Today I want to post a remembrance of ANDY STEPHENSON!

[coffeenap]

He would have been in Washington making us all happy and proud. Here's to a wonderful human being!:toast:

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Wow....just came upstairs and saw your post....

And I'll drink to that. He would so have been at the march today.

:toast:

[coffeenap]

6. I've been thinking of him a lot lately--I think he would be proud of

lots of people here. :hug:

[helderheid]

21. I've been thinking about him a lot lately too

He's close! :)

[BeHereNow]

9. He IS at the march today...

"Energy can neither be created or destroyed-
It only changes form"

YOU KNOW ANDY IS THERE TODAY!!!
Whispering "It's the paper ballots, stupid..."
HUGS to Dear Andy today and to the op
of this thread.
BHN

[coffeenap]

13. You're right--of course. What a perfect thing to say. Thanks for the

:hug:

[RevCheesehead]

52. He is, indeed.

We need more like him.

[Arugula Latte]

2. Yes, indeedy.

:toast: and let me add: :beer:

[Arugula Latte]

4. *sniff* This thread made me a little misty-eyed.

Damn. We need more Andys.

[coffeenap]

20. Me too. But it seems appropriate today. Besides, all of his friends

promised to keep his name and memory alive. And so we will.

[GrumpyGreg]

3. I'm a newbie---who is Andy?

[coffeenap]

10. Lots of people can answer better than I, but he was an incredible

person who worked his life away for election reform--a pioneer in outing the horrors of the voting "irregularities"we all know about now. He worked on lots of other progressive projects as well. Most of all, he was a dear human being, a friend to thousands, and very special to my son and me. He died of pancreatic cancer after a tough fight, helped by DUers who raised $50K to pay for his care. Activists don't get health care--that was his next cause. Lots of people here love him.

[GrumpyGreg]

16. God,I'm so sorry--

He sounds like he was a wonderful person.

This is one of the times I always say "Why him?" (Don't ask me who I'm saying it to----I'm not quite sure)

[survivor999]

77. I wish I had met him....

[fooj]

84. Thank you, coffeenap! That was beautiful.

...he was a dear human being
He had a profound influence...an authentic patriot!

Peace.:hug:

[buddysmellgood]

93. I didn't realize he died. I'm very sad to hear that. He fought very hard

even while sick.

[greatauntoftriplets]

15. Andy was my dear friend....

The link tells much of his story. I am fortunate that he spent his last Christmas on earth with my family and me.

http://www.andythanksyou.com/

[GrumpyGreg]

18. Thanks for the link---I'm so sorry for your loss.

Sounds to me like he was a lucky man to have had such good friends in his life.

[juajen]

67. No, we were all very lucky he was our friend

I still can't believe he's gone.

[MADem]

A helluva fellah who fought a good fight nt

[troubleinwinter]

61. See my signature... he was our beloved American Patriot and best friend!

[fooj]

85. He was family.

:grouphug:

[Generic Other]

5. cheers

:toast:

[New Earth]

7. cheers to Andy

if he were there, and i wasn't in pain, i'd be there, it would be like the old days :toast: :hug:

[coffeenap]

23. I am so sorry you are in pain. We know Andy would be there with

you, singing and joking and giving you love.:hug:

[danostuporstar]

80. Damn straight!!!

:toast:

[Tsiyu]

8. I will keep the letter he sent

for always.

There was good mojo in Andy :toast:

[coffeenap]

11. I still have all of his emails. I can't bring myself to erase them.

:-(

[Tsiyu]

25. Just say "no" to the delete button

and read them when you need a cheer up or to cry in remembrance.

[coffeenap]

29. Will do--I can hear his voice when I read them. Happy, sad,

serious, giving accolades to my kid, explaining the realities of politics to me. A micro world of important stuff.I feel honored to have had him in my little life.

[babsbunny]

56. This may sound strange but he IS still around!

I hear all of you and he IS still around! He hears you and knows you are remembering him!

[fooj]

86. I doesn't sound strange to me!

I feel him, too.

Peace.

[booisblu]

12. I wrote a song

in honor of Andy and all our fallen DU heroes. The Silence Roars under the MP3 section. These good souls have inspired me so much. Oh yeah, it's at www.bluboomusic.com

[coffeenap]

17. Listening now...thanks. nt

[TahitiNut]

14. How about creating an "In Memory Of" Demopedia page for deceased DUers???

It seems that especially those DUers who knew Scott and Andy personally might take some pride and solice in putting such a tribute together. I'm suggesting they put it into Demopedia ... since I notice there's nothing there to remember them. ... and nothing there to answer the question of "Who's Andy Stephenson?" or "Who's Kephra?"

