A place to talk about our wonderful friend Lynn Hudson
Friday, August 17, 2012
Goodbye, Lynn
Our dear friend Lynn Hudson died on August 16 2012 of a heart attack. In case Lynn's site goes down, we can use this space to share condolences, news and memories.
Even though you and I never got to know each other well, you always treated me with kindness and treated the people I cared about most with the utmost kindness.
You seemed like one hell of a lady and there are so many people who were so touched by you.
The world lost a good person way too soon.
May you rest in peace & always know how appreciated you were.
I will miss your wit and kindness--you were always so fair. You were my first Twitter friend and set the bar on how to tweet-honest,funny,fair and friendly. I will miss you. Many prayers for your family--God Speed
Lynn~ I found a friend when was only looking for a good blog. I gained a friend who encouraged me to keep fighting to reach my goals no matter how silly others thought they were. I received more friends than I've ever had in my life. I enjoyed a daily cup of coffee along with you and your gift of sharing thoughts and feelings in a safe place. My eyes will continue to shed tears and the ache in my heart will ease as time goes on, but the smile on my face will always appear when I speak of you. I will do my very best to honor you and the legacy you left behind as a Real Housewife Expert!!! God has an Angel I'm Heaven who had been a Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother and Grandma on Earth. The rest of us called her FRIEND!!!! Love You My Friend, Diana
WIsh I would have known you. I really enjoy reading your Blogs. And this is how you will live on. In the Hearts and memory of your friends. Godspeed Lynn I'll meet you someday ~michael
I knew you years ago, I really wish we could have kept in touch, we had some great time. I am sorry i didnt keep in touch. I will always keep our times in memory, and there were many!
RIP Lynn, Love You, till we see each other again, Anita
All I new is that you had lots of friends, and we're well loved, and that's enough to know You are special ,,,,,,,,keep kicking butt !,,, when we hear the thunder we will know that you are just banging away on those keys making another Blog
oh Lynn... I miss you so much! you were there for me at the same time everyday. no matter how chaotic the world became... you were my rock. And what kept me coming back everyday was not just the space you created, but your talent as a writer. You wrote great blogs! and you surrounded yourself with great people. Many times I thought about emailing you just to let you know that I appreciated you and what you have done for me. Maybe this is a little late or maybe you will receive this message from the other side.... You are an amazing woman and have provided me with countless hours of entertainment and joy! This past year pretty much sucked and you and your blog were one of the few beacons of light for me. I hope to one day meet you on the other side. Much love to Lynn's family and fambly. I looked up to Lynn... she was an amazing woman and the world is a little less bright tonight. Lizzle
I just wanted to once again let the world know how kind Lynn was to me. I am a small-time blogger, but she let me be book club president (which was a funny joke between us) and always said kind things to me when I did well on other venues. I was just going to email her to ask if she still wanted me to do the Real Housewives of Miami recaps. I was so looking forward to showing her I could write a proper Housewives blog and make her proud. I am stunned and saddened that she is gone.
Rest in peace Lynn. Just finding out this terrible news now. I will miss you and the blog tremendously. Prayers to all your loved ones for strength during this difficult time. Your blog and you will be greatly missed Godspeed to you lynnNchicago!! So sad!
Such a terrible loss. Lynn was a wonderful friend to so many - she gave of herself every day, without fail - not only in the substance of her blog, but reaching out on a personal level to the many followers who came to rely on the camaraderie that she nurtured in the community that developed there. Her warmth, humor, wit, and love will be sorely missed. Bless her and her family. I'm so grateful for having come to know her and the lovely people that she brought together through her blog. Godspeed, Lynn!
