Boy this is something.. I have not been able to come up with any words. Ok no smart comments from you guys, not even from you "me" looking down at this. I saw her name in the Harpo hook in the eye thing and realized I should shoot her an e-mail. And then realized even more that it was my turn to call her. I didn't know Scott or "him" so she will always be Staci, she and "me" to me. I didn't write the e-mail or place the phone call and that makes me sick to my stomach now. I never met her except by e-mail, real letters and telephone, but I felt I knew her very well.
A couple of years ago I gave her a book entitled "Conundrum". It was a semi-biography of a woman named Jan Morris who was one of the very first trans-genders in Europe (she was English) and the travails she went through. Staci loved it and didn't believe I had that book and that "one of us" would understand anything about her at all.
She caused a lot of problems and fights here. That's for sure.
A lot of it stoked by people who couldn't get over what she, not in my words, was. But I tell you what, if you had a problem or trouble and told her about it, she would do anything within her power to help you out.
I knew about her change very early in my NTOWS days but the very first time she called me and I picked up my phone to hear what sounded like to me was an almost baritone voice threw me on the floor laughing. She didn't care and we joked about it for a long time. We talked to each other quite often and she helped me out a lot. When she told me that Rich asked her not to post here anymore I almost left too. Then she reminded me I was NOT in the argument and it was just my temper talking so cut it out.
I heard a lot of bad and nasty things about Staci from fellow members here especially in regard to the rally's. I tried to take up for her without being nasty to anyone else and I never told her about it, though I bet she knew.
A few have already mentioned that this place wasn't as lively after she left. I believe that wholeheartedly though there was a few who were glad. Maybe because she said what was on her mind some couldn't take it.
She will be missed by many and she'll be missed by me a lot. I don't know what else to say and probably have already said too much. Later, without a doubt I will think of the most remarkable thing ever said.
Goodbye Staci... You were a unique and wonderful person and I already miss you. You are in good hands now with our Lord and all of your doubts and fears are propbably already dispelled.
Uncle Billy <----------"me" gave me that name.....
