CommunityBuzz! - RIP KLC

Alex just sent me a very sad email:


Sad news Karen passed away on August 8th

I'll post here when I have more information.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you :(

Sad news indeed... :(

My deepest condolecences to her family.

Very sad and shocked to hear of Karen's passing. I met her at various Ozfests and she was always so sweet.

My condolences to her family.

:(

KLC was a wonderful person I had the pleasure of spending some time with in Venice, Israel, and Florida (three times).

We are all poorer for her having passed away.

My condolences to all her friends and family. RIP. :(

I am so sad. Karen was the first FT friend I ever met. We flew together to VCE in 2004.

A great and smart woman and I am so glad she found happiness with her new husband, Alex. My condolences to him and her family.

I hope to learn more. Am hitting the road right now but will check back.

This is shocking news. :(
I too knew her as a very sweet, kind person, and was expecting to see her in the Seattle area in October.

KLC, rest in peace.

KLC was a wonderful person I had the pleasure of spending some time with in Venice, Israel, and Florida (three times).

We are all poorer for her having passed away.

I am so sad. Karen was the first FT friend I ever met. We flew together to VCE in 2004.

A great and smart woman and I am so glad she found happiness with her new husband, Alex. My condolences to him and her family.

I hope to learn more. Am hitting the road right now but will check back.I met her numerous times as well in South Florida, Venice and other places around the world, and I always looked forward to seeing her again.

I am tremendously saddened by this news.

Rest in peace, Karen.

I am so sad. Karen was the first FT friend I ever met. We flew together to VCE in 2004. It was our very first FT DO and we were both very excited.

A great and smart woman and I am so glad she found happiness with her new husband, Alex. My condolences to him and her family.

I hope to learn more. Am hitting the road right now but will check back.



Sorry for the double post.

The Meet was was a bigger success than even I had anticipated and preserved for posterity in KLC's pictures (http://kcantu2.photosite.com/FlyertalkVenice/)...Punki's pictures (http://www.punki.photosite.com/venice2004/)...and O2K's pictures (http://homepage.mac.com/obscure2k/PhotoAlbum2.html)

The rest of this thread is being left for future anthropologists to discover and study.Unfortunately, none of these links work any more.

She took a great photograph of me, the wife of magic111 (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/communitybuzz/1316850-r-i-p-jim-magic111-my-dear-friend.html) and vasantn in Venice and “burned” some compact discs of her photographs for us.

I know there are plenty of photographs of Karen on the Internet, if anyone would like to post one here in this thread in her remembrance...

Very sad to hear of this! She was among the first FT'ers I ever met in person and she brightened up every one of the DO's where we were together.

My sincere condolences to her friends and family.

I was sorry to hear the news. RIP

Condolences to the family for their loss. :(

Perhaps chrissxb knows of some from recent France do?

Here's one of my favorite pictures of KLC (in lavender on the right for those who haven't met her in person) celebrating along with some other friendly FT'ers:

http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu306/CholulaFire/37372_1270794023369_8298491_n.jpg

So sad. My condolences.

Great photo Cholula.....wine tasting with glee at 10am! What fun we had

Such sadness. We have tears in our eyes. Our hearts go out to Alex, Linda, and her family.

Karen was a wonderful person to be around. I have fond memories of the time spent together in BsAs a few years ago. Condolences to her family.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/lili-albums-random-picture4368-klc.jpg


I'm so sorry to hear this. Karen was always a joy to be with. My condolences to her friends and family.

Very sad news, indeed. My condolences.

Karen was a lovely woman with whom I enjoyed spending time. Her family is in our thoughts and prayers.

She was a lovely, gentle lady. Anyone who met her liked her. This news makes me sad. I appreciate the family letting her FlyerTalk family know in the midst of their own grief.

Devastating news. Karen had such a joyous zest for life and wonderful sense of humour. My heartfelt condolences to Karen's family, her nearest and dearest

What sad news. I met Karen in Venice and she was a bright and shining asset to our little Do. Lovely woman. My heart goes out to her family.

Very sad news. My condolences to her family. I met Karen at several DOs over the years and she was always warm, friendly and welcoming to everyone.