[Stephanie]

19. And Jeff Matson - nostamj

he lives on at DU in every "toons" thread

[coffeenap]

22. Yes-- I didn't get to know him, but I know he was a fine person and

a vital member of DU.

[TahitiNut]

26. Yep.

:thumbsup:

[LWolf]

95. I can't read the new toons.

While I appreciate whoever is "carrying them on," I haven't yet clicked on one, because Jeff isn't there.

:cry:

[coffeenap]

24. What a great idea! nt

[goodboy]

27. He'd be there alright...miss ya Andy!! (nt)

[melody]

28. Andy IS there n/t

[bonito]

31. Agreed, he's a part of the good in all of us and I feel it. n/t

[Rick Myers]

30. Big salute you all of you in DC today!!!

Andy would have loved it! I'm sure he's watching!

[mogster]

32. I agree to that!

Here's to Andy! :patriot:

[IndyOp]

33. Thank You, Andy!

:toast:

[Q]

34. A toast...

..................to Andy.

[EFerrari]

35. Yes 'm.

:toast:

[coffeenap]

38. I do love that picture. (((((((hugs))))))))

[GreenPartyVoter]

36. A toast for Andy, Scott, and Jeff. We love you, our DU guardian angels!

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Peace Rally SUPER THREAD:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4870788

Save this nation one town, county, and state at a time:
http://www.geocities.com/greenpartyvoter/electionreform.htm

[SeattleGirl]

37. I thought of Andy today

while I was marching in Seattle, so I'm glad you posted this rememberance, coffeenap. Thanks, and here's to you Andy! :toast:

[truedelphi]

40. And may there be a day

When all and any of us who think so often of him can say that the
election reform /one person one undisputed ballot movement is a
done deal.

I think that one thing A. would like is for us to learn to be happy while we struggle for our causes.

Cuz someday our struggles will pay off and we'll need to know how to be happy then.

Carol

[The Doctor.]

39. Anyone know Andy's favorite drink?

I'll pour a toast.

:toast:

[greatauntoftriplets]

44. I'd say coffee or Coke....

He wasn't much of a drinker.

Pour whatever pleases you, that would make him happy.

[The Doctor.]

63. Rum and Coke it is!

;)

[merh]

41. Andy is there, as are many of us in spirit.

Thanks for posting this thread coffeenap, thanks for remembering.
:hug: :loveya:

To Andy and all who are marching today, where ever they may be! :toast: :woohoo: :beer:

:grouphug:

Peace!

[coffeenap]

47. Will never forget--and will never forget what you and others on

this thread did for him! :loveya:

[DemoTex]

42. Truer words were never spoken.

Andy would, indeed, have been in DC and he would have made us happy and proud. But that DU banner in front of the People's House (W-H) is making Andy happy and proud. Thanks coffeenap. :toast:

[coffeenap]

48. Thanks to you--and to everyone who so inspired us all with your

love and support for Andy and his family.

[Ellipsis]

43. To Andy!

I raise my Groucho glasses in his honor.

:toast:

[BamaBecky]

45. We miss you Andy!..n/t

[MissWaverly]

46. Andy did everything to tell us not to trust the machines

When we get honest elections again, I will always feel that he was the spark that made it happen.

[coffeenap]

49. I will too--and I want to do more to make it happen soon! nt

[MissWaverly]

50. I think that collectively we have power, even here at DU

If Rush is bothering to criticize us, we must be a threat to them
and their spin machine. May the force be with you.

[coffeenap]

51. Indeed--onward and upward!!! nt

[tandot]

53. To Andy, Nostamj, and Khephra

May you all rest in peace. :grouphug:

[coffeenap]

59. I wish I had been around to get to know Kephra too--what you all

did in his honor was beautiful.

[graywarrior]

54. Thanks for that. I saved Andy's PM's to me and just went there

to read them.

[coffeenap]

57. Feels kinda good, doesn't it? nt

[Lugnut]

55. To Andy

:toast: We miss you buddy. :(

[mzmolly]

58. I bet he's there in spirit.

:toast: To Andy.

