One of our DU friends has died.

[democrat in Tallahassee]

You all may remember Robin Nixon (playahata1) Robin found out last year that she had cancer and posted about it here on DU. I corresponded with Robin because her PhD was from FSU (where I am a student) and she was having a terrible time finding a teaching position. The last time I heard from her she had been to an interview at Florida A& M here in Tallahassee and was very hopeful both about the job and her health. She had just finished her 6th round of chemo. I hadn't heard from her in a while and assumed that she had gotten a job elsewhere or was just busy.

Last night a mutual friend told me that Robin had died last November. She was 37. I looked up the obituary and she was listed as a Professor of English at Florida A&M so she finally did get the teaching job she so well deserved.

Robin always signed off on her e-mails with one word "Peace."

So, Peace, Robin.

I just thought you all might want to know; I feel terrible that I didn't know sooner.

[underpants]

1. That is a shame

Go in Peace Robin

[Awsi Dooger]

112. Here is a link to Robin's obituary from the Tallahassee Democrat

http://www.legacy.com/tallahassee/LegacySubPage2.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=2802170

I usually don't like to jump in with a late post early in a thread, but in this case it looked appropriate. I remember her posts and her creative user name. Robin died the day after election day, November 3, 2004. She had indeed attained a position at FAMU, teaching the creative writing and fiction workshop. Peace.

Robin Nixon
 
Robin Nixon, Ph.D. Robin "Buffy" Nixon, Ph.D., 37, a professor of English at Florida A&M University, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004, in Jacksonville. The service will be at 11 a.m. EST Thursday at Beulah Missionary Baptist Church, 918 Ionia St., in Jacksonville, with the Rev. Anthony L. Willis Sr. officiating. Family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. EST today at Holmes Glover Solomon Funeral Directors in Jacksonville (904-768-5215). She was a 1985 graduate of Paxon High School, received a bachelor's degree in 1989 from Jacksonville University and a master's degree in 1997 and a doctorate in 2002, both from Florida State University in Tallahassee. She attended Bethel AME Church in Tallahassee and taught the creative writing and fiction workshop course at FAMU.

[BikeWriter]

2. My condolences on the loss of your Friend.

[Bunny]

3. Oh gosh. I remember her.

That's so sad. Thanks for posting this.

[joeybee12]

4. I a so sorry to hear that....

...I hope she's at peace. 37--so young. I really hate it when people go way too soon.

[Liberal_Andy]

5. Peace, Robin

I remember her. To playhata1 :toast:

[Liberal_Andy]

44. Sorry playahata1!

Compelled to correct spelling, but too late to edit!

[annabanana]

6. thank you for posting this

peace, Robin.

[The Backlash Cometh]

7. Thank you for letting us know about Robin.

It's a great loss to all of us.

[Teaser]

8. A lot of DUers seem to be passing of late

Terribly sad news. Condolences.

[Skittles]

84. I was cleaning up a pile of papers in my apartment

and puzzled for a while over a money order receipt - then I remembered to whom I had sent it to - Khephra's mom. *sniff*

[two gun sid]

9. I'm sorry to hear that.

Peace.

[catmandu57]

10. We've lost many voices

I knew she was having a rough time, but not how rough. I wish we had known this sooner, go in peace.

[kodi]

11. May God rest her soul.

"Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in the old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal-temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

Ulyssess, Tennyson

[DELUSIONAL]

12. Yes I remember playhata1 -- I'm sorry to hear she is gone.

[curse10]

13. I'm sorry we didn't know sooner

I hope she had family and friends to properly mourn in real life.

[KoKo]

14. I remember "playhata1" and so sorry to hear this.

[JitterbugPerfume]

16. Rest in peace Robin

DU is diminishd by your absence

[Thtwudbeme]

18. Truly it is

Everyday I wonder where another DUer has gone--

Playahata1 is in good company now with OlaftheWhite, Jeff and Kheph.

Stephanie

[Penndems]

15. I'm so sorry to hear this

I remember her posts here on DU.

Rest in Peace, Robin.

[Skinner]

17. RIP playahata1

Such terrible news. I'm so sorry.

[MuseRider]

19. I also remember her.

Rest peacefully Robin.

Thank you for letting us know.

[greatauntoftriplets]

20. Peace, Robin.

Such sad news.

[LizW]

21. Thank you for letting us know

Sorry to hear this news.

RIP, Robin. :(

[MrBenchley]

22. Very sad

Please pass along my condolences...

