Our Dear Friend FutureBack.Mom - Mary Ann Shappi

Mary Ann was indeed a sweet lady who touched many lives. Prayers for all who continue to mourn and miss our friend.

I was looking over an older thread and came across a few of her posts and started to think about her early advice she gave me. I did not know her well but I miss her anyway. I guess this is the first one for 2010. God Bless Mary Ann.

BOF,

The very first PM I ever received here - I'm guessing about 8 or 9 years ago, long before I had any idea I would one day own and administer this site - was from Mary Ann.

I had posted kind of a "stupid question" and had gotten some replies that were a little rough, and she was sending me words of encouragement. She told me not to worry, just to take the good and ignore the rest, and made me feel that I was not the first person who had ever asked a dumb question here.

I sure do miss Mary Ann.

Julie

I'm thinking of Mary Ann, a loving mom to her own son and daughter-in-law, as well as a "motherly friend" to many here.

We miss you, Mary Ann!

Julie

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Ya know what? I thought of her a lot on Sunday, too.

There is a mom in my little village who has fibromyalgia.....The mom doesn't want anyone to know what she has......all I think about whenever I see her kids is Mary Ann, and how much I've learned from her.

She was such a sweet and wonderful woman. I miss her, too.

Missing MaryAnn today- her pearls of wisdom to help get us through the twists and changes of kids and this sport we love.

I think about Mary Ann Shappi quite often. I miss her

Group Hug!!! xoxoxo

I don't know if this has been posted.

What a wonderful family

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Something made me drop by this thread today. Thank you Mary Ann. Your legacy is stronger than ever.

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Sorry to hear this news. God bless.

Ladies Ladies Ladies,...much love!!

Sometimes I come to this thread to run through the posts remembering Mary Ann. I, like many, received messages from her that were of great help and comfort when I was just starting out here.

 

I now come to look through the names of all the posters who left messages...some whom I haven't spoken to in many years...........is that the proof of what kind of person that Mary Ann was?

 

When we leave this earth it will not matter how much money we made or how nice a home we had nor how many possessions we acquired. 

 

It will matter to those whose hearts we managed to touch along the way. 

 

Ive come to believe that the value of a person is in what they give and not in what they receive. 

 

People are drawn to those who can lead selflessly and whose motivation and concern can never be questioned.

 

 

Coming up on what?.....5 years now?

 

And I still struggle with the Masters plan.........

There are times that I catch myself thinking of her, and how her family is doing. The same with others that posted here no longer with us.

 

I find recently so many people down on those of us that have been here for a long time, but IMO they just don't understand how much we all cared about our players and each other. 

 

Thank you !

piaa_ump and TPM,

 

Just like you, from time to time I think of Mary Ann without knowing where the thought came from.

 

When I first posted on this site so many years ago (more than a decade), a few of the first responses I received were a little abrupt, even intimidating. I felt slightly uncomfortable, wondering if I should be embarrassed about how I had phrased my questions.

 

Who was the first person to ease my mind? Of course it was Mary Ann, sending a private message to assure me that my questions were very common for newcomers, etc.  We went on to become "real cyber friends", and thru Mary Ann I also became friends with some moms here who have become my "real in-person friends", flying cross country once in a while to share stories and laughs and sometimes tears.

 

Mary Ann, we miss you!

 

Julie

Yep.........................

It's funny......just last night I stared at the little pink poodle that I have hanging on a hook on my wall...... I just stared and thought of MaryAnn................   And then just came on here and saw that many of her friends were thinking of her.  Now THAT is  the magic of the hsbbw........