RIP Hope J

was golfing all day yesterday so i didn't get a chance to see this. rip hope. never met her, but definitely felt the influence she had on people on this board.

Does anyone know how she is doing? I am sure beyond saddened, I only ask because I am sure she is an older lady, and I hope she is able to take this news.

Maybe I'll drag Dean along for the ride.

and reading this makes me very, very sad. I enjoyed reading Hope's posts and I can only offer my sincerest condolences to her family for her untimely passing.

Remember it is not how much you love but how much you are loved by others. Gathering from the reaction, Hope was very much loved by all of us on BBI.

We're calling it the Giant Hope Fund. So far there is consensus on donating to Hope's medical mission to Ghana and possibly also an ongoing fund for Giant tickets for those in need.

We'll see how much we can do based on how much is donated. We may also do flowers and a plaque for camp.

I will be there as well

and all the best to her family and friends. We share your loss.

Hope! Heaven just got another angel!

I emailed you to the address you have in your profile..The rockythompson one gave me a bounce back..let me know if you get it..

a few rows in front of me at a Giants-Redskins game at FedEx. Her face was aglow with happiness despite the disappointment of losing at game (it started with a fumbled end around deep in our territory by Toomer and Collins. Hope never gave up hope. This is a very sad day. My thoughts and prayers go out to her and her family.

and I open up tghe home page to see this? I'm in shock. I never met Hope, but she always struck me as one of the most genuine posters on BBI. You may not have always agreed with Hope, but you always respected where she was coming from.

My greatest wish is for a woman of such great faith, that her life after this one is everything she dreamed it would be. And my sincerest condolences to her family and friends, especially those on BBI. I mourn for your loss.

She was truly one of the better things about this board.

Haven't been on BBI much lately, logged in today and saw this thread. Felt like someone kicked me in the gut.

I've been a part of this site for a very long time, and Hope was easily the nicest person here. Easily. As Bill wrote, she really did walk the walk.

Heartbreaking loss, you will be missed Hope.

she was in the middle of eating a sausage and peppers hero (I think). She smiled, shook my hand and offered a nice to meet you. It's a shame people like her get taken from this world so young but she will be rewarded for her kindness and charitable work.

maybe an appropriate saying to associate with the dedication is "Walk the walk!"

on BBI. Always ready to assist others. Never a cross word for anyone. I'm glad to hear the BBI trophy will be in her memory.

Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own home. Give love to your children, to a wife or husband, to a next-door neighbor.

When a dear aunt of mine died last year, I was given the honor of eulogizing her and this quote fit her to a tee. From what I've read here, I think it might have fit Hope as well. I am among the hundreds on BBI who never met Hope but her posts were a must read for me. I could tell, like many of you had mentioned, that she was a person that exuded love in her every encounter. I wish I could have met her in person. When I read of her death yesterday, I immediately was taken back to the feelings I had after my aunt died. Will I ever know another person like her again? How much worse will the world be without her around? If we could all just try to be like Hope, it would make the world a much better place. None of us will succeed, but in trying we might touch enough lives to make a difference.

RIP Hope. I will try to spread the Love like you did.

How are we handling the donations? If we know the mission group, it may be possible to set something up online.

Should be able to get this thread back to the Giants lockeroom. I hope the guys see it and it helps them rise up on sunday and beat the Eagles. I know our Hope will be looking down and watching the game sunday.

What a tragedy! Hope and I roomed together at Albany a few years ago. She was always in the middle of everything at Training Camp - organizing activities, keeping people together, making connections to get us in to places other fans couldn't get to. But it was her heart and her love for the Giants and all BBIers that made her truly special. I will miss you, Hope. Please give Bob Tisch a hug for me.

I have been away from the board for awhile. I was released from the hospital yesterday and hit the bed when I got home. I was up at 5 a.m. and checked the board. Wow.

All of your comments are wonderful. The world and this board has lost one of its lights. Hope embodied the joy, love, and spirit of a very special person, and shared it with all she touched. God be with you, friend, and may you rest in his eternal care. My prayers are offered for you and your family.

To that end, my neighbor drove me to morning mass today. I had requested the mass for my special intention
of the rememberance of my mothers birthday. I was able to add Hope's name to the intention this a.m. before mass.

God bless you, Hope.

Hope's mom has had her own medical issues over the past few months but she has been on the road to recovery. She's a strong, strong woman as you can imagine... it's clear where Hope got it from.

My heart goes out to her, you should never have to bury your child.

have been fantastic reading...really great stuff.

know exactly what happened?

I don't know if it's been mentioned on this thread or not.

Thanks for the update. To ask how she is doing is a ridiculous question because what parent can endure that loss? I was wondering health wise because I know she had some health issues. Especially around the holidays , this must be the worst. I am praying for Hope's mom. I feel absolutely terrible about this.

