Every once in a while, I like to post a tribute to the one DUer who welcomed me...

[Cooley Hurd]

...at the beginning of my DU experience (back in 2002) and made DU an awesome place for all.

My old, dear friend, NewYawker99. Where ever you are, you are missed and honored. Your legacy is DU itself.

[DeeDeeNY]

1. K & R

[merrily]

2. What a nice thing to do. Hoping your friend sees it.

[Cooley Hurd]

5. So do I...

She was awesome personified here on DU back in the day.

[livetohike]

3. I miss NewYawker99, too

to NewYawker99 who announced welcomes, milestones, birthdays and more. Made us a family .

[Cooley Hurd]

8. There's always one person in the neighborhood that everyone likes...

...because that person liked and treated EVERYONE the same. A common denominator amongst us quarreling children. THAT was Roni (NYer99).

[livetohike]

9. Exactly! Wish she was back. She definitely kept the spirits up

around here and we really needed that in the Bush years!

[calimary]

18. I think about NewYawker99 too! All the time!

I try in my own feeble way to welcome people here and there, but always thinking about her when I do that! I feel like in the few times I get to it, it's a small way to honor her. She NEVER seemed to fail! She always seemed to find every one of the new arrivals here and greet them personally! NOBODY was overlooked, at least as far as I could see. Really a thoughtful gesture. Genuinely lovely! I just always appreciated that she did that. Great point, livetohike! It has indeed encouraged us to bind together as a family! An internet family, if you will. That would be us, warts 'n' all! Nice people like her make the warts harder to notice.

[Cha]

19. You do welcome people, too.. calimary. I've

noticed.

I remember newyawker99.. Cooley! Thanks for the reminder.

[cbayer]

4. And she's never been replaced.

[Cooley Hurd]

6. She cannot be replaced. All we can do is honor her by being civil.

She was ALWAYS civil!

[cbayer]

7. Yep. I think that is the most important thing we can do.

Thanks for starting this thread, Cooley Hurd. We need to be reminded from time to time what really, really good really is.

[NC_Nurse]

10. Same here :)

I miss her.

[alcibiades_mystery]

11. I should have done the same for my 30,000th post...

You're very thoughtful.

Remember that NewYawker99 also used to celebrate milestone posts.

[Gothmog]

15. I remember this also

NewYawker99 was great about celebrating milestone posts.

[madinmaryland]

12. I hope she is doing well. I thought I read years ago that she was

not in good health.

She welcomed me when I joined nearly 10 years ago and it meant so much to me for such a simple gesture.

[Cooley Hurd]

16. It meant a lot to me as well...

2002 was a rough patch for me, and her friendship and kindness resonates with me to this day.

[Tikki]

13. She found us early birds, every one who came to share and learn. .

They were our mentors; they helped us navigate our way around here and NewYawker99 and others will never be forgotten.


Tikki

[efhmc]

14. She not only personally welcomed us all back then but suggested

others do the same.

[Cooley Hurd]

17. It resonated for a period long after she stopped posting...

...sadly, it seems we've passed that period and our community is suffering because of it.

[11 Bravo]

20. I second that! She welcomed me 12 years ago and I still think of her fondly.

[CottonBear]

21. She was awesome! She is a DU all star!

I hope she is ok and well cared for. She helped to make DU such an incredibly special place for all of us.