You've posted this on Rumorfix twice. It's clear you are a friend of momsthoughts or her because when she was kicked off the board for her nastiness, this post went up. What a vile person you are
As I write this, I don’t really know why there is a tear in my eye, a lump in my throat, and an empty feeling in my heart. I never met Lynn, never spoke to her on the phone (but once did on Carly’s radio show), and most of the time didn’t even agree with her. She always took my BS and snark for what it was, never got cruel or nasty with me on this hate blog, even when she became offended by what I’d said. I know it happened, there were things I’ve said that she took as a dig at her. While I meant to attack what she’d said, it was never a personal attack on Lynn. I’ve had to learn a thing or three about communicating with a group of women in order to stay here and Lynn always let me have the rope to either pull myself in, or hang myself with the other commentators looking on. She gave me the go ahead to experience ‘blogging’ television shows and for the most part, gave me free reign to do so. It became something I didn’t want to do on a regular basis but I thank Lynn, for the experience and the space to try it out.
I guess thinking about it, what Lynn Really did for me, is welcome me as many of you have into this ‘family’ by providing the place for it to happen. I’ve met a large number of great people here and though I’ve never met any of you personally, I do consider you to be friends. For that, I’m am thankful to Lynn and her blog. Without it, that could never have happened. I too wonder where it will all go from here. Sure there are others but none as lively as this one.
My heart goes out to Lynn’s family and friends. R.I.P. Lynn….
I just heard about Lynn's untimely passing today. I am shocked, an' my heart just aches for her children & husband, & parents. I can't believe this has happened. I'm sure you all remember Lynn's good friend Intensity38 passed away in, March, much the same way Lynn left us. :( Both too young to leave this world and the people that love them.
I would like to offer my condolences to the family & friends of Lynn in this very difficult time. May your memories carry you a lifetime. And may God ease you pain with each passing day. I am so very sorry for your loss.
IS this ran by KJo? If so, I'm sure you read the post by Carly Hall, I am astounded by the fact that Lynn lost job opportunities, actual income AND A JOB OVER !@(*&#$.
Sure, flowers are pretty, but let's be real here, flowers won't help pay the bills. Who knows of Lynn even had life Insurance. We don't know. We do know Lynn struggled just like we all do financially. So, I was thinking about if you (Kristen) could organize with in the next week or so, since you're a celebrity i.e. and trusted, to take donations for Lynn';s son and husband. There are thousands of people who are devastated and even if people can just donate a $1 or,$5 $10,$20, every dollar counts. PayPal is a trusted source to set up, I would recommend you do it for at least two weeks so people can get a PayPal account set up if they don't have one, it takes up to 5 business days to verify.
I am sure right now,the immediate family is helping Lynn's husband and they are pulling together, but the (financial) reality will set in soon if it hasn't already. Just a suggestion.
That would be so nice Kristen, I don't think we could match your 5 grand but I'm sure her husband and son would appriciate that. I was just thinking maybe you handle money b/c everyone knows who you are. Lynn had many friends on line and not all of them know eachother, I have know idea who Ferozan's is lol. We just had a blogger who got caught scamming people and people are funny who they give money too. If they know you are handling it, they may be more willing to donate. This is no offense to ferozon at all.
Guys,I have never done anything like this before and I really don't know how.
Having said that, I will speak with her husband and there must be some way of setting up a donations thing either through Paypal or their bank. I will do some research and if anyone has advice it would be MUCH appreciated!!!
that's a good idea - I could talk to her husband after the funeral and maybe Carly can get involved so people feel better and safer about it. Having some sort of fund set up for the family really is a good idea.
I didn't know Lynn personally, however she sounds like she was a wonderful person. I wasn't a Real Housewives fan, but read her Big Brother blogs and he Guts Book Club blog. My prayers are with her family. Rest in peace, Lynn.
Today is Sunday and I am sure Lynn would have been gearing up for a big night of viewing! What exactly was Joe Guidice saying into his cell phone?? It will be hard to watch tonight. I will miss her humor and brutal honesty in her writing.
I never had the honor of meeting Lynn, but I was lucky enough to share emails with her and guest blog on her website. Lynn had a beautiful soul and she was the absolute definition of loyalty. I'll never forget all of the times she promoted Kristen's book or wrote about SLAM on her blog. I'll also never forget the emails we shared and her openness towards me. Her passing is a huge loss to me and I cannot imagine how those who actually knew her feel right now. Goodbye Lynn and thank you for letting your light shine.