Just a darling.

Where the thread title is "RockyT here".

thanks

What sad news. Why is it that the best are always taken from us early. God must have needed her in heaven and couldn't wait any longer. My prayers go out to her family and friends.

as a long time lurker on this site I know that the BBI community has lost someone very near and dear. My prayers are with her and her family. I wish I had gotten a chance to meet her before she passed.

and couldn't read the thread until now... I never met Hope in person... but I feel as though I've known her for a long time.

I knew she was an amazing woman... but all of the things I didn't know about her that I read in this thread only underscores that a million times.

One thing's for sure she was a blessing to all that knew her.. and those who didn't but knew of her..


While to all that knew and loved her her death is tragic... when you think of who she was and what she meant to so meany people...what she did.. She was like an angel on earth... When people like that vanish in the blink of an eye it makes you wonder...


And with Hope now in heaven... I'd bet the house on Blue this weekend.

My condolences to her family and friends.

I always felt close to Hope, we were close to the same age and like Hope I born in the Bronx, grew up in Rockland County and then as adults migrated south. We had many things in common, but then she had that way about her where she could find things in common with everyone she met and made them feel close to her.

She often would have to come to Nashville for conferences, and I always looked forward to grabbing the family, jumping in the car and driving to meet her when e-mailed me she was here.

I remember a couple of years ago when she called me and thought it would be fun to go to the hotel where the Titans were staying the night before a game and try and see Kerry Collins to tell him how much we Giant fans appreciated his time with our team. Well myself, Hope, my wife and our two little children spent hours there with no luck in seeing Kerry. But only Hope could make hanging out in a lobby so much fun.

I was blessed to have known her and call her a friend. She will be missed.

there is no update to share yet today, all I know I've previously posted last night a couple pages back.

one thing I can speculate on with confidence that as far as the Giants doing anything for Hope at this weeks game will have to be done with the family's consent, at this point it doesn't look like there will be enough time for that.


GMAN, try the rockythmpsn@yahoo.com address again without the O's in thmpsn. It's been working for others all morning. Cyn is having a rough time of it today, she has not yet updated her outdated profile email. She can be reached at

secondcnc@ec.rr.com

Just came online after being absent for a couple of days. Her longtime presence on BBI was refreshing and welcome. My most sincere condolences to her family. RIP Hope.

Rest in peace, Hope!

I'm mostly a lurker, and never had the pleasure of meeting Hope, but through her friendly, warm, positive posts (and the amazing response to her passing) it was very obvious how great a person Hope was. I feel like I lost a friend.

Haven't really known what to say, and I guess I still don't.

Never knew her personally, but she seemed like such a great person and to be able to say that about someone without ever actually meeting them says a lot.

My condolences to her friends and family.

I met Hope at a BBI BBQ several years ago, and she was simply glowing. More then a belle of the ball, being in the parking lot of Giants Stadium with the people she knew and welcoming fellow Giant fans ... a down to earth wonderful person.

When time permitted while on line and seeing she posted I always tried to read her comments.

Just by meeting her once you knew you were in the company of someone very special.

Honestly I am very sad to hear of her passing but knowing she is in glory and at peace is of some comfort, but this sadness will linger for quite some time.

May she have a peaceful rest and hope her close friends and family bask in the ever lasting legacy of her kind and loving spirit as it will remain with them until they can meet again in heaven.

The Giants defeating the Eagles this sunday would not shock me as much now.

'HOPE' on the backs of their cleats for now....

Hope made her mark in life. I did not know her. I wish her family the best. You can tell she was special.

where everyone nominated posters for "The nicest poster on BBI."

Hope won by a landslide. All other nominees got maybe 1-3 nominations. There just wasn't any contest.

The nicest thing about it, looking back, is that Hope knew, in her lifetime, exactly how much she was loved and appreciated on BBI.

couldn't even get my wife to vote for me, i think the only vote I got was from Barilko

hey schnitz, email Cynthia a some point today, she may have a suggestion on the money you're collecting...

I never knew Hope personally, but I remember her being a kind of conscience for BBI. Her decency manifest itself in as clumsy a communication system as a message board. That someone like her could touch so many people is a testament to BBI's ability to bring people together.

:)

but a Giants fan with that kind of heart and passion is a pretty amazing person! May she rest in peace.

RIP Hope :(

I once said that if Eric got rid of the jerks and a-holes and occasionally mean people, BBI would just be a conversation between Hope, T-Bone and Bill2.

I'm mostly a lurker. Though I didn't know HopeJ I do know that she was a long time member of BBI. I used to read her posts in addition to posts from other long timers.

My condolences to her family and friends.

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