[KG]

23. another of the 'old ones' gone....

another of the good ones gone. and way too soon.

and yet, vermin like dick cheney still slither around on this plane.

there is no god. :(

[ulysses]

24. goddamn it.

I thought about her not long ago and hoped she was doing well. Just damn.

Peace, yes.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

25. Yes, I remember Robin

My deepest and most sincere and profound thoughts, prayers, condolences and sympathies are extended to her family and to all those who knew her both online and in the real world. She always seemed like a wonderful, kind, caring and compassionate person and I immensely enjoyed reading her posts and contributions to this forum. I knew she was ill but I am profoundly saddened and grieved to learn that she is no longer among us –I will miss her presence greatly.

Perhaps her greatest legacy will be that she was able to touch and shape so many lives through her role as an educator and that she also touched the hearts and minds of so many people around the world who never knew her in person, but could attest to her wonderful character and generosity of spirit online.

I cannot even adequately express how shocked and saddened I am to hear this. I will miss her and once again my deepest and most profound thoughts, prayers, condolences and sympathies to all those who knew and loved her. I know she will be sadly missed by many.

[UrbScotty]

26. I remember her.

:cry:

Peace.

[Darth_Kitten]

27. I'm so sorry

:hug:

[Lithos]

28. Peace - Playhata1

I had wondered what had happened to her. She was always very nice, I will miss her.

Peace Playhata1!

L-

[Bo]

29. Mi mas profundo Pesame

[GalleryGod]

30. Vaya Con Dios, Robin

another vibrant voice stilled:cry:

from Nightnurse and I, sincerest condolences

[newyawker99]

31. May she rest in peace.

[Jade Fox]

32. Oh no! I remember playahata 1 well....

She posted here right before doing her PhD orals. Damn. Damn

RIP Robin.

[kskiska]

33. Very sorry to hear that

It's so sad when we lose someone so young. Rest in peace, Robin.

[Straight Shooter]

34. The value of life is measured not in its length, but in its breadth.

Too short a life for Robin, but her influence extended wider than perhaps she even realized. I'm glad her wish to teach was fulfilled.

Yes, I remember her. Peace to Robin, and peace to her friends and family.

[Lars39]

35. I remember her.

I'd been wondering about her for a while. :cry:
Peace, Robin.

[Mikimouse]

36. Condolences on the death of playahata1...I remember her posts

from some of my early days on DU. Very sad to hear the bad news.

[wryter2000]

37. Not another one

That's so sad. :cry: All my best to her friends and family.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

38. Please send my condolences

That's too young to die! :cry:

[shance]

39. Am sorry to hear the news. Thank you for posting.

n/t

[jmm]

40. I was thinking of her recently

When the hip-hop group started here I wondered if I'd see her posting in it. Most of the time we came across each other was in music threads.

My condolences to her friends and family.

[nuxvomica]

41. One of her last posts

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=1738385&mesg_id=1738385

Thanks for posting this, dem. There are many DUers who seem to just disappear one day and we never find out what has happened to them. That is the curse of our albeit necessary anonymity.

Peace, Robin. :cry:

[davsand]

42. I'm saddened to hear this.

I had noticed her absence a while back and had wondered then if she was busy or had left DU. I enjoyed her posts and felt she was a gentle soul with a great personal fortitude. Our community has lost a valuable member.

May all who loved her come soon to the healing point of being able to celebrate her life and her contributions to this world.


Laura

[Wapsie B]

43. I remember Playahata1

RIP Robin

Just goes to show how disconnected we all can be sometimes. A lot of people who don't get to meetups or who don't have a large circle of friends just kind of fade away. And that's sad.

[ananda]

45. dammm

Damm. Not another one... it's so sad here sometimes...

And yet I love the people here and our determination not to let the Reeptile fascists get us down.

Sue

[Tesla]

46. Godspeed Robin

[MarianJack]

47. Goodbye, Robin,...

Peace!

[bear425]

48. Rest in Peace Playahata1

You will be missed by us!

Thanks for posting this democrat in Tallahassee.

I live in South Florida, but I am in Tallahassee for a couple of days taking care of my cousin's house and cats. Nice town!

[Plaid Adder]

49. Dammit. All right, the rest of you, STAY ALIVE!

This is very sad. I didn't know Robin, but I do know what it's like for people on the academic job market. I'm glad she broke through before she died, but it's still just awful.

Cancer being what it is I am sure that Robin has more peace where she is right now than she did in the last months of her life. My condolences to everyone who will miss her. And you all, and everyone else here, STAY ALIVE! Dammit!!!