I'd met Karen way back at OP's TLS Airbus FT Do in Toulouse in '07, my first overseas FT Do, and enjoyed meeting her at the event.

Here's a group photo with sadly other FTers in it who are no longer with us. :(

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/7532/flyertalkeratthechateau.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/flyertalkeratthechateau.jpg/)

Sad news indeed. My condolences to her family.

itsaboutthejourney is away from FT at the moment, but asked me to convey his feelings of shock and sorrow.
Sympathies to her family, and may we all take comfort in our memories of Karen's graciousness and life joy.

She was a lovely, gentle lady. Anyone who met her liked her. This news makes me sad. I appreciate the family letting her FlyerTalk family know in the midst of their own grief.

What she said.

RIP KLC...

Oh how sad, I will always remember Karen from one of the first PBI meets. RIP Sweet Karen. :(

I am shocked to hear the news. :(

I first met her at my first international FT Do. Along with other FT people. Karen always had a great smile and always great to be around. A very gentle and sweet woman. She will be missed as part of the FT family.

My condolences to her family. :(

This was taken in one of the ATL SkyClubs. I was fortunate enough to spend time with Karen at a few DOs. A lovely, classy woman. She'll certainly be missed by everyone, including her FT family.


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So sorry to learn of Karen's untimely passing. :(

Karen always brightened every room she entered and was truly a joy to spend time with. My sincerest condolences to her family & many friends.

Punki and I first met Karen at the Venice Do, and saw her at numerous ones after that. Our condolences go out to her family. R.I.P. Karen.

Very sad news, thank you for telling us know Chris.

Karen attended Ozfest in Cairns 2009 and Adelaide in 2010.

Wow! I can't believe it. She's just wonderful person and we will bid farewell to KLC.

My condolences to her existence family. We will miss her lots.

i'm so sad--and shocked--to hear this. we met for the first time at a pbi do, and i found her to be a truly lovely person. so sorry for her family, but grateful they took the time to let her ft family know. RIP, karen.

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Very sad news. I had the pleasure of meeting Karen about three years ago on a flight. She was very kind and we kept in touch after. Terrible news. She will be missed.

Here's one of my favorite pictures of KLC (in lavender on the right for those who haven't met her in person) celebrating along with some other friendly FT'ers:

http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu306/CholulaFire/37372_1270794023369_8298491_n.jpg

A motley crew if I ever did hang out with one. So sad to hear of karen's passing. She will be missed.:(

Karen was such a kind, wonderful person. I didn't have the opportunity to meet her husband, but also enjoyed her company and friend at many events. For those in contact, please express my sympathies to her family and friends.

A motley crew if I ever did hang out with one. So sad to hear of karen's passing. She will be missed.:(

And you have hung out with some motley crews, BOB W. As have I.

But Karen could "unmottle" the best of us with her smile and kind, friendly way.

I only had the pleasure of meeting KLC during OzFest #7 in Adelaide, and to hear this news this morning i'm more than a little saddened.

I had the pleasure of guesting her in post-event to the ADL QP on her way home, where both KLC, De-De and myself had the pleasure of some sparkling repartee before our respective onward flights.

My condolences to her family and those in the FT and #freqflyer communities at large who knew her better than I did. Such a nice person and a sad loss.

And you have hung out with some motley crews, BOB W. As have I.

But Karen could "unmottle" the best of us with her smile and kind, friendly way.It is true, I have hung out with the most motley, many of them multiple times:D

It was truly a joy to be able to spend time with Karen. Our "Sideways Do" was the last time we were together and it was a very nice trip with Karen and Alex joining us.

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My condolences. :(

Indeed, very sad news. My deepest condolecences to her family.

Shop around and I had the pleasure of taking dear karen out for her birthday on the left bank in Paris in April 2008 after the Reims do. Did We have fun!!!

...Karen attended Ozfest in Cairns 2009 and Adelaide in 2010.

I met Karen in Cairns and Adelaide and other places, and saddened by the news.

Sincere condolences to her loved ones.

Very sad news. My condolecences to her family.

:(

I can't remember where I last saw Karen, but I do know it was too, too long ago. My thoughts are with her family and friends.

The family has asked me to share funeral information.

