willing she is free of a pain and in a better place now.

I came across this post just now while doing a search to see if Terri-Gene has come back since I've been away.   :icon_sniff: :icon_sadblinky: :'(

Back in 2004-2006-ish, (estimated time frame), Terri & I grew to be friends online.  We talked well into the night on IM, exchanged long, deep messages via e-mail & PM, and talked by phone a couple times (we lived on opposite coasts).  After Leigh passed away, it was hardest to catch her...it seemed like she just faded...and every now & then I'd try to reach out & find her, and never got a reply...I just figured she had her reasons for keeping her distance. 

I'm so shocked & sad....and my sympathy goes out to her family & her other friends.....


I've missed ya' Terri-Gene.....may your soul journey well until we meet again....

XOXO Valerie OXOX

My condoleances to whoever knew her...

But the link to see her posts is broken.

Odd this thread should come up today. I was thinking about Terri-Gene this morning. It is a shame if we've lost her posts, they were long and thoughtful.

Synchronicity. I shall treasure my memories of her.

Dennis

The posts can be recovered but the account would eventually drop off again after a few months. Do a search they are all still there.

I miss Terri-Gene too.   I first came on about 9 years ago.   I remember joking with CindyBC  on chat and many exchanges in the forums with Terri-Gene.  I was Michelle then as I am now.  I am the Michelle that used to be a teacher.

Hi Michelle, I'm still around but don't come on much anymore, just check in now and again to see what's happening. How have you been keeping? I am retired now and married and have taken the opportunity of the free time to follow other interests.

Cynthia

Reading this post made me sad.... I never had the fortune to join this site while she was around...

From what I read she was a nice person...

My Condolences...   :'(