Dear people,
Lorraine, Nero's mum, sent me some pics of Nero's memorial to share with us all.
Susan's gave her a donation to help with the cost of the memorial.
She wishes to thank you all for the love and support you have shown for her dear son and the support you have given her in her grief.
If this is too upsetting for you and you wish to talk to me please do so.
Cindy
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I think because you're linking from a private gmail account the images aren't showing.
Anyway Rest in Peace, Nero, you were a mighty dude!
Sorry, thank you Grace
A beautiful memorial for a beautiful soul... rest in peace brother Nero!
Thank you for sharing the pictures Cindy!
He is really gone.
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
peace
Looks like a nice one :'( :'( :'( Feelin' pretty sad
Rest in peace dear Nero
Suddenly missing him again. It is a beautiful memorial for a wonderful person.
Beautiful memorial.
When a thread pops up with a new post that Nero started, for a second, it is like he is still here. I guess his essence still is here at Susan's.
Thank you Cindy for posting these.
There are really two memorials for the man. The solid stone one in the pictures and the place he holds in the hearts of so many members of this site.
Cindy,
Thanks for posting Nero's beautiful memorial!
Peace, my friend!
Shana
Quote from: suzifrommd on November 23, 2014, 08:51:30 AM
Thank you Cindy for posting these.
There are really two memorials for the man. The solid stone one in the pictures and the place he holds in the hearts of so many members of this site.
Suzie, you are so right. I wish that the tears I've shed would bring his bus back down the block. He was needed this month.
Julie
->-bleeped-<-. excuse my language.
he really did help out a lot from what i've seen and tried his best, despite his own personal demons.
when i see the memorial, it actually hits me that he IS gone. and i didn't even know him well. but i feel a loss.
I kind of liked thinking of him as on an extended hiatus. But seeing this kind of puts a damper on that. I really miss his posts, his viewpoint and his encouragement. He will always be missed and I know I won't ever forget him.
Quote from: peky on November 23, 2014, 02:58:57 AM
A beautiful memorial for a beautiful soul... rest in peace brother Nero!
Thank you for sharing the pictures Cindy!
Yeah. Thanks for that. It's weird, though. I was under the impression that Nero was older than I was. We aren't that far apart in age. I'm glad that you moved him over to "Retired Staff", though. That way, his memory could stick around.
I loved him so much. I miss him every day. At least he is finally at peace.
That I can grieve this deeply for someone I'd only ever interacted with online proves to me that online friendships are just as real as face-to-face, IRL friendships.
I'll miss you, Nero.
tears :icon_cry2:
Nero, I pray that you are resting in peace. >:(
His birthday is the day before mine. I know that's silly, but seeing that makes it real. I kept thinking that maybe he'd pop up again after a nice long vacation.
Rest in peace, Brother.
I hope you are now where you always wanted to be.
I am sorry I wasn't there for you when you needed me.
You are... you are more than I ever told you you were. More than I ever got the chance to tell you you were. I wish... I wish I could have made everything better for you. I wish I could have given you the peace of mind you deserved.
Wherever you are, I love you. And will never forget you.
Quote from: Sephirah on December 09, 2014, 04:57:49 PM
I hope you are now where you always wanted to be.
I am sorry I wasn't there for you when you needed me.
You are... you are more than I ever told you you were. More than I ever got the chance to tell you you were. I wish... I wish I could have made everything better for you. I wish I could have given you the peace of mind you deserved.
Wherever you are, I love you. And will never forget you.
I came back here this morning because I was feeling anxious and inadequate. Another friend passed yesterday, and finding your words has given me comfort. Thank You I don't really know why so many of us die so young, and some of us linger long after our usefulness. Today I do not feel useful - something that Nero always was, even though he struggled. Struggle is a part of life, and a big part of being a trans person. When we lose another one - particularly one whose pain I knew, it seems so futile to remain connected and vulnerable.
Connections for me can be so very double edged. Enriching and devastating; teaching and forgetting; somehow most connection seem to end badly and I crave the silence of isolation. Music sometimes helps. Today I've listened to both Cobain and Pavarotti, grunge and opera, life and death, despair and triumph. Didn't help.
Peace,
Julie
I used to wallow in Tchaikovsky's Sixth and Beethoven's Seventh. I've never understood why, when I was feeling melancholy, I always reached out for depressing music and novels. I never felt better, but I would have felt worse if I had done something else.
Nero's death is just so empty and pointless and unfair. I lost another friend and a former advisor earlier this year, both in their seventies. At least they had full lives and careers. I've run into so many jerks and a$$holes who are still going strong and not contributing much, if anything, useful to society...I feel hopeless when I think about Nero's death.
And lonely. I miss him. I never met him, never saw him, never heard his voice--and yet I feel as if he has taken a chunk of my soul with him.
The world is truly diminished by his absence.
I only encountered him for a miniscule moment in infinity , but will never forget him.
Beautiful memorial. Rest in peace, Nero.
Rest in peace Nero. I hope you are surrounded by the peace and tranquility you sought but couldnt find in life. The first member "to extend his hand" when I first joined here. His death is sad to come accros but is a reminder that "all we really have is a day at a time.
Michelle.
His birth date is two days after mine. Rest in peace brother.