Some very sad news

[cubfanbudwoman]

It is with a very heavy heart that I pass along the sad news that a 
long-time member of the HPfGU community has passed away.  A fellow 
list member and friend of hers let us know that Anita Hillin, aka 
AKH, a member of HPfGU for 5 1/2 years, recently died from ovarian 
cancer.  Her funeral was on December 12th in Illinois.

While AKH posted here at OTC on occasion, many of you will remember 
her more for her tremendous leadership in our chapter discussions.  
She led us in chapter 33 of the OotP discussion; chapters 7, 17 and 
20 of the Half-Blood Prince discussion; and chapters 2 and 17 of the 
Deathly Hallows read.

While her final post appears to have been the chapter summary for 
Deathly Hallows chapter 17 
[ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/182348 ], 
it somehow seems appropriate that AKH's next-to-last post was a 
supportive, encouraging response to someone who felt she was asking a 
stupid question:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/181931

Rest in Peace, Anita.  You will be missed.

Shorty Elf/Siriusly Snapey Susan