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Well I debated whether I should post this or not but figured she deserved some acknowledgment. During my time as a NT manager and Kumiko's time as the U21 manager we often emailed back and forth. It appears that she had added me to her address book and today I received an email from her account. The email is posted below, hopefully not an issue given the situation.

Hello,

I am writing in regards to the death of my wife, Lisa, and your friend/co-worker/acquaintance, since you are in her list of email contacts. Some of you I recognize, while others I do not.

Lisa passed away all too soon, on the morning of March 7th. She did not have a funeral as per her wishes, and only her direct family and a couple close friends gathered in hospital to see her in early March.

There is no need to contact this email again, as it is simply to send this message to you to let you know what happened. I am sorry it has taken this long to write, but I have not been myself lately.

Thank you, and good health to all,
Craig

Kumiko you are missed. I did not know you personally but you were an awesome member of the BB community and made significant contributions to the Canadian community. You made BB fun and interesting with your passion and spirit. I can only imagine what you accomplished outside of this game with your drive and determination. May you rest in peace.




Last edited by Mod-beanerz at 05/11/2014 21:53:47

Exceptional individuals like Kumiko, with their fire and drive truly leave us all too soon. I am saddened by the news of her passing. I honestly wish that her family be spared further grief and sorrow. Yes, Kumiko may you rest in peace.

Thank you for sharing that Beanerz.

How tragic, she will definitely be missed.

Damn, it is tragic. It is scary how sudden the end can be

Wow. I'm really sad to hear this. Kumiko was always very passionate (which sometimes got misinterpreted the wrong way) but those that knew her knew she had quite the wealth of knowledge and it showed in the results she received and the fact that her last log in date was March 6. I always enjoyed conversing with her and picking her brain about the game. I also didn't know her personally, but it really shocks me that she died so suddenly, from talks I had, she seemed like a healthy, active person in her 20s (maybe 30s).

I had a feeling that her absence must've been for a significant reason, but death was not at the top of the list of possibilities.

Really sad about this, and the Canadian community definitely lost a great person. I will definitely remember the stories of you shooting up through the leagues of BB long after I stop playing, or this game shuts down (whichever comes first).

I hope Craig and her family can come out of this as unscathed as possible :(

Thanks beanerz for sharing this as it, personally, really irked me as to why Kumiko just went MIA all of a sudden.

I for one like the idea

Dislike it. Honestly it would have no meaning for new users. It is really sad news and big tragedy but what does it have to do with Canadian Cup in online basketball manager game?

Have you ever sat on a park bench or seen a tree planted in someone's honour only you didn't have a clue who the person was? It's a small gesture but the point is the tribute, not to worry that some that come later might be unaware of the circumstance. There will be plenty of people still here who do understand the significance. And sorry but I'm actually confused that somebody could actually dislike honouring the tragic loss of a 21 year old girl.

I like the idea.