:sad:

The Plaid Adder

[Magrittes Pipe]

50. Damn. I liked her.

Peace.

[jus_the_facts]

51. Peace Robin....sigh...another friend gone way too soon......

:cry:

[fortyfeetunder]

52. Gone but not forgotten

Sorry to hear about Robin's sudden passing.

I hope we can establish (other than the archives) a memorial page for the DUers that have passed on.

[sonias]

53. Peace to you Robin

So sad we missed the news. I hope you're in a better place now and in no pain.

Sonia

[lanlady]

54. I remember her and I'm so sorry

Too many good DUers have left us recently. And all so young. I hope Robin did not suffer much.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

55. Damn...so sorry to hear this

thanks for telling us. RIP, Robin.

Peace

[Zuni]

56. My most sincere condolences

[Rainscents]

57. I didn't know Robin... May you rest in Heaven (Better Place) and

watching over us.

[ClintonTyree]

58. That's our third one in less than a year...

let's hope that old wives tale about "3's" is correct, we can't afford to lose any more. She was too young, she could have done so much more. Every day is precious. :cry:
Peace Robin.

[xultar]

59. Peace...

O8)

[tjdee]

60. I remember her....man.

May she be resting in peace.

[Tsiyu]

61. Thanks for remembering Robin for us

Peace to all

[proud patriot]

62. Thanks for letting us know democrat in Tallahassee

I remember playahata1

PEACE be with You Robin

[supernova]

63. I do remember Robin

Damn! THat's so sad. Was younger than me.

Peace be with you Robin. And know that you are missed here.

[thecai]

64. Rest In Peace, Robin n/t

[qanda]

65. RIP Robin

[tallahasseedem]

66. Condolences from a fellow Tallahassean and FSU student.

RIP O8)

[NJCher]

67. I'd noticed her absence

I kept an eye out for her posts and was wondering where she was. Oh man, this is just so sad.


Cher

[SoCalDem]

74. Amen to THAT... She was just so young, and just getting started

with her career and her life., I miss her too :(

[deutsey]

68. Sorry to hear this.

:evilfrown:

[BrklynLiberal]

69. I am so sorry at the loss of your friend, and that the news came to you

so late.
It may be some comfort to know that she did get that job she was looking forward to.
Peace, Robin.

[merh]

70. Rest in peace, playahata1.

:grouphug:

[terrya]

71. Rest in Peace, Robin.

Peace

[benfranklin1776]

72. Peace Robin.

Your death diminshes me as it does all mankind.

[stevedeshazer]

73. Peace, indeed

:(

Rest in peace, friend.

[Catherine Vincent]

75. Rest in peace Robin.

:-(

[flamingyouth]

76. I remember her well

And I remember her cancer diagnosis. I'm very sorry to hear this. RIP, Robin. :(

[HEyHEY]

77. I do remember her - that's a shame

Rest in peace Robin

[AlienGirl]

78. very sad...Peace, Robin...

:cry:

[Susang]

79. I remember her posts well

I've missed having her around.

Peace, Robin.

[cat starbuck]

80. Strength

This is a fine honor for your friend, D in T, don't feel bad that you only just found out. Rest in Peace, Robin.

[serryjw]

81. I didn't know Robin

But it seems only apprpriate that she is finally at PEACE. My condolences to all here friends and family on and off DU.
Namaste

[Technowitch]

82. My thoughts and meditations go to her and her family

Robin / Playahata1 has indeed been missed.

Love & Light,
-Technowitch

[Skittles]

83. peace, my sweet

sounds like Robin was able to accomplish a lot in her way too short life. Peace to you and all of us, dem in Tallahassee. *sniff*

[commissure]

85. Peace to Robin

Robin Nixon

Robin Nixon, Ph.D. Robin "Buffy" Nixon, Ph.D., 37, a professor of English at Florida A&M University, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004, in Jacksonville. The service will be at 11 a.m. EST Thursday at Beulah Missionary Baptist Church, 918 Ionia St., in Jacksonville, with the Rev. Anthony L. Willis Sr. officiating. Family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. EST today at Holmes Glover Solomon Funeral Directors in Jacksonville (904-768-5215). She was a 1985 graduate of Paxon High School, received a bachelor's degree in 1989 from Jacksonville University and a master's degree in 1997 and a doctorate in 2002, both from Florida State University in Tallahassee. She attended Bethel AME Church in Tallahassee and taught the creative writing and fiction workshop course at FAMU.
Published in the Tallahassee Democrat on 11/10/2004.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

86. Wow.

I remember her. This is really depressing...

