R.I.P. Laurie ! We miss you!
Today I received the very sad news that ActiveRain veteran Laurie Manny was found dead in her home in Southern California.
Laurie was one of the more prolific writers on ActiveRain and was instrumental in it's rapid growth and success in the early days of it's inception.
Laurie served as one of the first volunteer moderators along with Mark Flanders and Colleen Kulikowski, and was responsible for featuring member articles on the blog dashboard, and providing development suggestions to the ActiveRain staff.
Laurie was a pioneer in social media circles and was one of the first real estate professionals to effectively incorporate blogging into her marketing efforts. She understood SEO and how hyper-local content could be leveraged to generate business leads and foster relationships with her readers.
A trip down memory lane:
Laurie's MeMe - http://activerain.com/blogsview/28464/meme
Achieving 'Bronze' Status - http://activerain.com/blogsview/123211/bronzed-
Happy 1st Birthday, ActiveRain! - http://activerain.com/blogsview/120003/happy-1st-birthday-active-rain-my-100-th-post
ActiveRain and Sellsius Blog Tour - http://activerain.com/blogsview/153107/active-rain-sellsius-del-mar
Laurie always shared her knowledge freely - http://activerain.com/blogsview/241373/does-blogging-really-work-
This network owes much of its success to the valued contributions of Laurie Manny. Her expertise, humor, and friendship will be sorely missed!
Ray Saenz, Aurora Colorado Realtor covering the metro Denver area
United Property Brokers, Inc
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I was just so shocked and saddened to hear this news
Ray - This is so sad to hear. I have never met her in person but, through her blog it felt like I knew here as a good friend.
Ray--She will be missed. It is tough to see wonderful people who helps us all so much when we started pass. It is very sad news as she will be missed by so many.
Ray like I commented on Rich's blog, this was a hugh shock. Laurie was one of the first people whose blog I followed. This news is hard to accept.
Sandra,
Imagine me? I could not believe this, I still can not understand, that's when you think again that we need to be with people that we love and live our life at the best possible.
Robert,
Yes, very sad !
Teri,
We will miss her for sure, she was a great woman !
George,
Indeed, still I'm shocked ! :(