I am one of the anonymous folk that read Lynn daily...I never commented...just looked forward daily to read her blog. I wonder how many there are like me? Reading daily, enjoying God Speed and thank you
I'll be honest with you all I have yet to read any posts here, it's too hard for me to do that yet. I just want to thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart. All of the love and support our family has received from many of her friends has been phenomenal. Mom's blog held a special place in her heart. My mom spoke highly of her friends here and I just want to thank you for giving her that happiness. You are all friends in my eyes (except a few crazies that she told me about)! Thank you again! Julia Wilkison (daughter of Lynn)
Julia, your mother meant the world to us and I know she will live on through her children. There just aren't words to show how sad we are at Lynn's passing, our thoughts and prayers are with you!
Dearest Lynn
ReplyDeleteYou believed in GUTS before I did. You constantly mentioned me, my tv show, book and my dog Pinky in your blog.
You were lovely to me, I'll never forget our amazing conversations.
I just hope you know how much your support meant to me, how dazzled & humbled I was by it.
I'll miss you terribly.
Much love to your family
Love always,
Kristen & Pinky
Lynn,
ReplyDeleteEven though you and I never got to know each other well, you always treated me with kindness and treated the people I cared about most with the utmost kindness.
You seemed like one hell of a lady and there are so many people who were so touched by you.
The world lost a good person way too soon.
May you rest in peace & always know how appreciated you were.
Love
Aly
I will miss your wit and kindness--you were always so fair. You were my first Twitter friend and set the bar on how to tweet-honest,funny,fair and friendly. I will miss you. Many prayers for your family--God Speed
ReplyDeleteLynn~ I found a friend when was only looking for a good blog. I gained a friend who encouraged me to keep fighting to reach my goals no matter how silly others thought they were. I received more friends than I've ever had in my life. I enjoyed a daily cup of coffee along with you and your gift of sharing thoughts and feelings in a safe place.
ReplyDeleteMy eyes will continue to shed tears and the ache in my heart will ease as time goes on, but the smile on my face will always appear when I speak of you.
I will do my very best to honor you and the legacy you left behind as a Real Housewife Expert!!!
God has an Angel I'm Heaven who had been a Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother and Grandma on Earth. The rest of us called her FRIEND!!!!
Love You My Friend,
Diana
I wish I had known you! From what others have posted and tweeted, I sure could have used your wisdom, comfort and knowledge. RIP xx
ReplyDeleteWIsh I would have known you. I really enjoy reading your Blogs. And this is how you will live on. In the Hearts and memory of your friends.
ReplyDeleteGodspeed Lynn
I'll meet you someday
~michael
I knew you years ago, I really wish we could have kept in touch, we had some great time. I am sorry i didnt keep in touch. I will always keep our times in memory, and there were many!
ReplyDeleteRIP Lynn,
Love You,
till we see each other again,
Anita
You're in the arms of an Angel; may you find some comfort here
ReplyDeleteRIP Lynn. I'm heartbroken for your family, you will be missed by them as well as your blog family.
ReplyDeleteYou wrote with passion, humor and honesty, rare these days...rest in peace, you will be missed.
ReplyDeleteJBKartis
Dear Lynn,
ReplyDeleteAll I new is that you had lots of friends, and we're well loved, and that's enough to know You are special ,,,,,,,,keep kicking butt !,,, when we hear the thunder we will know that you are just banging away on those keys making another Blog
Bill
RIP Lynn I didn't know you well! But I most certainty wish you well!! #godspeed2u & God bless to your family!!