Services will be held on Thursday, 8/16 at 2:00 pm at
Sun City Center Funeral home
1851 Rickenbacker Drive, Sun City Center, FL 33573
(813) 634-9900

Also, they would welcome pictures of Karen for her service. I have an email address for her daughter-in-law who is collecting the pictures. Please message any of the community moderators for it.

Very, very shocked to hear of this - it doesn't seem that long since we were joking and laughing in MPL :( :( :(

This is awful news, and it gives me a feeling of deja vu. Earlier this year, I was looking forward to seeing magic111 again at the BRT weekend in NYC; but he died suddenly, a few months before the event.

This time around, I was looking forward to seeing KLC again at the Krakow Do (a couple of weeks from now), only to learn that she has passed away.

May she rest in peace; and condolences to her family and friends.

I am reminded of the fragility of life and the arrogance of taking it for granted.

:(

I am so sorry to hear this. Condolences to her family and friends.

It seems like yesterday that we were all crammed into a small
vehicle scarfing down malasadas, getting cinnamon sugar all
over each other, and laughing like idiots.

Also, they would welcome pictures of Karen for her service. I have an email address for her daughter-in-law who is collecting the pictures. Please message any of the community moderators for it.


I just sent a number of pictures of Karen from a variety of DO's. As Carol mentioned, they need these for the service. If you can take a few minutes and locate some, pls PM me and I'll give you her daughter-in-law's e-mail.

Thanks.

that's very sad news. may she rest in peace.

I first met Karen years ago in south Florida, and at just about every FT Do I attended from then on. She was a joyous, generous and caring person, and I have happy memories of each trip we shared together.

What a sad loss for her family.

Perhaps chrissxb knows of some from recent France do?

I never knew her, but on FT we are family. Prayers and love to the family

A motley crew if I ever did hang out with one. So sad to hear of karen's passing. She will be missed.:(

Motley indeed ... But that's FT right? And one of the great pleasures is meeting people such as Karen down here in Oz ... My thoughts go out to her family ... She was a gentle, generous spirited person.

So sorry to hear about her passing.

We met Karen in Cairns & Adelaide and she was great value and great fun. That is obvious by who she allowed herself to be photographed with.

A bad time for FT but more importantly a dreadful time for her family. We are so saddened by this news.

Our thoughts are with her.

The family has asked me to share funeral information.

Services will be held on Thursday, 8/16 at 2:00 pm at
Sun City Center Funeral home
1851 Rickenbacker Drive, Sun City Center, FL 33573
(813) 634-9900

Also, they would welcome pictures of Karen for her service. I have an email address for her daughter-in-law who is collecting the pictures. Please message any of the community moderators for it.

The funeral home has now posted Karen's obituary:

http://www.suncitycenterfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1558188&fh_id=11151

Also, see:

http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/blog/11307-in-memoriam-klc.html

The funeral home has now posted Karen's obituary:

http://www.suncitycenterfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1558188&fh_id=11151

Also, see:

http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/blog/11307-in-memoriam-klc.html

Kathy, thanks for posting both.

I didn't know Karen went to UC Davis, just up the road from me. I enjoyed socializing with her at the two OzFests in Adelaide and Cairns, and I'm sure our paths crossed somewhere else in years past at other FT events. Rest in peace, Karen. I looked over my photos of her but they're mostly views from the side or back so won't be posting any. Thanks to those that have posted some great photos for us all to remember her with.

Very sad news, I had the pleasure of meeting Karen at the TLS Do, and she was very kind and sweet. I consider myself a lucky person to have met her. My warmest condoleances to all her family, Rest In Peace.

:(

I was just made aware of KlC's passing. What an unexpected loss as I have met her for the first time a couple of months ago at the Tour de France Do. My condolences.

http://www.eichler.fr/flyertalk/klc.jpg

http://www.eichler.fr/flyertalk/klc.jpg

Beautiful photograph and tribute,Chrissxb. You should cross post on Krakow DO.

More tears. How we did miss her this weekend. :(

Beautiful photograph and tribute,Chrissxb. You should cross post on Krakow DO.

That was a very thoughtful and emotional gesture. Well done. May Karen RIP.