TINA AND TONY UPDATES

[denideadhead]

Good (((vibes))) and positive thought as you begin a new chapter on your journey!

[NYMAMA]

Sounds like things are on the upswing I'm so glad for you.

[Zbonnie]

Oh, Tony, that warmed the cockles of my heart! Seriously!

T 'n T, THEY'RE DY-NO-MITE!!

[withbellson2]

I stopped by the oak tree yesterday morning to say a prayer. What would have been a wedding turned into a baptism. You two are always in our thoughts and prayers, and it sounds like they're slowly being answered! Go Tina!:D

Reverend,

It's been awhile since you posted that and I knew the meaning then, but even better now! You are a special, caring and loving person.

I hope your slice is peachy! ;)

Tony

[withbellson2]

Oh, Tony, that warmed the cockles of my heart! Seriously!

T 'n T, THEY'RE DY-NO-MITE!!

Is it contagious? e-coli? had to look that one up, but apparently it has something to do with conch shells... ;)

I truly love you all~
Tony :)

[withbellson2]

Sharon,

You have been an angel to me over the past nine months. I love you and wish you the best... and of course I can't wait to meet you at JF 2008!

My thoughts have been with you constantly. I wrote to you once before about listening to the nurses & your heart about what is best for Tina. My brother was brain injured in a car accident 24+ years ago & I was told he would never be able to do anything (if he lived). When I got home from Fest he couldn't wait to hear all about it & listen to the new music I brought back. He's still here because of his will to live & very strong advocacy. Remember that the best care is given to those with a strong advocate. Don't accept anything less than what you know she should get, but make sure that you give yourself some recoup time. Fest gives me the annual refueling I need to continue his fight. Please feel free to contact me for any insight on your fight for Tina.....take advantage of the experience of other advocates & save yourself some steps in this long road to recovery. Take care......

[water angel]

So glad I could be there for you. Lets hope we can both make it to this "Fest of Relief."

Big hugs!!!

[withbellson2]

Tina Malloy bravely and peacefully crossed the great divide this morning (5/29) about 1am. Tina was an extraordinary person, but her time in this life had run thin.

I believe Tina is happier now and I appreciate all of your support over the past two years!

God bless~
Tony

[pokerchick66]

Tina Malloy bravely and peacefully crossed the great divide this morning (5/29) about 1am. Tina was an extraordinary person, but her time in this life had run thin.

I believe Tina is happier now and I appreciate all of your support over the past two years!

God bless~
Tony

Aw, that's so sad. I am very sorry to hear that, Tony. I'm glad she's at peace now. I hope you're doing okay. My condolences to you, your family and hers.

[festfreak]

Godspeed to Tina...and may you find peace and comfort in the fact her suffering is ended and she has gone to a better place...my condolences.

[rosetree]

A very sad day indeed....I have been thinking about you and Tina lately, and am sorry for the news. Please accept my sincere condolences.

[aardy90210]

RIP.

[nyc gal]

So very sorry for your loss

[neverleft]

She will Rest In Peace now.

[mariena]

Sorry to hear that Tony. Take care!
Mariena

[glinda]

So sorry for your loss, Tony. Now her struggles are over and she can rest. Thanks for letting us know.

[freebo]

I too had been thinking on yall recently... Kind of expected you to pop up just prior to this Fest.

Sigh.

Know that we hold you in our hearts.

"In life we cannot avoid change, we cannot avoid loss. Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change... Every thing that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well." Buddha

Tony, don't be a stranger.

[festbabe]

My condolences to you, Tony.

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Sad news....

[sophisticated sissy]

May she rest in peace.

R.I.P. Tina.

[Earthmother]

We're sorry to hear the news, Tony. She fought the good fight, and had a real blessing in you. I'm certain your love and support made the last few months of her life more happy. We'll being thinking of you and praying for you. Hope to see you at Fest next year.- Unc and Em

[The Krewe of Chew]

Rest in peace, Tina. Our condolences to you, Tony.

[marignygreg]

So sorry, Tony. Please know that you did all you could. She was blessed to have you in her life. Hope to see you at Fest next year, where we will toast Tina !!

[NYMAMA]

((((TONY)))) so sorry to hear about your loss. But know she is at rest and in a better place.

[windowman]

Sorry for your loss. May she rest in peace.

[tabasco]

I am so sorry for your loss. Please accept my condolences.

[bluesmama]

Tony,
I'm so glad to have been on the board to hear the story of Tina & Tony. May the Lord provide the comfort you need. Your devotion to Tina has been an awesome story. Keep in touch with us and let us know how you are doing. Don't you just know that Tina is stirring things up right now. She can be herself again and is having more fun than we can imagine!

[denideadhead]

Death is nothing at all. It does not count.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
Nothing has happened. Everything remains exactly as it was. I am I, and you are you, and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.

Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
Call me by the old familiar name.
Speak of me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no difference into your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be ever the household word that it always was. Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it.
Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was. There is absolute and unbroken continuity.

