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  I would love for you to know my Oompa.... (from one of his closest friends)

  by Robert7 in

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  Deceived

  The first page of this thread is blank for me too so I can't read the story Can someone post it again. Please.
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  Moment of silence for Oompa

  by andys in

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  i can be very emotional about certain things and when i heard about oompa, even though i don't know him i was sometimes in tears about it, i will miss his posts, what i want to do for oompa is to have a moment of silence for him, i know i don't post on here much am more of a lurker but also i want everyone else to have a moment of silence also for our friend and also for all the others who have committed suicide because of the watchtowers policys..

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  For some reason my post was blank from yesterday.

  I posted it from my ipad, so probably thats why

  I did not ever meet Eric or know him other than from reading his countless posts here but I feel so sad for him and his family. I will be one of the ones that will light a candle and reflect on him at Noon EST on Friday.

  When a celebrity dies like Elvis, JFK, John Lennon or Michael Jackson the world mourns them and they never met them. They know them from seeing them in the media, videos etc. The same goes with Eric, he was a big presence here and so we all felt we knew him.

  Velvet from Canada
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  Moment of silence for Oompa

  by andys in

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  i can be very emotional about certain things and when i heard about oompa, even though i don't know him i was sometimes in tears about it, i will miss his posts, what i want to do for oompa is to have a moment of silence for him, i know i don't post on here much am more of a lurker but also i want everyone else to have a moment of silence also for our friend and also for all the others who have committed suicide because of the watchtowers policys..

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  Message from Oompa's Family re Obit and Memorial!!!

  by AGuest in

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  may you all have peace!.

  i received the following via email from a family member just a moment or so ago (bold is mine, fyi).

  again, peace to you all!.

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  Thank you this is so good to hear. I didn't know him in person but I know him from this forum and followed his posts and outpouring of his life after learning that the truth was not the truth.
  I felt for him and feel so sad that this wonderful man's life was taken away from us far too soon. He deserves a memorial and his loved ones need it to help them get through this tragic loss.

  My sincere condolences to his family and close friends.
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  HEAR YE, Canadians: On Oct. 5th - 9 PM, CBC TV will do an update on one of the JW abuse victims featured on the 2003 Fifth Estate Program, "Spiritual Shepherds"

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  to our canadian friends: .

  on cbc, october 5th, friday, at 9 p.m., there will be a 10 minute update based on the january 29, 2003 story, "spiritual shepherds" featured on the fifth estate program that aired on cbc, january 29, 2003, about jws elders covering up child sexual abuse.

  the october 5th update will be included in a program that is part of a series named "whistleblowers.".

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  Thank you Barbara and I will PVR it but not sure how to record it for the Internet?
  I saw that 2003 W5 show. I was shocked to find it on a video tape that my uber JW Mother recorded. When she died I found the tape, I wonder why she recorded it and what she thought. She defended the WT no matter what.
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  Light a Candle for Oompa

  by BabaYaga in

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  there is a lovely site where one may light a candle for a moment of silence.. http://www.gratefulness.org/candles.

  i set up a group, where they may all flicker together, if you like.. http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=oompa.

  (we love and miss you, oompa.).

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  I lit one for him.

  Thank you Baba for setting this up, it feels good to do this for him.
  Velvet aka Paula from Canada
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  Moment of silence for Oompa

  by andys in

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  i can be very emotional about certain things and when i heard about oompa, even though i don't know him i was sometimes in tears about it, i will miss his posts, what i want to do for oompa is to have a moment of silence for him, i know i don't post on here much am more of a lurker but also i want everyone else to have a moment of silence also for our friend and also for all the others who have committed suicide because of the watchtowers policys..

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  Yes, I would do that for him. I would lime to light a candle for him and give him a minute of silence. It would be great to do it at the same time as everyone else.

  He deserves to be remembered with respect from caring people.
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  Do you wish that you were never a witness?

  by Iamallcool in

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  YES absolutely YES but I had no choice as I was 4 years old when my parents decided to let it take over our lives. It changed the course of our lives and mine especially.
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  Video tribute to Oompa (Eric Reeder)

  by cedars in

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  i didn't know eric particularly well, and i feel terrible that i didn't reach out to him more or try to help him while i still had the opportunity.. i feel extremely helpless, but the least i can do is help others remember him who knew him better.. here is a video i've uploaded to youtube in his honor.... .

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67a0imd6dng.

  i hope it helps us as we mourn a much-loved member of this forum.. .

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  I saw this Video on Facebook this morning and shared it. It was really very well done. I didn't know who did it up but now I know its you Cedars. Thank you so much for caring even if you never met him. I never met him either but it really affected me.
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  SAD news about OOMPA......

  by redredrose in

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  our friend, oompa, has passed away.

  just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.

  it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.

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  I am shocked and insulted for Eric about that cold, loveless, uncaring Obit. But then thats the JW way even if you are in good standing. The funerals are awful and no one seems to show any feeling. The JW religion has made robots out of their members and I feel sorry for them too that they have no feelings.