Howlin passed away in 2018

Multiple links in body of thread | May 8, 2019

[EveningStar]

Yesterday, out of the blue, I clicked on Howlin's Facebook page and learned that she'd passed away. I found her obituary and learned that she had departed on September 19, 2018 at the age of 72.

She was a mainstay at Free Republic and her last post there was on April 22, 2007.

I liked her a lot and I will miss her.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[Publius]

One for the FR Memorial Wall.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Sad.RIP

[Pelham]

That thread demonstrated the way that I remember her

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1778360/posts?page=829#822

[Citizen Soldier]

I thought she left back then. I was recently thinking about her and wondering where she was. RIP

[wardaddy]

39 posts before someone had the memory or balls to say the truth

[Citizen Soldier]

Where is Miss Marple these days? I think Howlin lost her son when a propane heater in his dorm room or the house he lived in malfunctioned. I don’t remember all the details but really heartbreaking

[deport]

Linda Carol Walker "Mimi" Eaton

April 11, 1946 ~ September 19, 2018 (age 72)

        
Born in Burlington, NC to Howard and Celeste Walker. Preceded in death by her son, Andrew Howard Marcotte, mother Celeste Walker, father Howard Walker and sister Beth Beeson.
 
Survived by her husband Howard Eaton, her niece Stephanie Bryan (Scott Bryan), nephew Walker Beeson (Yumi Beeson), daughters Carmen D'Amelio (Michael D'Amelio), Ashley Benson (Bill Benson) and Casey Collins, who was like a son (Jessica Collins), and  grandchildren: Max and Finn D'Amelio; Vaughn, Ross and Aubrey Toler; Anna and Drew Bryan; William and Samantha Benson; Rui Kumazaki; Cooper and Emmett Collins; a cousin, who was like a sister, Jan Scott, and best friend Quig.
 
She is also survived by many loving friends and extended family. Linda attended Elon College and East Carolina University. She enjoyed co-managing The Attractions Band and planning family vacations. Mimi will be missed for her stinging wit, her great sense of humor, and her giant heart, unlimited compassion and generosity.
 
Services will be held at 2:30 PM, Sunday, September 23 at the First Presbyterian Church in Burlington. Officiating will be the Rev. Taylor Barner. The family will receive friends prior to the service, beginning at 1:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to charitywater.org or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

[Auntie Mame]

Lots of positive thinks you could accurately say about her. Courteous isn't one of them.

So true.

[deport]

Howlin’s son.

Mr. Andrew “Drew” Howard Marcotte, 27, of 7920 Netherlands Dr.,
Raleigh died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2000 at Wake Medical Center of
accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/andrew-marcotte-obituary?pid=85812612

[867V309]

me too.

howlin wasn’t zotted, but it was the great zot thread.

[deport]

Miss Marple last post was 3/6/2017

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3532163/posts?page=12#12

[wardaddy]

And Giuliani

The grand exodus

She went to Mad Ivan’s site Wideawakes

She was instrumental in helping that site to self implode and zot its own founder Ivan.in short order....not surprisingly

They went there and had a private room where they ...the high and mighty ones anyhow...anti freeped with scorn not seen since clown posse jerks

It was so bad they purged the cache

I mean really are folks here so ignorant or lacking in memory

By all means wish her eternal life but don’t fool yourself how it all ended

She and sinkspur and illbay got me zotted for a year

Over immigration via Bush path to citizenship we now call amnesty the very evening after she helped gang up on my compadreTravis McGee when he argued with Tony Snow over said policy

That’s right folks wolf pack moderators here used to enforce their way or the highway here and would gang up on folks over PC crap even

You opposed Bush on borders you were a racist plain and simple

Oppose Harriet Miers you’re a sexist

And so forth

Howlin was a leader of these packs ...it’s just the truth

When she and others ran afoul of the founder over Rudy and abortion they left in a snit

Some left over Rudy period

Our founder refused rightly to support Giuliani

What sort of poster here is wobbly on abortion

This forum granted used to be bigger and more activist but after the blue dress faded it went wobbly on culture

Now were not and I for one do not miss it

Prayers for Howlins soul notwithstanding

Many Wideawakes have returned ....some are good folks and this is not about them

The nasty ones are to be found at gopbriefingroom with nevertrumpers who followed them there

Y’all do the math

I’m under no illusion that when I die...multiple heart surgeries and pacemaker at some point some here will recall my defense of Dixie scornfully

You can’t live just for your epitaph

when I got zotted for a year at their hands I went to liberty forum etc and posted with Willie green and tpaine and owk, and marine inspector and others of lore but never anti freeped....that my friends is the defining behavior when zotted or opusing out here in my opinion

love me or hate me....these are simply a recount of how it was...anyone doesn’t believe me look at my bookmarks those threads are there

[Pajamajan]

RIP Howlin.

[wardaddy]

63 posts and now two whom have a decent memory

Geezuss

Btw I promise this thread will be followed at GOPBRIEFINGROOM

WHICH IS WHY:

HI CATHERINE I MISS YOU DEAR.

[wardaddy]

So far you are reply number 3 who has a memory

Thank u

[wardaddy]

She wasn’t zotted

She left with Mad Ivan to Wideawakes and then helped consume it

[wardaddy]

Thank you

It’s so discouraging the poor memories on this forum

It’s like really people

We’re you here or not?

The irony is a half dozen posters on this very thread left with her

Including one who was a major heavy duty freeper of import

I was zotted here for opposing Bush amnesty and ganged up on by Howlin and her posse

Nearly all of whom left to anti freep in 2006

And nobody remembers this era of the forum
And we’ve done a 180

It’s almost funny....not her demise ....but the disconnect here

I bet folks remember CGEB or Eschoir or Ash or DITHF accurately

[wardaddy]

Truth

God love ya

[wardaddy]

I went and looked at that thread

Good lord

It’s hard to describe

Some Freepers don’t have convictions

They say what they think is popular