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Posted by Springie on 08-09-2013 at 15:13:
Bad News
This was on Diinzumo's Facebook page this morning. I am still reeling...
I have some bad news to share: "Katsesama"/"Evangelina" (I didn't use her real name here because she didn't want her real life connected to her Gatch obsession), who was a member here and put together a long-standing Gatchaman site has passed away. My deepest condolences to her friends and family.
I have a fond memory of meeting her for the first time and dancing a silly Gatchaman dance with her at one of our Comic Con Gatcha-gatherings...she was also a great encouragement to me as I began to draw fanart. She also started a Gatchaman Fan Page on Deviant Art and then passed the reigns over to me.
Here is a link to one of the great Gatchaman websites she created:
Gatch Online
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Posted by amethyst on 08-09-2013 at 15:34:
Very sad news!
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Posted by jublke on 08-09-2013 at 16:36:
I am so sorry to hear this. Hugs all around.
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 08-09-2013 at 16:37:
She was responsible in the setup of the Night at the J fic, an IF which has passed into Gatchamania history and is still being read (I just received a review on it yesterday). She was very encouraging to new writers and a strong part of the Gatchaman community. She will be missed.
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Posted by jublke on 08-09-2013 at 16:56:
Having finally read Diinzumo's Facebook page, I am now doubly sad. Somehow, I knew her by her online names and her real-life name and never put them all together! I feel like I am losing two friends in this fandom now. 
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Posted by Tengu on 08-09-2013 at 17:57:
Me too, I loved her fic.
Not very old?
We lost one our longtime members on another forum I frequent, very tragic. we have planted many trees in his memory.
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Posted by Becky Rock on 08-09-2013 at 19:20:
That is sad. I have her and her family in my prayers.
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Posted by gatchamarie on 08-09-2013 at 19:49:
Such sad news, indeed. She will always be present in our hearts and through her work. I'll add in my prayers towards her and her family, bless her soul.
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Posted by condorcandi on 08-09-2013 at 22:48:
Best wishes to her family.
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Posted by ElectricWhite on 08-09-2013 at 22:56:
I've lost count of how many times I read the notice...I just don't know what to say.
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Posted by KT1972 on 08-09-2013 at 23:11:
A sad loss indeed.
I might not have known her, but I've enjoyed reading her fics, and found her Gatchaman site invaluable when I first joined the forums.
My thoughts go to her family and friends.
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Posted by DeDe3 on 09-09-2013 at 03:13:
Prayers to her family. She helped me when I needed help with Stories in the Gatchaman universe. A very nice woman. She will be missed.
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Posted by k2p2 on 09-09-2013 at 10:59:
So sorry for your loss. I don't think I've read any of her fanfic, but will make a point of it.
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Posted by littlewolf on 09-09-2013 at 13:12:
prayers and hugs go out to her family and all who knew her, she will be sadly missed in our world
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Posted by Cep on 09-09-2013 at 16:56:
Wow, I don't really know what to say, its quite a shock to hear something so tragic, my deepest condolences to her family.
Rest in peace Katsesama, I hope your up there enjoying the view down on us.
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Posted by Daniella T on 09-09-2013 at 20:10:
Very sad news -- at least she lives on with her stories and fanart and website. Hers was one of the first websites I ever discovered when I realised that were was a whole Gatch community out there. RIP.
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Posted by RIgirl on 09-09-2013 at 21:16:
I was stunned to hear this sad news. Her Gatch website was one of the first that I found when I got online and it was one of the ones that inspired me to start writing fanfic.
My thoughts and condolences go out to her family and friends.
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Posted by jublke on 10-09-2013 at 02:20:
k2: Her psychological write up of Joe is one of the most unique pieces that I've read in this fandom:
http://www.gatchfanfic.com/viewstory.php?sid=700
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Posted by lborgia88 on 10-09-2013 at 16:15:
Such a very sad loss, and my heart goes out to her family and loved ones.
Posted by clouddancer on 15-09-2013 at 21:17:
Thank you for passing on the sad news Springie!
I remember meeting her once while at SDCC and remember her refreshing optimism and how supportive she was. She will be missed!
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