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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (845)	5/2/2024 10:18:50 AM
From: SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)	1 Recommendation Recommended By goldworldnet Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1128

As you know her son used to post on SI. My condolences to the family and friends.

To: Alan Smithee who wrote (845)	5/2/2024 10:25:31 AM
From: Neeka	5 Recommendations Recommended By Bob miraje MulhollandDrive SI Ron (Crazy Music Man) Thehammer Respond to of 1128

Wonderful person...will miss her a lot. RIP Mary...

To: Alan Smithee who wrote (845)	5/2/2024 11:14:55 AM
From: Carolyn	6 Recommendations Recommended By Alan Smithee Bill MulhollandDrive Neeka Stan and 1 more member Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1128

She was a notable woman who was so much fun. We will all miss her.

To: Alan Smithee who wrote (845)	5/2/2024 1:02:31 PM
From: Stan	11 Recommendations Recommended By Alan Smithee Bill Bob Carolyn dylan murphy and 6 more members Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1128

When I saw this board lit up with 9 messages, I had no idea it would be SmoothSail. This is so sad to hear! She and I had many PMs over the years about many topics we shared in common. She was a copy editor and worked on many TV scripts such as Gunsmoke. Her father was an AP journalist who brought many notable people in and out of her life. I always admired her posts for both their content and clarity of thought. I often think of her when I'm about to add an adjective in a sentence because as an editor of manuscripts she had a disdain for filler words like very or really. Most memorable thing was that she patiently helped me edit a short poem I had written some years prior that I wanted to enter in an online contest. With her help, it came in first place. She was delighted. It was and maybe will be my only literary achievement. I will miss her.

To: Alan Smithee who wrote (845)	5/2/2024 3:53:21 PM
From: J.B.C.	1 Recommendation Recommended By Alan Smithee Respond to of 1128

Like someone else said, they saw this thread lit-up. Very sad to hear this news. Jim

To: Alan Smithee who wrote (845)	5/2/2024 5:39:22 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	11 Recommendations Recommended By Alan Smithee Bill Bob EL KABONG!!! J.B.C. and 6 more members Respond to of 1128

She was one of a handful of posters here I had the privilege to know in 3D. She will be sorely missed. I had originally met Mary at one of the SI meet ups , what a pleasure, we corresponded with DMs...i always looked forward to our conversations....very special person whom i hold in very high ,warm regards I was fascinated by her sailing exploits...once, while i was in LA visiting my son, i texted her and suggested lunch and visit, instead she invited me to join her on a 'catalina cruise' ....the day of.it was a beautiful day, my son and one of his college buddies joined us.....i had never before sailed and my boating experience was limited to bass boating/fishing....she showed me the ropes and let me take the wheel. Think we spent maybe 4 hours on the water, once we were back at the dock,,,she had prepared a charcuterie board along with drinks....it was beautiful I miss her already, with gratitude