“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal,
love leaves a memory no one can steal.”
–From a headstone in Ireland
“Some people come into our lives,
leave footprints on our hearts,and we are never the same.”
– Author unknown
“When you lose someone you love,
you gain an angel you know”
– Author unknown
“May tender memories soften your grief,
May fond recollection bring you relief,And may you find comfort and peace in the thoughtOf the joy that knowing your loved one brought…For time and space can never divide
Or keep your loved one from your side.
When memory paints in colors true,
the happy hours that belonged to you.”
–Helen Steiner Rice
“There are no goodbyes for us.
Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
Hello! Sam Juliano, Allan, and WitD writers and readers…
I’m so very sad to tell you that my good friend Lorraine [Lori] Moore, has passed away.
[It appears from natural causes...However, I plan to talk with her step-daughter Stacy, in order to discuss her mother]…Therefore, please keep her [Lori Moore] family and friends in your thoughts and prayers…Thank-you, very much!
deedee
Oh my God Dee Dee. I am deeply deeply saddened to hear this terrible news at a time of year we have already been crying our eyes out over. I simply can’t believe this news. Lori has done so much for the John Garfield petition as you’ve documented time and again, but I’m sure for many causes in her life, and for her family. I regret not knowing Lori more than I did, but the news has me floored. I am practically at a loss for words. My deepest condolences to her family and those whose lives she touched.
From the relatively little I know of her I can see she was a very special person. What a terrible, terrible loss. And to have this news brought to you on Christmas Eve is just awful. Dee Dee I am so sorry for you.
Lori is in our thoughts and prayers.
I would like to extend my condolences to Dee Dee on her formidable loss.
Hello! Sam Juliano…
Thank-you, for your heart-felt, kind and sympathetic words for Lorraine Moore, her family and friends… I wanted you to get to know her too…Well, as much as someone can get to know someone while online…She was a very kind, sweet, sincere and innocent person with a heart Of pure gold…It’s funny, you don’t meet many people like Lori, whether one is online or Offline…Just down to earth and sincere.
Dee Dee—
I sensed from the very first time I heard of Lori that she was a special person. Your descriptions were telling, and she seemed to be one always willing to help others. As a guiding light with the petition drive she showed her commitment to causes, but well beyond that yout testament here really speaks volumes. Oh what a sad sad day this is. The whole month has been mired in gloom.
So true, Sam. I don’t want to hijack this thread, but I thought I’d let you know…
My second cat Angelo passed away this morning at 6 am, on the bathroom floor where he liked to lie; we sat and watched the beginning of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY together and I feel asleep after 15 minutes, after which he crept into the other room and went quietly away from this realm. I suppose the loss of his brother Marty only 19 days ago was just too much for him. They were always meant to be together, and now I suppose they are. I got them both in 1995 but I was only looking to get one cat. Marty was the one I wanted, but once I saw his brother come bounding out, with energy and flare, I had to get them both. Angelo, as I called him (because Angelo was Marty’s best friend in MARTY), was a firecracker—a real athlete, with incredible balance and poise; I called him my Little Bird, because he could balance so well with his tiny feet grouped together on the most difficult of surfaces, without knocking anything off onto the floor. His favorite thing was to get up on my chest, when I was laying down, and snuggle so hard under my chin, burying his face in my neck, with those paws going and the purr so loud. And I would sing to him a little Louis Prima ditty I adapted for him, which he loved: “I eat antipasto twice, just because he is so nice, Angelina / Angelina, the kitty at the pizzeria.” He had a scratchy meow which could pitch up to a tiny scream when he was excited about eating or about seeing me, and he had a funny thing he did when he drank water—always a little skippy hop before he drank. He was also the troublemaker of the two, always the instigator of fights between he and Marty–he’d come up to Marty and give him a whap in the face, and would run away, laughing. He was adventurous, and very restless, and he loved exploring. For years, he was the one who came first when called–I used to say that, if I were on the other side of a river of lava, he would find a way to get to me. But old age changed that somewhat, which is to be expected. Still, I remember him as that kitten who, inside the car we first rode together in, busted out of the box first, on my way home with them both, just to get to me. And so now he goes to join his brother, and I am alone. I am so devastated. I cannot tell you. So incredibly devastated, even though I knew it was coming. Goodbye, little Angelo. I will miss you so much.
Dean, I am very sad to hear this lamentable news. You have ben hit hard this month, and I can only go back to what I said earlier. This was a month (and year) from hell. It just isn’t fair to have so much grief, and in such a short period of time.
Dee Dee sorry for your loss.
