We'll miss you, Loree

Went out with her to Trudy's & downtown just last Friday & we had a great time. Still don't know what to think. Prayers for her family & especially her boys.
 
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I've never met Loree, but I enjoyed her posts as she came across as such a spitfire. My condolences to all who loved her, especially her boys.
 
I am completely freaked out. I just saw her a week ago. She was always so nice to me and so sweet and always made me feel great about myself. This is so ****** up. Will someone, anyone, please send me a PM and tell me what happened?

seriously, if you're reading this and you know, PLEASE send me a PM.
 
Truly sad news. This is the second person I "knew" (although not personally) from a message board that passed away in the past week. Rest in peace Melanie/Loree, you will be missed!
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I hardly post anymore these days, but still read Hornfans on an almost daily basis. I want to give my deepest sympathies to Loree's family. Although, I did not personally know her, I do know that she had a huge impact on this online community we call Hornfans.

Her insight was always revered greatly. Personally, I thought she brought a voice of reason to the posts, especially on 3:16. Once again, my preyers are with her family. God bless.
 
I was out of town this weekend and just saw this. Here's my useless contribution: When I clicked on this thread and saw the picture that Smurfette posted. Well, I was just done. I went to the kitchen, pulled down the good stuff, put my Horns up, said a few words to the Boss, and took a shot. Damn.
 
You know, it's amazing how on 3:16, we all cut up and talk about sex and whatnot, but the posters here really do form a bond. I never met Loree, and I suppose I never will now, but she was one of the few women brave enough to post on 3:16, and I always respected her for that.

I'll pray for all those who loved her, and I'm sorry that she had to leave the world this way.

Hook 'em, Loree.
 
Just got the news from midtown as I flew back into San Antonio from Mexico. As I drove through Mexico and looked at a map on Thursday, she popped into my head as I remembered her stories about visiting Isla Mujeres. Am so saddened by this, and she will be missed.
 
Loree mentioned in a post she was adopted--so I PM'd her about birth mother questions she may have had--- our oldest daughter is adopted and got into our filing cabinet to discover that her birth mother was raped by her own father making her father her grandfather as well. Also our oldest daughter is giving us pure hell at age 14

here was Loree's reply

From: Loree
Received: 02/13/06 07:35 PM

At the same time though... that is a LOT for a young girl to deal with. She may also be feeling as though she were worth nothing at all. Dealing with all that knowledge when she is so unsure now about herself must be devastating.

Maybe that's another reason I have no desire to find out any more than I already know. I am happy with the person that I am, at my age I really don't think it would matter much, but even now I don't really care to find out my biology is the scum of the earth either.

My prayers are with you and your family. I sincerely hope with your love and patients she is able to come through this. I sincerely wish the best for you and yours.

This is why everyone loved Loree--never met her in person though. Apparently I'm the only poster here that's been around for 6-7 yrs without 10,000 posts-- I've been reading Loree's good advice for a long time. She will be missed.

Rob
 
I too am shocked. I met Melanie for the first time last Friday for the HF happy hour and was taken by the fact that she was just as vivacious and witty in person as her HF handle would suggest. I had a post on Quack's a few months ago about going through a divorce and I remember that she had some kind and encouraging words for me at that time. Unfortunately, I am still in the throes of said divorce and am about as entertaining as a wet rag, so I didn't get to hang out with her for long that night, but I remember thinking to myself that I would see her and the other people I had met at the next function and that I now had a new circle of friends from which to draw support and with whom to have a few laughs.

Tragically, I had only one night to laugh with Melanie. I will forever be grateful to the ways of chance for those few hours and I hope her close friends and family will always know that she was a special person who once helped a stranger in his time of need. I wish I could have done the same.
 
I too was going through a divorce last summer. Melanie had posted that she had lived in Corpus and had been through a divorce. I had lived in Corpus at one time as well and sent her a pm. She responded to me with some very encouraging words that gave me hope through a very dark time in my life. How I wish that I had known how troubled she was as well. I truly wish that I had the opportunity to maybe do for her what she did for me. She seemed to be such a giving person.
I have been in near constant prayer for her and her family. I pray with a hope for her and her family that reaches beyond the grave. It seems to be the only thing I can do. I would like to encourage others to do the same.
 
I'm at a loss for words in hearing this news. If there was one person I could count on to say "hello" to me at the tailgates, it was Loree. I didn't know her that well, but she seemed to always be in a glowing and happy mood. I remember meeting her at the spring game in 2003. I ended up sitting at the game with her and a couple of others from the tailgate. At another tailgate, she had just gotten a new Longhorn folding chair for a gift. It was one of those nice ones from Sams and she let me sit in it and try it out while I watched tv. Her posts on here were also very entertaining and enjoyable. She will be remembered forever as a special person and will be constantly missed, both on this board and at tailgates. God Bless you, Loree. We know you will be watching over us and cheering for the horns from up above.
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Very sad news and she will be missed. I met her at a tailgate and remember talking to her for a while. Just tragic and my thoughts and prayers are with her family.
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Sad news indeed to discover on HornFans on a Monday morning. Loree always gained our respect with her openness, humor, sound advice and life experiences. She did not mind pointing out, often with a witty remark, that someone might be getting a little too curmudeonly, or using a bit too much internet hyperbole (not that I would do such a thing).
It was great to hear a woman's view on many issues, a mother's view. Loree will be missed by the entire HornFans community, and certainly by me. Prayers of comfort for her family, and may she rest in peace.
 
My God. I don't think I ever met her but we sure did enjoy making fun of Corpus. It is a strange feeling to be this sad for somebody I never met.
 
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