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This made me tear up a bit. thanks for writing it… Emily is in my thoughts!

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A beautiful tribute to my oldest friend. Deep love and blessings. Bekka

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What a huge loss for you, your immediate and extended family. She sounds like she approached life with gusto, and it was cruelly cut short. My deepest condolences; as we say here, "Kia kaha" - stay strong.

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Beautiful, Greil. My condolences. Sending you and yours all the love.

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🖤💜🖤💜🖤💜🖤💜

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My sincere condolences on Emily’s passing Mr. Marcus. Emily and I dated briefly in what I think would have been 2010 when we both lived in Oakland. I have a photo of the two of us plus Cecily and her husband and first born playing at Playland (Children's Fairyland) in Oakland. Emily was brilliant, talented, generous, and kind-hearted. She introduced me to some incredible music and food. Rest In Peace Em’. And thank YOU for all of your writings over the years. I’ve always been a big fan.

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Love this so much, Greil. Thinking of you, Jenny and Cecily. Sending all my love, Belle.

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Sincere condolences to you and your extended family. It has been decades since seeing you or your daughters, but I have very good memories of all of those interactions. I just recently came across this site of yours, and sadly saw this recent news. It seems she led a very full life, and that is all we can ask for, for our offspring. Take good care, Michael Conen

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Our babies are our babies however old they get. I wish Emily Rose had had more time, and I hope y'all find comfort and peace in each other. It sounds like she was very loved and knew it.

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Safe journey Emily Rose may angels watch over you.

Deepest condolences to you Greil and all your family.

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Greil:

As I read your heart-breaking message yesterday, Dylan's recently re-released "Make You Feel My Love" was playing from the laptop I was using. And the room, the desk, the window... all just broke.

Like most who follow your work, you and I will likely never meet. But it's true that shared thoughts in most any venue create bonds, and those connections can be sad. They can also be warm.

From your audience, here's a word of care: Kindred.

May your grief pass gently.

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May this beautiful soul rest in peace.

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Avid reader of yours. I am so sorry for your loss. My sincere condolences, and my thoughts and prayers are with your family.

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Greil, you and your family have great heart and intellect which will help sustain you in times of great loss. Your readership is also part of your extended family and we offer all we can to help you and know that all of us have or will suffer in this life. But we will sustain ourselves as best we can and await our eventual fate and hope and pray for mercy. God bless you and your family.

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I'm so, so sorry for you and your family, Greil.

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As you may have noticed, you are the sort of writer whose readers think of as a friend, and you hate to see something like this happening to a friend. As the poet says, 'tis a fearful thing to love what death can touch.

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