I believe it was the summer of 2003 when I first met Lori. It was probably on the Dean for America blog, or one mailing list or another where we first met. I was living in Stamford, CT and she was living somewhere around Springfield, MA. We became close friends as we shared our hopes and dreams for Gov. Dean becoming President. We discussed ideas of getting Gov. Dean’s message out.

After Gov. Dean’s campaign was over, we stayed in touch. She came down to events at our house in Stamford. She kept me informed of what was going on in her life, and encouraged me to get involved with Deval Patrick’s campaign.

Our common interests went beyond politics. She worked in information technology and we often compared notes. We hadn’t been in touch a lot after Deval Patrick’s campaign. She had moved for a while down to North Carolina. We were both going through our share of difficulties. So, it is particularly shocking and saddening to hear of her passing.

There is a post about Lori on BlueMassGroup and on Ryan’s Take.

I’ve looked through old emails and posts on different blogs. I wish I could find some special words to sum it all up. I wish I could find some magic words to make it all better, but I can’t. I am shocked. I am saddened. Lori will be deeply missed.