For Alison

[naiad]

Beautiful Sara. I am in tears.

Lucia

[jimdoe2you]

Sara,

If there is any contribution I can make from over here across the pond, please let me know. Although I only began knowing Ali breifly, her pm's to me during hurricane Wilma were as kind and touching as could be. Her responses to my posts always brought a smile to my face or caused me to laugh aloud. We were both going to be first in line for the Omer Ice fins the day they come out, and I just know that months from now when I receive a pair, I will open the box and be thinking of Ali.

Ali was looking over your shoulder, smiling while you began this thread. If you haven't already given her a hug in your dreams, .......you will soon.

Jim Doe

[Erik]

Beautiful tribute Sara. I am moved deeply. Grieve hard, let it out, and let her go when you're ready.
A terrible loss. The positive thing that strikes me is that they died together, and neither will have to grieve the other.
Funny how something like this makes me want to hurry up and meet you all sooner... life is fleeting truly.
Inshallah we meet in this life my friends.
Alasalamu alaikum,
Erik Y.

[sinkweight]

I second the memorial idea.

If I can help in any way...

[Pocoshower]

Sara

Beautiful words, thanks. Un gran abrazo para ti.

For Ali and Colin:

Please don't shoot all the fishes out there, let some for us, pliz. . . See you soon.

Carlos

[Merlin]

Great tribute Sara --I'm still in shock

[Fondueset]

Really nicely done Sara.

[crusty]

Thanks Sarah

Crusty

[Lachlan]

Thankyou very much for sharing those lovely words Sara. Very nicely done.

[dallasdiver]

That was a really fine tribute, I think a permanent icon somewhere on the board would be nice. Just a friendly reminder to the ones that knew them and for others to read about that didn't.

[YakDiver]

I have just read the bad news on the BSA, I feel gutted and for once I'm lost for words
Goodbye and God Bless
YakDiver

[Shadowkiller]

Originally Posted by island_sands

And then it dawned on me. I was unable to say those last words. Unable to tell you what I wanted to tell you. Unable to continue our last chain of laughter. Unable to do anything. It was over. Unable to say anything more. You were gone. Finished. I couldn’t’ even tell you how I much I loved you as a friend, even though I know that you knew it.

Its taken me four days to find the courage to to return to reading the DeeperBlue threads. Ever since I found out about this tragedy Ive been numb, unable to reconcile the passing of a friend with the inane mundaity of life.

I sat two exams at Uni since I found out, in each one the mantra of "Alison would kick your ass if you fucked this up" running through my head.

Because thats the kind of person Alison was, putting others ahead of herself, encouraging us to reach for our dreams, and "stuff the consequences".

I never realised how much her messages meant to me, how much her wit and humour did to cheer me in my failure, and lift me in my triumphs.

Alison: Goodbye my friend, see you in that great ocean beyond, where the viz is perfect and the water is warm....

[spaghetti]

Non ti avevo ancora ringraziata, Alison, per la tua gentilezza. Il tuo esempio, io spero, mi accompagnerà. Te lo scrivo con le mie parole perchè sono certo che, dove tu sei ora, nessuna lingua è sconosciuta: immagino che tutto adesso ti sia chiaro (anche l'acqua, se c'è). E se lassù andrai a pesca, stai all'occhio.
V.

[shaneshac]

Molto Grazzie per la tua bella parole spaghetti.

I will translate Spaghettis words:

"I have still not thanked you Alison for your kindness. Your example will always accompany me, i hope. I write in my own language because i am sure that wherever you are now no languange is unknown: i imagine that everything now is clear (even the water) And if up there you are going spearing, keep an eye out for us."

Thanks Spaghetti

[YakDiver]

I have not been on this forum for sometime and to find out Alison and Colin dead was devastating, I just had a look at my personal messages and to find out there is one from Alison wishing me a happy birthday :-
Hey Richard, have a good one and have many more too Loads of love XX
and I never thanked her for it .......................