Kick Your Face
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Post by Kick Your Face on Jan 26, 2010 3:16:13 GMT -5
This is just terrible news. I always enjoyed reading her articles and stuff. She was incredibly nice and gave away free tickets to several wrestling events simply out of courtesy. I can honestly say that I have never seen a bigger or more passionate pro-wrestling fan than her. She enjoyed every type of wrestling in the world and appreciated all of it the same. All she wanted to do was help anyone out that she could, whether it be the wrestlers, fans, Internet fans, just anyone.
She will definitely be missed.
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Post by KeBen Owens on Jan 26, 2010 4:39:05 GMT -5
R.I.P Georgiann, you will be missed -BEN
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Post by khayes83 on Jan 26, 2010 4:40:03 GMT -5
I haven't been on the forum for a long time but I just got the news of Georgie's passing and wanted to post a quick message.
I will not pretend that I knew hear, our only communication were occasional emails on reports I would send in. The longest stretch was for Wrestlemania 23 in my home town of Detroit, I made it a point to send everything I could as I was very busy that weekend attending as much as possible.
Even through the little communication I had with her I could tell she was a great woman filled with love and passion. When you spoke with her you could hear the enthusiasm in her voice and I could really tell I was talking to someone who loved what she did.
I am very saddened to hear of Georgie's passing. I send my condolences to her husband, family and friends. I pray that they find comfort in knowing that this is not the end for her but merely the beginning of her story. A story that will never end and is now taking place in the loving arms of our creator: God, the Father Almighty.
I see that Georgie was a Catholic, I would like to invite all the catholics on here to join me at 7 PM EST in praying the rosary for the soul of Georgie.
God bless you Georgie, You will be missed,
Kevin Hayes
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Post by BcBlingin- Scooter Glenwood on Jan 26, 2010 4:55:31 GMT -5
I have honestly never heard of her.. guess I'm the only one.
R.I.P sounds like a nice lady judging from all the comments.
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Post by Ruby Fusion on Jan 26, 2010 5:49:39 GMT -5
I've read some of her articles in the past...
Sad news that she passed away.
May you rest in peace, Georgiann.
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coog316
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Post by coog316 on Jan 26, 2010 6:13:24 GMT -5
sorry to hear this news.
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Post by White Trash Lucha on Jan 26, 2010 6:50:26 GMT -5
R.I.P
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Post by chrispage on Jan 26, 2010 8:04:44 GMT -5
Wow. I'm in shock and quite frankly, rather sad. I loved reading Georgiann's articles on a regular basis and I'm gutted to hear of her passing, only 25 hours after her final WrestlingFigs.com post.
R.I.P Georgiann.
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Post by OmegaGaijin on Jan 26, 2010 8:31:39 GMT -5
Sad news. R.I.P
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Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai
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Post by Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai on Jan 26, 2010 8:50:20 GMT -5
Part of what got me into wrestling as a kid in the 1980s was a family friend used to give me old shopping bags full of wrestling magazines from the early 1970s to flip through, so I learned the history of the "sport."
I was just flipping through those magazines before Christmas, and in the classifieds/personals dating back to the early 70s, you could always find ads to join the Bruno Sammartino fan club, or numerous other newsletters, including the Chatterbox. They all mentioned Georgiann by name, and it wasn't uncommon for her name to appear several times per issue. At one point she even wrote directly for the magazines (sort of a roundup of fan club activity across the nation).
I didn't know Georgiann but I was always refreshed to see someone write about pro wrestling that was so clearly a fan, and doing it for the love. I wish more writers were like that.
RIP.
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Post by roth630 on Jan 26, 2010 9:00:40 GMT -5
everything that can be said has already been said. RIP to a fine woman.
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Post by Bret "The Hitman" Hart on Jan 26, 2010 9:51:54 GMT -5
RIP you are a great lost to the wrestling business you will be missed
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cdp
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Post by cdp on Jan 26, 2010 10:19:43 GMT -5
Very sad news. R.I.P. Georgie
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Bullet Club.
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Post by Bullet Club. on Jan 26, 2010 12:00:14 GMT -5
Wow this is shocking news! I was just talking with her a few months ago sad news R.I.P
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Post by pitlord on Jan 26, 2010 12:40:48 GMT -5
RIP.
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Post by The Abdominal Toaster™ on Jan 26, 2010 12:42:23 GMT -5
Well that is just plain sad and awful. R.I.P
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Post by GreaterManchesterAlex on Jan 26, 2010 13:16:46 GMT -5
Rest in Peace Georgiann Makropoulos - One of the best Wrestling fans ever !!!!
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Post by laythvandam on Jan 26, 2010 13:33:52 GMT -5
RIP
what a sad thing to hear about.
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J.Freek
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Post by J.Freek on Jan 26, 2010 14:18:16 GMT -5
I wasn't too familiar with her, but R.I.P
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jwsowner
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Post by jwsowner on Jan 26, 2010 17:56:40 GMT -5
This is very sad news. R.I.P. Georgiann Makropoulos.
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