So many people are beside you right now; people you may not see, but are there none the less; around the globe; in various cities and communities; from all walks of life and vocations/professions. And do you know what we have in common? You, Greg, and Lisa, and the pure admiration we have for the support you gave Wulfman in his challenging hours. Surely you know that he wishes you to continue his memory; to cherish each day like the gift that it is. We are all lifting you and your family up. You are living examples of what is right in this country; in this world. May you feel the love that we all are pouring out to you, and may it lift you up daily. The world is a better place because your family is in it. Again, thank you all for sharing your lives with us.

Cheers!

Your wonderful husband meant so much to us on this site. We feel we know you as well from his blogs. Please fight to remain with us. Wulfman would be so sad to know you were giving up. This old world needs all the good people like you and your family. There is not enough goodness and kidness in this world--please stay well and stay with all of us as long as possible. Your family needs you now more than ever.

Check your e-mail.

Hey Gang,

Please keep those thoughts and prayers coming for Linda and family.

Also, I received a thank-you card from Joey's Mom expressing her appreciation for our donation. I know that Wulfman is looking down and beaming a big smile.

She did suffer a stroke during Wulf's funeral. Greg reports that she has no desire to continue life without him. I'll forward any details as I receive them.

Thanks for keeping us updated. I had not heard, didn't have any idea that Mrs. Wulfman was ill. If you hear that there is anything we can do, please let us know.

To all of Wulfman's friends.

Wulfman's Life support was discontinued today.

The outpouring of love expressed by this online community for Wulfman and our family will never be forgotten.

Sincerely,
Linda, Lisa and Greg

Greg, Lisa, Linda...I'm so sorry that Wulfman has passed on and now, that Linda has fallen ill. Sometimes, all the heartache is just too much for one family to bear.

Greg, Lisa, when you get some time, if you haven't done this already, you might want to conduct an "Advanced Search" on the Citizen and download all of Wulfman's posts, blogs, and comments, along with the conversations he was having with other bloggers. I remember many of his posts were pretty good, funny, and very compassionate when many of us were hurling zingers at each other. I remember when he and I, along with some other bloggers, battled the BPR/Lilly "entity" together this past spring - that was an interesting time! I've thought about archiving many of my own posts and blogs, for my kids, so they will know more about me someday, when the time is right. I can hear them now..."gosh mom, you were such a flaming liberal...."

Love to you all and to your family. I hope that you will all heal soon and feel peace once again.

In memory of Wulf:

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

(p.s. I love this song...the singer Israel Kamakawiwo, died recently...I wasn't aware of this until just now)

Not to replace or upstage, but it's a great tune, and here's another great performance.

Somewhere

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Jeeves to the Rescue

It is my favorite rendition of one of my favorite songs. So beautiful.

That was beautiful.

Tug

Yeah, I think he was one of the good guys.

Wulf figured out my true identity well before the loonies did. He kept it to himself, though.

I looked above to see reference to his wife's illness and didn't see it. What's going on? I certainly wish the best for her through it all.

Life can be brutal at times.

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Jeeves to the Rescue

Greg posted this today, in another thread. I hope she is okay:

"We laid Wulfman to rest yesterday in NC.
Linda collapsed at the ceremony and is now hospitalized. She may have had a stroke we are awaiting test results.

Our family just can’t seem to get a break."

Oh, man.

Sounds like this lady has lost a part of herself in losing him. I think I understand that, as I don't know where I end and my wife begins.

My uncle died at 87 in October. He and my aunt had been an item for nearly 70 years. On the one hand, she could say that he had a long and healthy life until the end and that they had many, many good years together. Not everyone has been so blessed. And, she has a strong faith that he is with God and that she'll join him before too long. But, on the other, they were so close, so much in love over all of those years, that now she is just lost without him. It's heartbreaking, really.

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Jeeves to the Rescue

Thank you,

What a beautiful rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

I am so sorry. I'll miss Mr. Wulfman, a thoughtful and kind man. He expressed his concern for others in his last post here.

Please accept my sympathy. If there is anything I can do for you please tell me. Several people here know how to contact me.

May God comfort you

Tug

The essence of this man will live on. His spirit has reached persons that he never even met. He has left a rich and substantial legacy for all. May God continue to bless you - and bring you peace in this difficult time.

Godspeed my friend. You fought the good fight.

My heartfelt condolences to Wulf's family. He was a blessing to many readers here who never met him yet were inspired by his courage, his faith, his selflessness, his good heart, and his love for others as expressed through his blog posts. We will miss him.

I am so sorry.

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Jeeves to the Rescue

Oh no, how very sad I am to hear this, I am so sorry for your loss. I'll continue to keep you in my prayers.

I am so sorry for the grief all of you are experiencing. I pray that you find comfort in your memories of Wulf and in the warmth of God's love.

We love you.

To Linda, Lisa and Greg we offer our support, thoughts, and prayers to you all.