ReplyDeleteLISA
oh Lynn... I miss you so much! you were there for me at the same time everyday. no matter how chaotic the world became... you were my rock. And what kept me coming back everyday was not just the space you created, but your talent as a writer. You wrote great blogs! and you surrounded yourself with great people. Many times I thought about emailing you just to let you know that I appreciated you and what you have done for me. Maybe this is a little late or maybe you will receive this message from the other side.... You are an amazing woman and have provided me with countless hours of entertainment and joy! This past year pretty much sucked and you and your blog were one of the few beacons of light for me. I hope to one day meet you on the other side. Much love to Lynn's family and fambly. I looked up to Lynn... she was an amazing woman and the world is a little less bright tonight. Lizzle
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to once again let the world know how kind Lynn was to me. I am a small-time blogger, but she let me be book club president (which was a funny joke between us) and always said kind things to me when I did well on other venues. I was just going to email her to ask if she still wanted me to do the Real Housewives of Miami recaps. I was so looking forward to showing her I could write a proper Housewives blog and make her proud. I am stunned and saddened that she is gone.
ReplyDeletePrayers and peace to all who mourn.
Rest In Peace, Lynn. You will be missed.
ReplyDeleteRest in peace Lynn. Just finding out this terrible news now. I will miss you and the blog tremendously. Prayers to all your loved ones for strength during this difficult time. Your blog and you will be greatly missed Godspeed to you lynnNchicago!! So sad!
ReplyDeleteSuch a terrible loss. Lynn was a wonderful friend to so many - she gave of herself every day, without fail - not only in the substance of her blog, but reaching out on a personal level to the many followers who came to rely on the camaraderie that she nurtured in the community that developed there. Her warmth, humor, wit, and love will be sorely missed. Bless her and her family. I'm so grateful for having come to know her and the lovely people that she brought together through her blog. Godspeed, Lynn!
ReplyDeleteYou've posted this on Rumorfix twice. It's clear you are a friend of momsthoughts or her because when she was kicked off the board for her nastiness, this post went up. What a vile person you are
ReplyDeleteRIP Lynn. You had a wonderful blog.
ReplyDeleteAs I write this, I don’t really know why there is a tear in my eye, a lump in my throat, and an empty feeling in my heart. I never met Lynn, never spoke to her on the phone (but once did on Carly’s radio show), and most of the time didn’t even agree with her. She always took my BS and snark for what it was, never got cruel or nasty with me on this hate blog, even when she became offended by what I’d said. I know it happened, there were things I’ve said that she took as a dig at her. While I meant to attack what she’d said, it was never a personal attack on Lynn. I’ve had to learn a thing or three about communicating with a group of women in order to stay here and Lynn always let me have the rope to either pull myself in, or hang myself with the other commentators looking on. She gave me the go ahead to experience ‘blogging’ television shows and for the most part, gave me free reign to do so. It became something I didn’t want to do on a regular basis but I thank Lynn, for the experience and the space to try it out.
ReplyDeleteI guess thinking about it, what Lynn Really did for me, is welcome me as many of you have into this ‘family’ by providing the place for it to happen. I’ve met a large number of great people here and though I’ve never met any of you personally, I do consider you to be friends. For that, I’m am thankful to Lynn and her blog. Without it, that could never have happened. I too wonder where it will all go from here. Sure there are others but none as lively as this one.
My heart goes out to Lynn’s family and friends. R.I.P. Lynn….
Jeff (MelTheHound).
I just heard about Lynn's untimely passing today. I am shocked, an' my heart just aches for her children & husband, & parents. I can't believe this has happened. I'm sure you all remember Lynn's good friend Intensity38 passed away in, March, much the same way Lynn left us. :( Both too young to leave this world and the people that love them.
ReplyDeleteI would like to offer my condolences to the family & friends of Lynn in this very difficult time. May your memories carry you a lifetime. And may God ease you pain with each passing day. I am so very sorry for your loss.
IS this ran by KJo? If so, I'm sure you read the post by Carly Hall, I am astounded by the fact that Lynn lost job opportunities, actual income AND A JOB OVER !@(*&#$.
