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Our friend Beth died on Wednesday. I just got a letter form her husband today. I knew she was ill - it was why she couldn't come to our wedding, but I had no idea she was so very ill. Beth was only 45 years old.

Beth was one of the funniest people I've ever known. Almost daily, she sent emails with jokes, cartoons, funny links, even free offers for things (as a hairdresser, her favorite freebies were shampoo offers - heck, I'm using a Beth shampoo now) - every email from her was wonderful. In only seconds, one of her emails could cheer me up from the bluest mood. She could shoot puns - thematic puns, even, for hours. It was the most hysterical thing to watch. Oddly enough, her favorite were fish puns. I couldn't even eat a fish dinner without thinking of the riff she'd do on fish, just for the halibut, when she was bored.. 

To say that she had a beautiful sole is both appropriate and would please her very much, I think.