My sincere condolences. I know how you feel and if there is anything I can possibly do, you have but to ask. There will be a cup of coffee for the wulf at any gathering I attend from this time forward. Greg I would consider it an honor to buy you a cup sometime.

I yam what I yam....Popeye

and a hearty Good Bye to you good buddy. We are all right behind you. My hope is that I can emulate your kindness and concern for others in the meantime.

"I can't wait until tomorrow, because I become more lovable every day."

My prayers and condolences go out to the family of Wulfman. May he rest in peace.

How fortunate you were to have Wulfman in your life and to have his love. I have never met him personally but he was always the kindest, nicest, most helpful person you could ever have the good fortune to come into contact with. May your love and memories sustain you in the trying days ahead. I truly believe he will always be there looking out for all of you. A love that strong surely will not fade away.

Words alone cannot express how sorry I am to hear this. He must have been a wonderful husband, father, etc. to have the love of so many people he has never even met. My condolences.

-Jevank

I'm so sorry for your loss. I pray that you find comfort in all of your good memories.

I'm sorry for your loss. Blessings to you guys. The Wulf will be missed.

Thank you all for allowing us to be a part of this very difficult and personal time. It's amazing how someone could have such a positive effect on so many people he never met face to face. I have no doubt that your entire family shares his spirit; what a blessing you all are to us. If it is something you are comfortable with, can you please post the information on his Homecoming. There are many of us who desire to show our respects to you and to Wulfman's memory.
We are here for WHATEVER your family needs WHENEVER they need it! That includes airline travel should family need it to travel to his coming home. Cyclist and Hutch know how to get in contact with about all of us.

God Bless!

Count me in!

I agree I think there are many of us that would like to show our respects; if anyone has information, please share.

And yes there are many of us that would do what we could to help the family, just let us know.

These are the hardest time any family could face--may you find the strength and courage you need. You all have been blessed to have such a fine person in your life. We feel blessed for knowing him as we have here on this site. I wish you peace and an easier road to travel.

Know that there are many folks lifting you up. I can't imagine the decision you are facing. If you need someone to hold your hand, listen, or just be there, let me know. Prayers and love continue.

Prayers continue. She will know when to act. It appears that many of us have had to deal with this experience. I'm sure there are different outcomes in each case. Love continues to surround this family. . and Wulfman.

Tug mentioned in one e-mail that she went through this,....maybe you can get Tug and Mrs. Wulf together. Tug is the only person that I know of who knows what this is all about. You can't walk a mile in someone else shoes until you walk that mile. This is a horrific decision for anyone to have to make.

In the meantime I will double time on my prayers for strength for Mrs. Wulf.

I will do anyting I can to help Mrs. Wulf, but like someone said every situation is different.
When you're faced with this, it's hard, very hard, to let go. I didn't want to let go and didn't for a long while. My husband told me what to do before he became incapacitated. I had told him to do the same for me.

I understand Mrs. Wulf, I pray God will give you strength. God Bless you.
Prayers continue for Mr.Wulfman and his family.

Tug

God bless you and keep you safe. You are a bright ray of sunshine we need here.

In 1997 my fiance' went into diabetic coma. They then found she had developed hydrocephalis. She was on support for 9 days when they said she would not recover. Pulling the plug was the saddest most heart breaking thing I have ever done or probably will do in my life. There was one thing though: she told me that she didn't want to ever be on machines like that, so it was sort of her decision too.

I truly hate it for Mrs. Wulf. She and family are in my prayers.

In Liberty,

DarthDubious

I can't even imagine how horrible this would be. Darth you are a very strong person.

I don't know if I'm strong, I just wanted to do the right and honorable thing by her. I do have a strong since of loyalty to the ones I love, and think that no matter what differences we may have with our family members, all that stuff should go out the window when one of them is in in the hospital needing us to be there for them.

I stayed by my girl the whole time except to go shower and eat. Even at the funeral home if I wasn't there with her, my Momma was at her side. We kept ourselves beside her until she was safe in the ground and her spirit gone to God. 11 years and it still feels like it happened only yesterday. Man it kills me, and I think about every day.

I'm sorry to lay all this stuff on you Sky, and I'm blubbering all over my keyboard. I don't speak alot about this, it brings all that hurt again. Just trying to relate it so maybe someone can get something good out of it, learn from it, and maybe help them to know they aren't alone in the situation.

In Liberty,

DarthDubious

I'm sorry. This sounds so similar to me and my husband. This is something you never get over. Closure? Never.

God be with you.

Tug

Sometimes these things are hard. My prayers to you.
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We don't stop to realize how many people are daily going through hospital horrors. It is so pitiful. One day we will be set free from death, and won't that be some kinda blessing?

In Liberty,

DarthDubious

You are brave and strong to share this story.

You will probably never know how many people you will help by sharing this. A friend of mine who is a Dr. said this situation happens more often than we realize.

Have a good weekend.

I have not heard from Greg yet. I miss Wulf.
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I haven't been on here since last year, I was so saddened to hear of Wulf's decline. I read his Christmas post and shed many of my own "man sweat" droplets.

