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F10
Trad climber
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Mar 17, 2009 - 11:41pm PT
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Amazing words Tia,
Also a welcome to the "real Bill Briggs" and Karen to the Supertopo forum.
It was a pleasure and an honor to meet you and Karen at the house last year with Cynthia. I wish that your first post were under different circumstances. I will have to stop by when I see the flag flying from the house.
James
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Ropeburn
Trad climber
Riverside, CA
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Mar 17, 2009 - 11:41pm PT
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"Tia...
you sure had one hell of a COOL Father..."
The coolest.... who was very proud of his kids. He would be proud today indeed.
Blake
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Mar 17, 2009 - 11:56pm PT
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Nice words Tia, sorry for your loss.
Bill & Karen, Robert & Hilde here, sorry for your loss as well. Hope all is well. Please stop by the ranch anytime your in town. I promise we will drop by your place when we see the flag next time.
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dirtbag
climber
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Mar 18, 2009 - 12:02am PT
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Tia, that was quite beautiful.
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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Mar 18, 2009 - 12:05am PT
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ok..... now I'm gonna cry.
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Mar 18, 2009 - 12:16am PT
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I'm so sorry to hear about this.
My deepest and most heartfelt condolences to all of his family and all of his friends.
May everyone come to peace with this in time.
The rainbow that makes up ST will never be the same without the hues that Woody brought to it.
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal Hell
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Mar 18, 2009 - 12:38am PT
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I am deeply saddened with the loss of my dear friend Woody. He was an exceptional man, a man that very few could fill his shoes.
We became friends over ten years ago and it has been quite a ride.
At this time, I am just too distraught to write more than a few lines. But a thank you to all of you who have emailed me, I appreciate it at this time.
He was an amazing man and he was more than just a friend to me, I need some time but will write more later.
Karen
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Upper Fupa, North Dakota
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Mar 18, 2009 - 01:43am PT
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Wow! So Sad!!
Best wishes and condolences to all who knew him. He was an inspiration.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Mar 18, 2009 - 03:09am PT
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hey there tia.... say, thank you so very much for sharing about your beloved father...
as you already know, we have all been very sad about this... how much more-so, his own daughter, and son.. and family...
we will be praying for grace and strength to follow you through this awful sadness...
god bless you richly, for a sound and well future...
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Mar 18, 2009 - 09:51am PT
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Bump for Woody. With so many only beginning to grieve, let's keep his thread near the top so it's easy to find.
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nutjob
Stoked OW climber
San Jose, CA
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Mar 18, 2009 - 12:27pm PT
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I'm sorry that he's gone, but happy that he touched so many people's lives in such a positive way. What a wonderful legacy! I hope that is some comfort and it makes it easier for the folks closest to him to deal with the grief and loss.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Mar 18, 2009 - 12:30pm PT
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Thanks for posting, Tia. That was a great note.
Nice of you to share with ST--
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Fletcher
Trad climber
here to eternity
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Mar 18, 2009 - 12:35pm PT
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That was beautiful Tia... blessings to you and your brother.
Eric
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal Hell
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Mar 18, 2009 - 12:45pm PT
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Yesterday I was with Tia in Woody's house. I happened to see a note pad where Woody had made notes of his future climbing goals. One of which was to climb the first week of April in Arizona with locker, he also noted Alaska and Europe.
I am still crying for Woody, both for his premature death and my own sorrow, it hurts so much knowing we'll never have our nearly daily talks, it is those chats I will miss the most. No one quite has the intellect, sense of humor and knowledge of history, philosophy, literature and politics like Woody.
God bless his soul.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Mar 18, 2009 - 12:47pm PT
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Karen
I wish you the best. I wish there were some way
I could ease your grief, or knew what to say to
help you through this terrible time.
Take care and be well.
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nita
climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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Mar 18, 2009 - 12:48pm PT
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Karen, you are breaking my heart. Wish i could give you a hug and hold your hand. sending love..xoxo nita.
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Mar 18, 2009 - 02:07pm PT
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Sad news. My sincere condolences to Woody's family and his climbing partners and friends.
Roger
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Mar 18, 2009 - 02:23pm PT
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hey there dear tia and karen... going through the house of loved one is very very hard and sad...
i had my home torn apart with an emotional loss, but not a death... however in some ways, it very much felt like it...
hold each other close as you go through things and cherish your time together as if a special mission--then, someday you will look back at this joint-time and effort as a rare treasure--as if seeing part of the inner-man, of your father/woody...
you have all kind of back up from all of us in prayer, good wishes, thoughts and all...
ps--when my dear auntie fell through the ice and died, alone, near about a year back, my mom was not there when the house was having its "innards" salvaged by loved one...
she was still just as devestated, as this was her "loved" place in the woods to see her sister (all the memories of who she was, are there, and what they shared)...
whether from up close, or from afar... you can feel the sadness, as this last "proof" of one's lost life is delt with... i will reaaly be praying hard for you... :(
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal Hell
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Mar 18, 2009 - 02:28pm PT
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We love you...
In the middle of summer, had the place to ourselves..
Woody loved his cats, here is Sasha
He loved JT
Another JT lead by Woody..
What a guy, he could pull of the whole rugged mtn man look..
Another pic of his loved cats..
Taken before the infamous Hair Raiser climb...see the other thread the t*r posted for my story of this day!!!
I have many pictures but they need to be scanned. Rock on, or should I say, BELAY ON Woody!!!!
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