ReplyDeleteSure, flowers are pretty, but let's be real here, flowers won't help pay the bills. Who knows of Lynn even had life Insurance. We don't know. We do know Lynn struggled just like we all do financially. So, I was thinking about if you (Kristen) could organize with in the next week or so, since you're a celebrity i.e. and trusted, to take donations for Lynn';s son and husband. There are thousands of people who are devastated and even if people can just donate a $1 or,$5 $10,$20, every dollar counts. PayPal is a trusted source to set up, I would recommend you do it for at least two weeks so people can get a PayPal account set up if they don't have one, it takes up to 5 business days to verify.
I am sure right now,the immediate family is helping Lynn's husband and they are pulling together, but the (financial) reality will set in soon if it hasn't already. Just a suggestion.
I'll do whatever I can to help with donations.
DeleteHowever, I'd prefer the money part be put in Ferozan's capable hands (she created this lovely blog), if she can.
I'll do what I do best--use my big mouth to tell as many people about it as I can.
As for me, I'd like to give 5k to get the ball rolling.
Thoughts, anyone?
Love,
KJo
That would be so nice Kristen, I don't think we could match your 5 grand but I'm sure her husband and son would appriciate that.
DeleteI was just thinking maybe you handle money b/c everyone knows who you are. Lynn had many friends on line and not all of them know eachother, I have know idea who Ferozan's is lol. We just had a blogger who got caught scamming people and people are funny who they give money too. If they know you are handling it, they may be more willing to donate. This is no offense to ferozon at all.
No offense taken! I completely understand abd it's part of why I'm hesitant.
DeleteGuys,I have never done anything like this before and I really don't know how.
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, I will speak with her husband and there must be some way of setting up a donations thing either through Paypal or their bank. I will do some research and if anyone has advice it would be MUCH appreciated!!!
Ferozan, I would contact a bank/credit union in her town, maybe one her family uses and have them set up account in her name..
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twitterid jeannie_kartis
that's a good idea - I could talk to her husband after the funeral and maybe Carly can get involved so people feel better and safer about it. Having some sort of fund set up for the family really is a good idea.
DeleteIt might be easier to deposit directly into their PayPal account. How old are her children?
DeleteI didn't know Lynn personally, however she sounds like she was a wonderful person. I wasn't a Real Housewives fan, but read her Big Brother blogs and he Guts Book Club blog. My prayers are with her family. Rest in peace, Lynn.
ReplyDeleteToday is Sunday and I am sure Lynn would have been gearing up for a big night of viewing! What exactly was Joe Guidice saying into his cell phone?? It will be hard to watch tonight. I will miss her humor and brutal honesty in her writing.
ReplyDeleteThank you for paying tribute to the IncomparableLynnNChicago. She was loved and will be sorely missed.
ReplyDeleteShe was a wonderful woman, housewife, mother and friend to so many strangers. May she rest in peace.
Amber...RealWife
I never had the honor of meeting Lynn, but I was lucky enough to share emails with her and guest blog on her website. Lynn had a beautiful soul and she was the absolute definition of loyalty. I'll never forget all of the times she promoted Kristen's book or wrote about SLAM on her blog. I'll also never forget the emails we shared and her openness towards me. Her passing is a huge loss to me and I cannot imagine how those who actually knew her feel right now. Goodbye Lynn and thank you for letting your light shine.
ReplyDeleteI am one of the anonymous folk that read Lynn daily...I never commented...just looked forward daily to read her blog. I wonder how many there are like me? Reading daily, enjoying
ReplyDeleteGod Speed and thank you
I'll be honest with you all I have yet to read any posts here, it's too hard for me to do that yet. I just want to thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart. All of the love and support our family has received from many of her friends has been phenomenal. Mom's blog held a special place in her heart. My mom spoke highly of her friends here and I just want to thank you for giving her that happiness. You are all friends in my eyes (except a few crazies that she told me about)! Thank you again! Julia Wilkison (daughter of Lynn)
ReplyDeleteJulia, your mother meant the world to us and I know she will live on through her children. There just aren't words to show how sad we are at Lynn's passing, our thoughts and prayers are with you!
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