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* Originally on: 09-19-20 14:21
* Originally by: Sean Dennis

Hello All,

I found out today that Nancy has been hospitalized with a malignant mass on her stomach (stomach cancer). I called Nancy at the hospital and she is in good spirits. She is awaiting test results and possible further tests.

I have known Nancy for a very long time now as she has been a regular caller for at least 20 years to my BBS. This was the first time we'd spoken though on the phone.

Please keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers.

Later,
Sean

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Just wanted to pass along that Nancy is currently in hospital and
undergoing tests for stomach cancer.
Not a lot of details other than this.
I'll pass along any more news as I get it.
Joe
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Joe,

Just wanted to pass along that Nancy is currently in hospital and undergoing tests for stomach cancer.
Not a lot of details other than this.
I'll pass along any more news as I get it.

Please do...she's such an integral part of the message areas.

Daryl

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09-24-20 10:42 Daryl Stout wrote to JOE MACKEY about Re: Nancy Backus
Howdy! Daryl,

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Joe,

Just wanted to pass along that Nancy is currently in hospital and undergoing tests for stomach cancer.
Not a lot of details other than this.
I'll pass along any more news as I get it.

Please do...she's such an integral part of the message areas.

"Message areas"?, Nancy is a INTEGRAL PART of Several BBS Networks.

I see messages by Nancy in Fido Echoes and on Echoes in the IL BBS Network
and maybe some other BBS Networks.

73 de Ed W9ODR . .

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Ed,

Please do...she's such an integral part of the message areas.

"Message areas"?, Nancy is a INTEGRAL PART of Several BBS Networks.

That, too.

I see messages by Nancy in Fido Echoes and on Echoes in the IL BBS
Network and maybe some other BBS Networks.

I've never met her in person, but saw a picture of her, shared by
Joe Mackey, moderator of the FIDONet Memories echo. He and I got to
meet at the North Little Rock Golden Corral last year, before all the
crap with COVID-19 hit.

Daryl

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I recieved word minutes ago that Nancy died this morning of stomach cancer.
I wanted to let her many friends here know,
Will give more information as I learn of it.
Joe
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On 07/10/2020 10:04 a.m., JOE MACKEY : ALL wrote:

I recieved word minutes ago that Nancy died this morning..
I wanted to let her many friends here know,
Will give more information as I learn of it.

Thanks for letting us know.


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Joe,

I recieved word minutes ago that Nancy died this morning of stomach cancer. I wanted to let her many friends here know,

I'm so sorry to hear that...she left big shoes to fill, and will be
sorely missed.

Rest In Peace, Nancy...you were such a joy to converse with.

Daryl

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10-08-20 23:48 Daryl Stout wrote to JOE MACKEY about Re: Nancy Backus
Howdy! Daryl and All,

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Joe,

I recieved word minutes ago that Nancy died this morning of stomach cancer. I wanted to let her many friends here know,

I'm so sorry to hear that...she left big shoes to fill, and will be sorely missed.

Rest In Peace, Nancy...you were such a joy to converse with.

She did try to keep the Memories Echo On Topic.

I enjoyed reading Her messages here and in other Echoes on some other BBS Networks Mike subscribes to.

Sean said Nancy did a lot of Beta Testing for Him.
I didn't know that.

... Never drink and drive. Hitting a bump spills your drink.

Good Tagline!

Now that You use MM instead of OLX, I can press the [T] Key to store Your Tagline(s) instead of having to type them in by hand when I see a GOODUN.

One thing SLMR did that the old versions of MM I use can't do is SEARCH
for a word that is in a Tagline so I can use it instead of having to scroll down/or up the Tagline listing to hunt for one I especially want to use for
a message.

I probably won't get MM updated real soon, tell me if MM Win can find a
Tagline as well as OLX.SLMR can?

Thanks,

73 de Ed W9ODR . .


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Daryl wrote --

Rest In Peace, Nancy...you were such a joy to converse with.

Amen to that.
Joe


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Ed Vance wrote to Daryl Stout <=-

Sean said Nancy did a lot of Beta Testing for Him.
I didn't know that.

I had a bad habit of switching back and forth between BBS software. Nancy always checked everything to make sure it all worked. While she was a user, she had advanced knowledge of what should always be working on a BBS. She
also helped me test my BBS doors that I wrote and would always let me know
if the BBS was down.

She will be greatly missed.

73 DE KS4TD,
Sean
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Ed,

Rest In Peace, Nancy...you were such a joy to converse with.

She did try to keep the Memories Echo On Topic.

She also helped to liven things up, and she was willing to engage
in conversation with anybody.

I posted URLs for her obituary, and her graveside service in the
FIDONet MEMORIES echo, and the ILinkNet FRIENDLY TALK echo.

I enjoyed reading Her messages here and in other Echoes on some other
BBS Networks Mike subscribes to.

When she saw my tagline "I took an IQ test, and the results were negative", she replied "That explains a lot!! <g,d,r>".

Later, she said "I hope you realized I was just razzing you", and I said
"I needed the laugh". :)

Sean said Nancy did a lot of Beta Testing for Him.
I didn't know that.

I haven't done a lot of computer or BBS work lately. I'm lucky to just
do the messages. I hadn't looked at my QWK Mail in a few days, so this
packet was rather FAT -- over 1600 messages!!

... Never drink and drive. Hitting a bump spills your drink.

Good Tagline!

Plus, it's worse if it spills in your groin...whether it's hot in
temperature or not. :P

Now that You use MM instead of OLX, I can press the [T] Key to store
Your Tagline(s) instead of having to type them in by hand when I see a GOODUN.

I wondered how to do that. Nancy had a whole slew of taglines.

One thing SLMR did that the old versions of MM I use can't do is SEARCH for a word that is in a Tagline so I can use it instead of having to scroll down/or up the Tagline listing to hunt for one I especially want
to use for a message.

I can enter new taglines, but then choose S to sort them by the first
letter. It's not as detailed as "a particular word", but it's a start.

I probably won't get MM updated real soon, tell me if MM Win can find a Tagline as well as OLX.SLMR can?

That feature, I'm not sure of...sorry.

Before I started using MM, I imported previous tagline files into the
tagline file for MM, then sorted it, and deleted the duplicates...all via Notepad.

Daryl

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