What is this death but a negligible accident?
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?

I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just round the corner.
All is well. Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost. One brief moment and all will be as it was before. How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!

Henry Scott Holland

RIP Tina
Tony may you find comfort in remembering the loving times you shared together

[withbellson2]

I too had been thinking on yall recently... Kind of expected you to pop up just prior to this Fest.

"In life we cannot avoid change, we cannot avoid loss. Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change... Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well." Buddha

Tony, don't be a stranger.

Thank you all for remembering us and keeping us in your hearts. Like most everything I experienced over the past three years with Tina, this special bond formed with folks whom we have never met is pretty incredible!

Also, in that vein, Water Angel (Sharon) went to Jazz Fest this year vicariously for Tina and I, and I love her for it :)

And, as if things were not weird enough, Tina's last discernable communication with this world, was her knodding approval of the Indigo Girls new cd "Poseidon and the Bitter Bug" after I played it for her. I don't mean to sound trite, but that seems like a pretty earnest endorsement to me.

Tina's passing was an inevitable change. I do have faith though that TnT will dance once again in an upcoming Fais Do Do...

Perhaps next year we shall toast her jubilant spirit!

Tony

[withbellson2]

Tony,
Don't you just know that Tina is stirring things up right now. She can be herself again and is having more fun than we can imagine!

Yes, I believe you are totally right! :)

[Belle]

I am so sad knowing you are hurting...Tina and you have been in our thoughts and are now in our prayers.

Wishing you find peace and comfort...remember the joy most of all.

RIP Tina

[saturn]

My sincerest sympathy in your loss.

[mwgirlonherown]

I'm so sorry Tony. Please accept my condolences.
Rest in peace, my friend Tina.

[Lester_leaps_in]

Rest In Peace, Tina. My condolences to you, Tony.

[Corona]

Oh man, so sorry Tony :( RIP Tina and take care of yourself Tony.

[swag]

Oh, man, I hate coming home to this news.

So sorry, Tony. You're a good man for all you did for your beloved. I hope to meet you someday, somewhere, somefest.

[Amy Winette]

So sorry to hear this. My condolences to you and all of Tina's family.

[tangledupinblue]

Please know Tony that we are here for you! You are a remarkable human. Your support and love for Tina is what helped her ease into her journey with a smile on her face. You will dance again, she will always be with you!


Ultimately, the reason why love and compassion bring the greatest happiness is simply that our nature cherishes them above all else. The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence. It results from the profound interdependence we all share with one another. However capable and skillful an individual may be, left alone, he or she will not survive. However vigorous and independent one may feel during the most prosperous periods of life, when one is sick or very young or very old, one must depend on the support of others.
Dalai Lama

[linza22]

Very sad to hear this news. Love going out to you and your family.

[Michelino]

Very sad news. Please accept our condolences as well.

All of our stories have such an ending. But with love, like that you shared with Tina, even a story that ends much too quickly is still complete.

[withbellson2]

Very sad news. Please accept our condolences as well.

All of our stories have such an ending. But with love, like that you shared with Tina, even a story that ends much too quickly is still complete.

Very succinct and true! I appreciate everyone's concern and wishes for me, but I am doing pretty well. Your posts do mean a lot to me and have helped me deal with my personal sadness, but I do feel that Tina is free and whooping it up right now, reuniting with her family and loved ones. Free at last!

And, I also know that she is right around the corner and we will reunite again soon, because our little flashes of life burn very quickly. As the Youngbloods said, "We are but a moment's sunlight fading in the grass...".

I am comfortable with the ending, but I still question the route that it took to get here. Although, I cannot speak for Tina, each and every time I saw her since her heart attack, I felt the most beautiful and adoring connection between us. Soul mates, I guess, for lack of a better description. So, I am not sure what I learned from this journey, but I know that I benefited from it in some ways.

A lot of the enjoyment was the connection of "meeting" you folks and the ride we all took together, with all of the joy, emotion and pain.

I hope to meet you one day, and will try hard to meet up with Swag as he was our first contact on the list and Tina just thinks he is great! And not meeting Corona I perceive as a damn injustice! But I digress...

So many of you helped us, I can speak for Tina in telling you that we love you all and have found the connection with you very real. Many thanks to Al Gore for inventing the internet!!! ;)

I will try my best to stay in touch and hopefully catch you next time around in Nawlins. My sincerest best wishes to you all~

Tony :)

[Lit]

Very sad news. Please accept our condolences as well.

All of our stories have such an ending. But with love, like that you shared with Tina, even a story that ends much too quickly is still complete.

That really is a beautiful and apt way to put it Mich.

Tony, I don't you and I didn't know Tina, but I am very sorry for your loss. As one who has experienced many premature losses in my family, I can see that you are very fortunate (and wise) to have appreciated what you had while you had it. You will have it forever as a result.

[Orleansnj]

Tony - very sad to hear this news. My condolences to you and your family.