[coffeenap]

60. Yes--or maybe sneaking up to the hill to give someone an earful!!

;-)

[troubleinwinter]

62. Thank you

for the reminder today to remember and CELEBRATE our dear friend, DUer, election reform teacher and activist.

You betcha Andy is participating in the DC actions! He is in the hearts and minds of so many!

To you, Andy! We miss ya and love ya!

[troubleinwinter]

64. our pal....

[coffeenap]

65. YES!!!! Oh, that's wonderful! The one in the middle, red shirt, is

exactly how he lives in my mind's eye! :hug:

[merh]

71. Thanks for posting these pictures trouble!

:hug: Our Andy will live on in our hearts. :hug:

:loveya:

[Must_B_Free]

66. GBAC vs PNAC

Our Hero Andy will have inspired us to victory!

[coffeenap]

68. Great Basin Anthropological Conference???? Please, teach me.

:dunce: (me)

[coffeenap]

89. oh yeah, duh to me--god, bush and cheney...nt

[loudsue]

69. Wow! What incredible timing! I've been thinking of him for 2 days.

He would have been ALL OVER the Katrina mess, and the follow up Rita mess, too. Isn't his family in Texas?

:cry: I still miss him all the time. That little triangle icon that he used on DU...every time I see it on a poster's post, my heart skips. I keep feeling like he's going to show up any minute, and post something so typically Andy....something real. Something that really makes sense, or inspires us. :cry:

O8) But it's good to know he's helping from the other side, and he's prolly made buddies with all the angels, and talked them into helping, too....recruiter that he is! O8)

:toast: Here's to Andy! :applause:

And :toast: here's to his fellow activist angels, Kephra and Nostamj! :beer:

:loveya: We miss you guys!! :loveya:

[The Witch]

70. Andy had a special place on the Here in Spirit sign

at the very end, he had his own little place.

[merh]

72. That's good to hear.

Thank you. :hug:

:toast:

[The Witch]

73. you were also written in by a DU'er at the rally

so you were there with us too :D

[merh]

76. How wonderful!

I was with you all in spirit and it is great to know that a DUer wrote my name on the sign.

:hug: Thank you for letting me know and thanks to that great DUer. :toast:

:grouphug: :loveya:

[Individualist]

74. Here's to those we miss so much,

Andy, Nostamj, and Khephra. :toast:

[AmBlue]

75. I was talking about him just TODAY...

...in fact. We miss you Andy. We know you're with us. We love you. RIP

[Fly by night]

78. We'll be posting Andy's presentation at the "Nash-ional" conference soon..

... on www.velvetrevolution.us. When that happens, I will post a thread to let you know. What a nice guy, and an inspiration to all of us.

[AuntPatsy]

79. Kick. I am sure he was there even if only in memory.

[yowzayowzayowza]

81. RIP GBNC.

Mist, indeed.

[Tatiana]

82. To Andy, Jeff, and Scott! They contributed so much for the benefit of all

of us. :cry:

[fooj]

83. Andy WAS in Washington today!!!

You think he'd have missed this? Not a chance!!!

To Andy:toast:

Peace.

[symbolman]

87. I made this for Andy when he passed on

in Remembrance:

http://web.takebackthemedia.com/geeklog/public_html/staticpages/index.php?page=20050710095608538

He was there, when we leave this earth, we're suddenly everywhere.

[merh]

88. Thank you for posting the link again symbolman!

:hug: :loveya:

[coffeenap]

90. Thank you--this is something to keep forever. nt

[bettyellen]

91. he was in the thoughts of so many strong, commited and beautiful people

at the march who he had enlightened and inspired. he was there, and always will be for the good fights.
:toast:

[bleever]

92. Hey, Andy! Here's to you, my friend. Your light shines in so many

hearts and faces.

:toast:

[demodonkey]

94. Shoot, guys! I just found this thread...

Though I was thinking about Andy all weekend.

I really miss Andy too and can't even bring myself to delete his name off my cell phone contact list. The last protest I was part of in D.C. (Downing Street protest, in June) I called him from the crowd, hoping he would pick up; I was willing to hold the phone so he could hear everything. He was in the hospital by then and not well at all.

For the next march, we need an actual Election Integrity contingent, with a big orange banner screaming something like NO ELECTIONS, NO PEACE!

Andy'll be there.

[coffeenap]

96. I know what you mean--he is still on my IM list, email, etc. I'm just

going to keep his names there, just like his picture right here. :hug:

[myrna minx]

97. A toast to Andy.

:toast: