I met Melinda and Daniel when Jay and I rode together with them in a big van for 20 some hours each way to protest the Iraq War take one back in ’91. It was a long uncomfortable trip, but the 5 of us (another good friend of Melinda’s was with her} laughed the entire time.

As I think about it more I may have even known that you 2 lived together – I have a slight memory of being at your apartment and seeing her – was it the same time when you and I were in that Anthro class together?

She was a wonderful person. I loved that she changed her name. I loved how articulate and strongly she felt about feminism and politics. She is one of the few people that could get whipped up to a furry as fast as I can. We always talked politics. I am sure she HATED our President.

It sucks she never got to be a mom – she would have been amazing. It just all around sucks.