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495284 tn?1333894042

In memory of IBK~

This is one of the hardest things i have ever had to do.  We found out this morning that IBK  passed away of a massive heart attack on Sunday Aug.2nd.  We dont know anymore details at this point.  I loved this woman with all my heart as did many others.  We will all feel her absence on this forum but she will be with everyone of us in spirit.  She lived hard and worked her recovery even harder.  Each and everyone of us was important to her and she wanted  all of us to experience sobriety.  I really am at a loss here so will close for now.

RIP my beautiful friend~
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IBKleen Blank  
Sep 09, 2012
"WOW

I wasn't around yesterday when my dear friend started this post and wasn't alerted to it until this morning. I celebrated last night at a candlelight meeting that was focused on those who have not found recovery and lost their lives. It was a very moving to listen to everyone and I was honored to celebrate there.

I don't know how to thank you all for your beautiful words. I feel like Sally Field at the Oscars and I am not good at this. I have been criticized many, many times for my style of help so this is new for me.

Each and every one of you is special to me and each of you keep me clean. You are all part of my recovery no matter how much time you have. The person with one day clean and the person with ten years clean helps me the same way. I am grateful to you all and for this community.

I stick around here because I was taught early one that you have to give it away to keep it. The people I surrounded myself with early in recovery gave themselves freely to help me to stay clean. I try and do that here every chance I get. And if I have helped just one person in the past five years then it was all worth it.

Thanks again guys. I think I will go finish crying now."


The above is a reply from Bonnie back in 2012. She will be missed for sure.
Dave
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It's amamzing to look at all of the names of people that I came to love early in my recovery.....some that are still on here fighting (which IBKleen would've loved) and some are gone.  
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It's been two years since I read that Bonnie had died. I wish I had known her.
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She was amazing.  No BS. She was there for anybody who needed and wanted help....those who wanted it enough to work for it. Thank you, Dee, for honoring her memory. <3
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I just heard about her death and am so very sad for all of us.  I truly liked her and although I did not have a close relationship with her like some of you..I read and trusted her words.
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495284 tn?1333894042
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You are loved to my friend~  I am really glad to see you here.  This will take some time to process but she is present, not in body form anymore but in spirit~
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2107676 tn?1388973859
I was able to read through this thread today and I want to send love to all of my friends here who were hurt so deeply by this.  You know who you are.
Thanks to all of you for being here and helping me and so many other people.
We never know how much we help but this thread is proof of how many lives Bonnie touched and how many she helped.
I love you all.

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Pat
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