Odd topic: looking for a (late)member's username

clkingtx · July 29, 2016

If this is too odd, or offensive in some way, please delete, as I am not trying to be that way. Admin: if this would be better off posted somewhere else, please move.

My Aunt Winnie(Conway was her married name, Ward her maiden name)referred me to this site years ago, as she was very fond of it. I joined eventually(I had an infant at the time, so I did everything eventually, lol). I never did connect with her on here, which I really regret.

She was very close to my family as I was growing up, and would look after me often at school, as she worked in our school cafeteria. She was a very "matter of fact" woman, and sometimes seemed stern when I was a child. I see now, through the eyes of an adult, how much she did, and cared for me. She passed away about 6 years ago now. I find as I grow older, especially seeing my daughter has the same characteristics I did as a girl, that I often speak to her in the same manner as my aunt had spoken to me decades ago. I have found myself to miss her more as time goes by. I thought it would be so great if I knew her username, and could go back and read her old posts.

As she was a woman who left an impression on those she met, I can only imagine the same would be true for any she interacted with online. Does anyone have any recollection of her? I think she was born in Arkansas, but she lived in Holliday Texas with her husband Gene(also deceased now). She was a cafeteria worker(at Holliday ISD, then at Midwestern University), and her husband was a custodian at Holliday ISD. She was a fantastic cook and baker, and she and her husband raised two sons.

Does any of this ring any bells for anyone?
Thanks

Worth1 · July 29, 2016

Carrie you give me her date of birth and we might be able to figure this out if she put her date of birth down here.
If you look at the calendar you will be able to go to all the users here and see who was born on certain days of the year.
By doing this you can click on that person of that day and see maybe more information about them.
If there are a few people on that given date you can look at each user and go to some of their posts and from writhing alone you should be able to tell who it was.
Worth

clkingtx · July 29, 2016

Worth, I didn't even think about that! Her birthday was October 24th. I will try to find the calendar now.

Thanks!

clkingtx · July 29, 2016

Well, no luck there. There are only 3 members listed on that date on the calendar, but none of them are from Texas. None of those three have any posts. I can't imagine her not having anything to post about, but I guess it is possible.

Worth1 · July 29, 2016

You dont have to put your birthday down and if that is what she didn't do then it wont show up.
Too bad.

Worth1 · July 29, 2016

Could this be her?
Went by the same name and lived in north central Texas.
http://www.tomatoville.com/member.php?u=1536

clkingtx · July 29, 2016

Worth, thank you! That has to be her, the first 3 digits of phone numbers in Holliday, Texas is 586. Sad that she only made those 2 posts. The way she had talked about TV, I would have thought her to be a very active poster! She was very ill toward the end, though.

Thanks so much for tracking this down!

Worth1 · July 29, 2016

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Originally Posted by clkingtx

Worth, thank you! That has to be her, the first 3 digits of phone numbers in Holliday, Texas is 586. Sad that she only made those 2 posts. The way she had talked about TV, I would have thought her to be a very active poster! She was very ill toward the end, though.

Thanks so much for tracking this down!

You are welcome, not everyone that loves this place posts on it.
I have had people send me Pm's about some of the crazy stuff I do that have almost never posted and been here from the beginning.

Worth

Starlight · July 29, 2016

Glad Worth found her for you even it was only a couple of posts. You still have those memories to look at. Sounds like she was an awesome person and you were lucky to have her. : )

clkingtx · July 29, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Starlight

Glad Worth found her for you even it was only a couple of posts. You still have those memories to look at. Sounds like she was an awesome person and you were lucky to have her. : )

Yes, that is a good way to look at it! I am very thankful to have had her!

MissS · July 29, 2016

Thanks Worth. I love happy endings.

July 29, 2016	#1
clkingtx Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wichita Falls Texas Posts: 446	Odd topic: looking for a (late)member's username If this is too odd, or offensive in some way, please delete, as I am not trying to be that way. Admin: if this would be better off posted somewhere else, please move. My Aunt Winnie(Conway was her married name, Ward her maiden name)referred me to this site years ago, as she was very fond of it. I joined eventually(I had an infant at the time, so I did everything eventually, lol). I never did connect with her on here, which I really regret. She was very close to my family as I was growing up, and would look after me often at school, as she worked in our school cafeteria. She was a very "matter of fact" woman, and sometimes seemed stern when I was a child. I see now, through the eyes of an adult, how much she did, and cared for me. She passed away about 6 years ago now. I find as I grow older, especially seeing my daughter has the same characteristics I did as a girl, that I often speak to her in the same manner as my aunt had spoken to me decades ago. I have found myself to miss her more as time goes by. I thought it would be so great if I knew her username, and could go back and read her old posts. As she was a woman who left an impression on those she met, I can only imagine the same would be true for any she interacted with online. Does anyone have any recollection of her? I think she was born in Arkansas, but she lived in Holliday Texas with her husband Gene(also deceased now). She was a cafeteria worker(at Holliday ISD, then at Midwestern University), and her husband was a custodian at Holliday ISD. She was a fantastic cook and baker, and she and her husband raised two sons. Does any of this ring any bells for anyone? Thanks __________________ Carrie

July 29, 2016	#3
clkingtx Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wichita Falls Texas Posts: 446	Worth, I didn't even think about that! Her birthday was October 24th. I will try to find the calendar now. Thanks! __________________ Carrie

July 29, 2016	#4
clkingtx Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wichita Falls Texas Posts: 446	Well, no luck there. There are only 3 members listed on that date on the calendar, but none of them are from Texas. None of those three have any posts. I can't imagine her not having anything to post about, but I guess it is possible. __________________ Carrie

July 29, 2016	#7
clkingtx Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wichita Falls Texas Posts: 446	Worth, thank you! That has to be her, the first 3 digits of phone numbers in Holliday, Texas is 586. Sad that she only made those 2 posts. The way she had talked about TV, I would have thought her to be a very active poster! She was very ill toward the end, though. Thanks so much for tracking this down! __________________ Carrie

July 29, 2016	#11
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	Thanks Worth. I love happy endings. __________________ ~ Patti ~

July 29, 2016	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Carrie you give me her date of birth and we might be able to figure this out if she put her date of birth down here. If you look at the calendar you will be able to go to all the users here and see who was born on certain days of the year. By doing this you can click on that person of that day and see maybe more information about them. If there are a few people on that given date you can look at each user and go to some of their posts and from writhing alone you should be able to tell who it was. Worth

July 29, 2016	#9
Starlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AL Posts: 1,993	Glad Worth found her for you even it was only a couple of posts. You still have those memories to look at. Sounds like she was an awesome person and you were lucky to have her. : )