All his family are in my prayers and I offer my deepest sympathy. I did not know Wulfman in person, and that is my great loss.

My hope is that we WILL meet one day in paradise, with God and His son Jesus, and all the other bloggers out there in CitizenLand.

In Liberty,

DarthDubious

I came home after an extended trip to read that Wulfman was doing great and posting--then to read today that he is gone. Maybe the family (and his blogging family) was given a special gift for the holidays to have him rally enough to be able to post and communicate. Loss is never easy and it must be extremely hard for the family of someone so wonderful. May his family rejoice in the time and love they had with this wonderful man. I feel honored to have "known" him for the little time I did on this site. Joey's Toy Box will be one of my regular donations from now on--in his memory.

My heart is heavy. God be with you. Let Him hold you so that you feel the warmth and comfort of His love.

I saw this post about Wulf earlier today. I just couldn't comment. I can't find the words to express how sad I am.

My thoughts and prayers are with Wulf's family, especially Mrs. Wulf. I know what she's facing, I had to sign that piece of paper too, six years ago.

God be with all of you.

Tug

..just a heart filled with love. It is an honor to 'know' someone who cared so much about others. Wulfman and his family will always be in my prayers. . .and I will continue to give to Joeys Toy Box to honor his memory and good works.

I am so so so sad. I had something else typed up about how his family fought hard, and they loved each other, then I decided that we all knew that, so I didn't want to repeat the facts that we all knew. I'll just say this:

This world is sadder now because one of the truly kind people of the world has gone home.

SouthernBelle, GRACE is a VIRTUE

How sad, I'm at a loss for anything to say, I will miss the Wulfman. My prayers continue for the family.

The world is a sadder place now, for we have truly lost one of the good guys. When we next meet for coffee, there will be a cup for you wulf. My condolences to your family, for I grieve with you.

I yam what I yam....Popeye

How horrible.

I wish I had something profound and inspiring to say, but I just don't. Things just aren't supposed to go like that.

I'm very sorry and sad.

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Jeeves to the Rescue

We know the answer to that. No way! The Wulfman is well now and in good hands.

Wulf - See you on the other side and thanks for your inspiration and example. Thank you also for the kind words and the compliments you offered up some time back. I will remember your encouragement and the example of being a gentleman to which you have set for the rest of us. As a class act...you will be missed.

To quote another character on the 'C'.... CHEERS!

I'm so sorry. My prayers go out to his family. I'm glad that Wulfman is not suffering anymore, but this is so sad....

He brought me out of the wilderness! What a guy! Cheers!

Wulfman went home, and I am left with the challenge of honoring him by being grateful for having known him. He was kind to this unit and I will always appreciate that, and I will try to emulate his kindness.

"I can't wait until tomorrow, because I get more lovable every day."

I am so very sorry to hear this news of Wulfman. I am at a loss for words and can only offer my deepest sympathy to the family.

"To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides."
- Victor Hugo

I do not know you bloggers. I rarely post, but as a frequent reader of The Citizen online I have followed the story of Wulfman. I feel as if I know all of you involved and have been praying for this family. I send my sympathies to all who knew or were touched by this man. May our gracious Father, God comfort all of you and guide you through the coming days and weeks.
Sandy

Because I know that you are reading the blogs from a much, much more comfortable place. Thank you for helping us all to grow so much. When you were first hospitalized, I was so so sad. But as you fought and fought and all the while focused on the well being of everyone else, I realized that this was the life of a man who is destined for an eternal reward. I am remarkably happy for you, because you achieved that which most of us can only hope we someday find; a life well lived. My sadness is for your family, and your friends who have to wait until our next opportunity to break bread with you. You have brought people together in ways you can't know. Thank you. God Bless you and your family. I am so glad that your pain has gone!

What a valiant and inspirational fight he fought! May he rest in peace and may his family become even stronger through this.

Cy

Me come home soon.

Wulf

Now, this is the way to start the New Year!!

Best news I've heard all year! Keep up the good work!

I'm so glad you get to come home soon. Good job, keep fighting. You are winning.! Have a safe trip.

Great news!! It's wonderful to hear from you! Have a safe trip home!

Tug

miss tug ok?

Wulf

Miss Tug is doing good. Better since hearing from you!!

Thank you Wulf, God Bless your heart.

Tug

Enjoy that trip home buddy!!!!
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Good to see you here. Here's hoping for your speedy recovery.

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Jeeves to the Rescue

mrs ok?

Wulf

And that coffee will be waiting buddy. We're so glad you be home soon!!!!!!!
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coffee with all you when well.

thank you for prayer

Wulf

You tell us the place and date and we will be there with the coffee!!!!
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We'll celebrate the that day. Keep it up wulf.

I yam what I yam....Popeye

What a man! Happy New Year Wulfman! We are so glad to have you as a central part of our celebrations. So many things to be thankful for! So few people like you in this world. Thanks for your lessons on fighting, determination, generosity, selflessness, and genuine compassion.

Here's to you!