The passing of 11th Hour...
POSTED BY: HerFriend
UPDATED: Monday, April 29, 2013 15:28
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Can't help but reminisce...
Susan was my introduction to the Browncoat society. When I first came to FFF.net I was excited to see there was a community, and I spent an entire day just lurking to see what was going on, which is how I found her posters. I was immediately inspired to do a wallpaper for my computer and I contacted her to ask her permission to use her images in a design of my own. After explaining the idea, she was all for it, and well, here it is:
http://beta.fireflyfans.net/bluesun.aspx?bid=1563
Thanks again, Susan, for selflessly supporting my efforts here, for welcoming me into a family I will always have, and for unknowingly changing my life forever :)
My utmost respect and condolences to the Tomb family, she was a light in our 'verse, and will always be. Thank you.
John (TenthCrewMember)
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Originally posted by HerFriend:
More details: Thank you all for your posts. Susan was a very private person but we felt it was fitting to share a few details of her last few days with her 'verse of friends. Susan was first treated for cancer (Hodgkins) in her late teens. She was in and out of remission a few time since but always kept herself focused on life and her art, not the cancer. About three weeks ago she asked her close friend Bret to take her in for some tests as she was not feeling well and having trouble swallowing. At the hospital the doctors ordered more tests which resulted in her being admitted that same day. After a few days and several more tests the doctors informed Bret that the cancer had spread through her body. Bret called me and another friend SLWade to the hospital for support, and informed Susan's beloved uncle in Virginia. Susan died that day with the three of us by her bedside.
Since then, we, her uncle and mother converged in LA to support each other and help settle her affairs. Susan ran several websites including her Cafe Press site. Definitive plans for the sites have not been made yet as certain legal steps must be taken, but the hope is to keep her sites and her art alive. Please bear with us as we put her affairs in order and sort out the legal issues concerning her websites.
Last, a few have asked about her cat, Rocko, now retired. I will be inviting Rocko to live with me and my two cats. I hope to provide him a comfortable pod befitting a very sweet, bona fide companion.
Thanks again for your posts, it has comforted us to realize how many lives were touched by 11th Hour as well as humbling to realize the extent of her legacy in the Browncoat community
Memorial: Susan's ashes were picked up today by friends and family. Her ashes were scattered at the 11th Hour in the hollywood hills high above any sign of life. There between the city lights and the stars, one may look down upon the city of angels (mudders though we be, beach wood right the left) and reflect on her life and art, guerilla posters and all the rest.
Her Friend, Valerie
A very touching and beautiful memorial - thank you for sharing.
It's hard for me to think of Firefly without her art - hopefully, once you have some time, you'll be able to post how we can contribute (paypal, etc) to keeping her sites running for all Browncoats and for all the new fans.
Scifi movie music + Firefly dialogue clips, 24 hours a day - http://www.scifiradio.com
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I am so sorry to hear this news.
My deepest condolences to all of her family and friends.
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So sorry to here about 11th Hour. As others have mentioned, she was one of the first to greet me to the site. She will be greatly missed, but she has left us her wonderful artwork.
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Valerie,
Thank you for sharing those details with us. I know this must be completely overwhelming right now.
I am seconding what someone else has already said, if a tribute or a favorite charity is mentioned, I know the community would love to honor her by contributing to it.
She touched many of our lives, and it would be an honor to do so in her memory for others.
Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse
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May the Black hold her soul.
Rimcat
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Hello all~
I am currently working with Valerie to setup a large fund raiser to honor the memory of 11th Hour.
Susan was kind enough to allow me to use some of her artwork for my own gorilla marketing campaign. Those that sent me shirts got them printed (Browncoat-ified as I like to say) free of charge. Them that wore the shirts were always stopped for inquiries. Those people have introduced so many more to the world of Firefly. I have printed hundreds and hundreds of shirts for people all over the world using some of her designs as well as my own.
We haven't gotten our TV show back or another movie but what we did find were amazing people like Susan.
Now, I would like to go back to the roots and do another even larger print run in Susan's honor.
More information will be to follow, in fact you all will probably be tired of hearing about it because I plan to spread the word far and wide. Right now November seems to be the month and Eugene Oregon the place.
We are the mighty ones,
--=Kiraboo=--
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Susan will always be the heart of the Browncoats to me. She welcomed me to the verse and we had many late night chats on the OB. Her art was alive and spoke to my husband and myself. 9tiercel wears one of her shirts every single week, without fail. The world seems just so empty without her.
"dong ma"
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Please keep me in the loop with this..a fitting memorial for our friend.
"dong ma"
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This truly a loss. I had the honor of meeting Susan, who had shared her talents on the making of the Serenity Roleplaying game. She will be sorely missed.
SergeantX
"It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah"
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