Sad News - RIP Moxie

[britbox]

That’s such a great tennis fan story. I was hiding behind the sofa and had superstitions relating to toilet breaks (mine) and hoovering the floor (once the point starts - I couldn’t watch it ).

Susan loved all that insane obsessive fan stuff!

We have Rafa fans hurling rosary beads around, hiding behind sofas and burning candles wearing lucky t-shirts... I'm visualising it and laughing.

 

[Murat B.]

We have Rafa fans hurling rosary beads around, hiding behind sofas and burning candles wearing lucky t-shirts... I'm visualising it and laughing.

She must also have had the cleanest house around. I remember her doing a lot of cleaning during Rafa matches.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

We have Rafa fans hurling rosary beads around, hiding behind sofas and burning candles wearing lucky t-shirts... I'm visualising it and laughing.

I just think it is just another day for Rafa fans quite frankly obsessive Not

 

[ftan]

This is soo sad to hear. Never thought I would be back posting..but she has brought me back from hibernation. I wish she is happy whereever she is

 

[kskate2]

Baron, this is too much. I was considering going back to the USO this year and I previously told her I would let her know when I returned so we could meet up and watch Babycakes. Rest well dear Susan. You will forever be missed in the annals of TF lore. I pray God grant supernatural peace over her family, friends and our entire community.

 

[DarthFed]

I’m so sad to hear this. We certainly had different tastes in tennis players and it led to quite the banter over the years. I think it’s safe to say we drove each other nuts as her passion for Rafa infuriated me about as much as my dislike of him infuriated her.

I did have the chance to talk to her privately a long time ago and we had discussed meeting up in NYC but unfortunately I never was able to meet her. Despite our differences we definitely appreciated each other and even with how crazy she drove me, she was one of the best parts about posting here. I wish her optimism as well as many other great parts of her personality had worn off on me more over the years!

Moxie was the absolute perfect way to describe her, and she got a kick out of it when I would randomly call her Foxie a couple times. I had no idea she was sick, while I had my reasons for not posting here for many years, it is very sad I didn’t get to talk to her, I should’ve reached out.

Rest in peace Susan. And may her memory be eternal.

 

[tented]

I’ll tell one more story about Susan:

As I mentioned before, she and I used to talk a lot. And at great length. Years ago, in the days before cell phones were the standard, I had a cordless phone which had to be recharged in its stand. Well, she and I would talk for so long that the battery would often run out, so we would have to hang up. I got tired of this, so I bought an old-fashioned phone which plugged into the wall outlet, thus not requiring charging, therefore allowing us to talk for hours. I nicknamed it the “Susaphone” which made her chuckle.

I moved about a year and a half ago, prompting me to go through everything to decide what to keep and what to get rid of. I found the Susaphone in a closet, the long telephone wire neatly wrapped around it, and put it in the discard pile. Now I can’t stop thinking about that old brown phone, wishing I still had it. Thinking: Maybe if I plugged it in, it would magically allow me to talk to her one last time.

 

[brokenshoelace]

Damn. Devastating news. I had no idea she was sick so this comes as a particular shock.

I haven't been active at all over the last 5 years but I've known her on the forums since the old tennis.com days. Despite constant disagreements, even ones relating to our favorite player, Rafael Nadal, she never crossed any lines, despite the fact that I can be an asshole. She had a unique ability to be very opinionated, feisty, and brutally honest without coming off as rude. In fact, I don't know quite how to describe it, but she always came off as accommodating in her posts, as if she's happy to be replying to me, even when I'm frustrating her or being unpleasant, and even when she's taking a shot at me.

I wish I watched sports through her lens, with unwavering belief and optimism. I have immense respect for Moxie, and I will truly miss her. However small of a bubble these forums are, and it is one really tiny bubble, Moxie is a legend around these parts.

RIP.

 

[El Dude]

I have to chuckle reading through this thread because a (even the) major common factor is that we've all tussled with dear Moxie - she liked to tussle!

We miss you, Moxie - you are irreplaceable!

 

[Kieran]

I have to chuckle reading through this thread because a (even the) major common factor is that we've all tussled with dear Moxie - she liked to tussle!

We miss you, Moxie - you are irreplaceable!

Yeah! We were all impressed by that, and as @brokenshoelace says, she never crossed any lines. Like him, I can be an arsehole at times but she shrugged and tried harder. She was game for these types of discussion and she was formidable. I don’t know who’s going to represent her side of the political aisle as stubbornly and generously as she did, but I enjoyed those tussles and I enjoyed that she was such a stout defender of young - and old - Ralph..

 

[Federberg]

Yeah! We were all impressed by that, and as @brokenshoelace says, she never crossed any lines. Like him, I can be an arsehole at times but she shrugged and tried harder. She was game for these types of discussion and she was formidable. I don’t know who’s going to represent her side of the political aisle as stubbornly and generously as she did, but I enjoyed those tussles and I enjoyed that she was such a stout defender of young - and old - Ralph..

she had a particular style of argumentation. It was sneaky in a way but also in your face. She would latch on to one part of an argument. She was all about winning. I totally respected that But such a warm person on a private thread. Darn... I still can't get over it. I never met this person, but some of us have been interacting with her for decades. There will be a void that I'll selfishly miss

 

[the AntiPusher]

TF Family, I am so sadden to hear of Susan's sudden homecoming.

She will be greatly missed. I never met her in person, either, but had also known her for almost two decades. We used to talk regularly, game planning Rafa’s matches, celebrating the incredible highs and awful lows. You’d think we worked for him. Now, I will always remember her distinctive voice and laugh.

@nehmeth — as one of the other original founders of the site, I’ll tag you to be sure you get this news.

Hello TF Family, I just received the news from David thank you so much Margaret for letting him know. This is definitely a major shock because as tented mentioned we have corresponded via this forum for decades. I am definitely broken hearted and I wished I would have had an opportunity to meet her because she felt like a sister from another mother if you know what I mean. I have spent more time with her than I have some of my closet friends and family members. My Lord, I did not intend on being so absence and I hope she knew how much just as all of you we actually cared for the lady as a person not just another poster. God Bless Susan and may she rest in peace in power.