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Jan-10-2009 21:09

It is with huge regret and sadness that I must tell you all that Kas passed away yesterday morning.

Her heart stopped and she was only 56. She will be buried in Vancouver in the next few days by her grieving family.

For those of you who didn't know her very well, she was the kindest and sweetest woman you are likely to meet and Hunters won't be the same without her. She loved Sleuth and our community has lost a truly important member.

I may keep on her avatar in rememberance.

If you have any messages for her family then please post them and I shall pass them on.

I'm still speechless and it will take some time to sink in.

I thank you all for taking the time to read this.

Jan-11-2009 12:32

A devastating loss for the Sleuth family and all of those who knew her.


My prayers and condolences to her family and friends, including those here on Sleuth.

Jan-11-2009 12:49

I agree. This is a very big loss to all of us. I've only ever had a few brief interactions with Kas, but I was always struck by her kindness and positive personality.

Those of you who were lucky enough to be close to her have my sincere condolences.

Jan-11-2009 15:57

This is such sad news. I am so sorry to hear this. We will all miss her.

Jan-11-2009 16:56

This is Acemaster.

When I saw the thread "A terribly sad announcement", I expected that somebody was leaving the game or something like that. I never expected to see that my director had just died! This truly is terribly sad, and what makes it worse is that she really was just as nice a person as we've all said. She will be very missed.

D*mn, I'm still shocked and I saw it this morning... perhaps we should make her character a memorial...

Jan-11-2009 17:23

I wish I had the right words to say. Kas was a wonderful, quiet, bright, funny woman who always had a smile for everyone, even when she didn't feel that well. I wish I had her strength and courage. She will be deeply missed here, and I'm sorry that some of you never got the chance to know her. She was truly special.

To her family and friends, I'm deeply sorry for your loss. She will be sadly missed here. My thoughts and prayers are with you. We have lost a wonderful part of this family.

My deepest sympathies,

Breit

Jan-11-2009 17:30

I have asked Kathi's sister for the address of the funeral so I can send some flowers from the Sleuth community.

A few people have already very kindly offered to chip in, so I will be posting a paypal account for anyone who wishes to contribute. Please don't feel obliged; it's perfectly OK if you can't and I will be sending it regardless. Any contributions will go to increasing the size of the bunch!

I shall get back to you as soon as I get an address.

Also many thanks for all the kind words you have all sent on this posting. Kathi's family all know that Sleuth was a big part of her life and I'm sure it will be of some comfort to know that she was so well liked and valued.

Thank you all.

Jan-11-2009 19:43

I extend my sympathies to those within the Sleuth Community and beyond that were close to kas.

That's a good idea ddog.

Jan-12-2009 05:26

I didn't know Kathi but I would like to express my sincere condolences to her family and friends. My thoughts and prayers are with them.

Jan-12-2009 09:16

It sounds like I've missed out on meeting a truly special person. Heartfelt sympathies to all her friends here.

Jan-12-2009 11:58

Oh, my dear friend Kathi.
Why!!! Why did you have to leave? Life is so unfair!

I lack words to express my sorrow. You were such a kind woman, always caring for others. All the great time we had together, it's hard to understand that it's now history. I can remember how we hunted for contacts together, and would discuss the stubbornness of a silk merchant or an imam, and how to convince them that they had better submit to our endurance. I can remember how we could hunt for sevral treasures together, and winning 6 treasures on 4 days, only to agree afterwards that we were so happy that we were currently not hunting any treasures.
I can remember how you would help me see more clearly when I had wound myself into being narrow eyed. You would always help me and encourage me. Even though we both suffered from our Sleuth Addiction Disease, you would be the one of us that had the most endurance. You were always a hard worker, and you rarely thought about getting the benefits for yourself. If there were some in the agency (Hunter's), that had less time, and were not able to do their work, you would often step in, and do the work for them, giving their characters the reward for your work.
Even though you were tired in the evening, you would always log in close to turnover, to save the cases so they did not get lost. Some times you could be sitting very late in the night to work on a project. About always to the benefit of the agency, a team, or someone else.
I even remember how we managed to catch the arch villain for Momdee, when she suddenly got herself retired, and the rejoice when you finally was able to get her the female 4-0-4 coat in exchange for the one she lost.