RIP Robin <3

[Lydia Leftcoast]

87. Another great DUer gone

I remember when she was finishing up her degree.

Rest in peace, Robin. :cry:

[derby378]

88. Rest in peace, Robin. (n/t)

[Solly Mack]

89. I remember her well

RIP playahata1

[readmoreoften]

90. that is just awful. n/t

[bigwillq]

91. Peace Robin

:cry:

My thoughts are with her family.

[bobthedrummer]

92. In remembrance, Rest in Eternal Peace.

O8)

[Lisa]

93. oh, no!

I'd missed hearing from her lately -- I'd also assumed that she was way busy with her work. Robin sent me a very kind message when I was stressed out about my PhD defense -- and was one of the first to congratulate me when I finally got my degree. (Unfortunately, I didn't think to save her messages before the DU mailboxes got reformatted.)

She was only a year older than I am now.

[Paradise]

94. So young, so sad :( n/t

[roguevalley]

95. Peace back to you, Robin. RIP, friend.

[TBreeze]

96. sorry to hear that n/t

[Generic Other]

97. Sad news indeed

Rest in peace, Robin.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

98. Rest in peace, Robin. Thirty-seven years old is far too young.

:( You'll always be here at DU in spirit.

[progressivebydesign]

99. Rest in peace Robin. n/t

[hippiechick]

100. It has been a very rough few months ...

... the DU community has suffered many losses.


Peace and blessings to Playahata1 and all her friends/family.

O8)

[DemExpat]

101. Very sad to hear this...

RIP, Robin.

:-(

DemEx

[peekaloo]

102. Peace to you Robin.

O8)

[mvd]

103. Very sad news

RIP playahata1. She will be missed.

In honor of her, I'll sign off with Peace.

[Old and In the Way]

104. Sorry to hear this.

Best wishes for her family.

[LosinIt]

105. Yes, I remember Robin from when we were a much smaller group

This is such tragic news. I am so sad to hear that she lost her battle with cancer. I knew that she was fighting it, but am ashamed to say that I had forgotten about her fight. Sometimes we get so busy that our online friends get lost in the shuffle. My condolences to her family.

[kayleybeth]

106. Such sad news.

:cry:
Rest in peace, Robin.

[LynneSin]

107. OH MY GOODNESS

Playahata1 was a long timer here at DU and she was younger than me (then again so was Kheph)

:cry:

[WillyT]

108. Peace Robin

Peace

[icymist]

109. Be at peace Robin.

37 is way too young for dying.
Peace

[NEOBuckeye]

110. Peace, Robin

[shesemsmom]

111. Peace

Robin:cry:

[donheld]

113. May she be at peace

Poor girl probably found out that numbskull * won/stole it again and checked out.

[enigmatic]

114. RIP

This is so sad.

[GetTheRightVote]

115. Peace Playhata1, so sorry to hear about your lost

:kick:

[Richard Steele]

116. Death SUCKS! Skinner told me they are working on a MEMORIAL forum...

...but they just haven't decided what it should look like yet.

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

117. I'm truly sorry to hear that.

Rest in peace, Robin.

[Piperay]

118. Peace Robin

I remember playahata1, I'm so sorry to hear this ... R-I-P Robin.O8)

[Pert_UK]

119. I remember her........another sad DU day.

My condolences to her friends and family.

Peace.

P.

[lonestarnot]

120. Peace Robin. n/t

[redqueen]

121. I remember her.

RIP, Robin...

[kimchi]

122. Rest well, Robin.

Please send our condolences to her family and friends if you are able.

And Peace, sister.

[NoSheep]

123. Peace to all.

[BurtWorm]

124. I'm sorry to hear that.

I didn't know her well, but I certainly knew her tag. Thirty-seven is just too young to die.

[montana_hazeleyes]

125. I'm so sorry to hear this!

Another wonderful DUer lost at such a young age. Gratefully, she did get to experience teaching even if for a short while.

She is another who will always be remembered.

Peace to you Robin

[BlondieK143]

126. RIP Robin.

May your spirit soar and your memories comfort those who knew you best.

[XanaDUer]

127. Damn! I was thinking about her and wondering how she was doing.

Robin and I corresponded about short wave radios, among other things.

I am so sad now. I am glad she got a teaching job-she was a beautiful soul.

RIP Robin.

[CO Liberal]

128. She Will Be Missed

Peace, Robin.

Wayne
(CO Liberal)