Hello! Bobby McCartney…
Thank-you, so very much for your very heart-felt words Of sympathy…for Lori Moore, and her family and friends as they are going through this time Of bereavement in their lives.
Hello! Angelo D’Arminio…
Thank-you, so very much for your words heart-felt words Of sympathy for me and my friend Lori Moore, her family, and friends.
Hi! Sam Juliano…
Your comment just about sums up Lori Moore perfectly…and I have to agree with your every word here:“Oh what a sad sad day this is. The whole month has been mired in gloom…”
Mye deepest condolences to Dee Dee and Lori’s family.
My condolences, Dee Dee – I hope your friends and other loved ones can provide you comfort on this sad day.
Kisses and hugs to you, Dee Dee, and to the Moore family. It’s tough to lose a friend, always, but it’s especially so at this time of the year. Believe me, I know…I lost two of my best friends this month…but if we think about them, they still live on. That’s the best we can hope for.
Hello! John Greco…
Thank-you, so very much for stopping by and leaving words Of condolences for me and my friend Lori Moore and her family… too.
Hello! MovieMan0283…
Thank-you, very much! for your very kind words…as I look for solace…as I mourn my good friend transition from this world to the next… deedee
My heart goes out you. Losing someone is always tough, and it can’t be any easier around this time of the year.
These are lovely and profound expressions of condolence.
Hi! Dean Tread-way…
Thank-you, so very much for your kind words for me and my friend Lori Moore and her family…
“Believe me, I know…I lost two of my best friends this month…”
…As I also sent my condolences to you on the loss Of your two beautiful friends Marty and Angelo… If I re-call I think that I asked you if I could have Marty and Angelo…once or I either wished that I had two cats that looked like Marty and Angelo,
“but if we think about them, they still live on. That’s the best we can hope for…”
Dean, I agree, with you and I thank-you, for your words Of comfort… Especially, as I try to understand the unexpected [according to her daughter, Stacy Riley] death Of my friend her mother Lori Moore.
deedee
@ Hi! anubhavbist…Thank-you, very much! for stopping by and leaving your condolences for me and my friend, Lori Moore, and her family too…deedee
@ Hi! Sam Juliano, I agree with your comment and I’m so grateful that no matter how much darkness there is in this world…There are always thoughtful and kind friends who always shine a light… for which I thank-you, on behalf Of Lori Moore’s husband David [Dave] Moore, her family and friends.
deedee
Sorry to hear of your loss, Dee Dee, and thinking of Lori’s family at this time.
My deepest sympathies to you, DEE DEE and the family…..
Hello! Judy…
Thank-you, for stopping by and leaving words Of sympathy for me and condolences for my good friend, Lori Moore, her family, and friends…I’m very appreciative.
deedee
Hello! Dennis…
I’m sending a thank-you, to you too!…for taking the time to send words Of sympathy and condolences to me and Lori Moore, and her family, and friends too!
deedee
I am very saddened to hear this news Dee Dee. My condolences to Lori Moore’s family and close friends. I have read about her work for the John Garfield petition.
Hello! Frank Gallo…Thanks, for taking the time to stop by and leave words Of sympathy and your condolences for my friend Lori Moore, and her family and friends too!
deedee
[Here Goes A Message From Lori' s daughter Stacy-Moore-Riley...
Our family would like to express our sincere and heartfelt gratitude to everyone for their support and love. Lori's service will be tomorrow [Lori's Service was yesterday...] at Forest Lawn in Covina, CA 10:30am…]
Thank-you,
I became an admirer of Lori on the TCM message board, where she would always, ALWAYS be pleasant and kind in the face of so many petty squabbles and bullies. She was one of the really good people there (there are a few) and we would engage in friendly competition about who loved whom more – she John Garfield (she won!) or me Warren William.
Hello! deedee…
Thank-you, so very much for stopping by and leaving so many kind, loving thought-ful words, and pleasant memories [that you shared] with one Of my very good friend Lori, [Lorraine Moore]
Unfortunately, I have never posted on TCM message board…and if your comment about them is true…[I have no reason to doubt your sincerity.] I doubt that I ever will…
Thank you to one of the other few nice people at TCM for pointing me here, and to deedee for her lovely words.
deedee, you’re very welcome and with my good-friends, Sam Juliano and Allan Fish’s approval you are always welcomed here…As a matter Of fact, anywhere or place that I’m at the “door” is always open…
…Remember it takes a lot Of energy to be nice and a little energy to be mean or is it vice-versa?
Well, at any rate… I try [I'm not saying that I succeed, but at least I try...] to use my energy to be nice.
deedee
Thank you deedee!
deedee
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