ANSWERS: 47
  • Go easy, Bro. I am a donor, but I fear no one will benefit from my liver. You will be missed, Buddy.
  • Well I am an organ donor already, so Nelson would be happy. As for me I would want a fund set up for animals that have been abused or abandoned. I would want a Sanctuary built for them to live out their lives with lots of land to roam free. You will be sorely missed Nelson....
  • Sounds like a good idea, maybe someone could use my organs when I'm finished with them. I would want others to adopt an older pet from a shelter or the Humane Society.
  • As a tribute to me? I would ask they give one day of kindness to strangers, everyone can benefit from the kind word or act of someone...even if they don't know them. Nelson will be missed.
  • I am so sorry to hear of this, and my thoughts and prayers go out to the family. Nelson was kind and funny, and I will miss him. I have been signed up as a donor for some time now. I think it is a great tribute, and I hope many do sign up in his memory.
  • Nelson will be greatly missed by those of us who had the pleasure of interacting with him here on Ab. His spirit of friendship and comradeship has warmed the hearts of many and the smiles and laughter he bought to us on countless occasions will long be remembered and appreciated by those who shared in the joy he created here and i honor his memory by holding true to the spirit of friendship.   Nelson .. i am so very sorry i never took the chance while i had it .. to tell you that in my eyes .. you are .. within your own right .. a wonderful man indeed.   People .. i ask you to please always remember to live love and laugh while life gives you the chance to and don't wait until you have no chance to tell those you love .. that you do indeed love them. I offer each of you a song and pray you will consider the message within ♥
  • Suzanne, my sympathy goes out to you on the loss of your beloved husband. When I saw your activity drop out months ago and you list California on your profile and Paul still in Washington, I kind of knew something was up but it is not my style to pry into people's personal affairs. I would like to still think that Paul was a fairly straight shooter in all his comments and expressions despite the fact that he didn't admit or downright lied about his drinking. In many ways, it came through that Paul was a tortured soul. Sadly, people who have a lot of turmoil tend to try to escape through some means. Paul's sensitive and warm nature came through in his love of animals and respect for their life. His humanity and concern for others on the Bag always shined through and I will miss his sarcasm and wit. My heart feels a bit empty tonight because he is resting in God's memory but it comforts me to know that he is no longer in pain either emotionally or physically. I realize that Paul didn't consider himself to be a religious person and I respect that but his life is very important to God.
  • Oh no..I am so sorry to hear that. I enjoyed his Q & As so much, and he was always so nice to me..and warm and funny. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. My deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends..they will be in my thoughts and prayers as well.
  • My condolences go out to you. I am already a full body donor, and I hope this notice will alert others to become donors as well. Thank you for thinking of us in your time of sorrow.
  • I am so sorry for your loss. Nelson was a favorite of many on AB. I really enjoyed our exchanges and I will miss him very much. I have been an organ donor for many years. When I am done with this shell, I hope that it might help someone else. As for a tribute to me, I want people to take every chance ever offered to them to love others. Life is short and love is the only thing of importance in life. Your tribute website (www.paulkitwin.com) made me cry. I wish I had known him better. I knew there was a lot of depth and light in him, but I had no idea it went so deep. Thank you to his family for sharing this with us.
  • Im still in such shock about Nelsons passing.. i am already an organ donor and would hope that i could help others.... GOD BLESS YOU NELSON, I WILL MISS YOU MY FRIEND XXX
  • this is terrible :'( I'm so sorry to hear about this and i would like my loved ones to remember a little, laugh a little and carry on with their lives.
  • I am so sorry to hear about Nelson... I enjoyed every moment I spent reading his thoughts on AB and every moment we interacted. I am even more sorry that I wasn't able to get to know him as well as I could have. I'm already a donor, and will remain that way. Nelson, you will be missed, my friend. :(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
  • Very sad, Nelson was a good contributer and will be missed.
  • I already am an organ donor and proudly check off that box every time I have to renew my state issued ID card. As a tribute to me when my time comes I would want those who are holding a grudge against someone who has hurt them be it a former friend or a loved one to realize how short life can be and forgive them their trespasses I would want those who take their spouse or s/o for granted to tell them at least once a day how much they love and appreciate them for life is too short and you never know when you won't have the chance to tell them anymore. I would want those who feel at the end of their rope to stop and think about how whatever it is that is troubling them it is not so bad that it is worth throwing God's precious gift of life away for.
  • Find all the unspayed and unneutered cats and dogs in your world and have them spayed or neutered. And then tell your friends to do the same. and then their friends, and on and on. Spend one day in a shelter with perfectly lovely animals being put to death because nobody wanted them and no one else wants to adopt them. Or simply because there is no more room. It's called "pulling for space". You think your animal you turn in lives? Think again.
  • So sorry to hear this news. Nelson was always fun and such a great Aber:(:(
  • oh boy thats terrible news. i don't need tribulation. i am of no significance of that i someone should pay tribute to me
  • I just heard this news today and wanted to stop by to offer my sincere condolences. I must admit that I did not have a lot of personal interaction with Nelson, but I did have some. It was always about our pets. Regardless, he was a warm presence on AB and seemed to be always kind and fun-loving. He was someone who's Q&A you wanted to read. He was positive and genuinely seemed to be a very nice man. I am also not really a religious man, but I tend to fall back on a favorite expression: "God picks his favorite flowers first". Nelson will be missed by many people, here. Even if many of us did not have a real personal relationship with him, we still saw him and enjoyed his content. He was a good and decent member of this little society, and I am certain that many, many others feel the same way that I do. I am very sorry for your loss, Suzanne, and also for AB's loss of a fine member. I am an organ donor, support the humane society, and also support and do volunteer work for my local no-kill animal shelter, btw. This news has made me very sad. I hope your man is at last at peace. I will miss the masked/sunglassed Cocker Spaniel that I always associate with him. I sincerely wish you peace.
  • I just learned about Nelson's passing and I will be missing him on here. Many will miss him here. Thank you for sharing. If you wish to do something as a tribute for me, just think of me once again before you forget me.
  • I am an organ donor, it's on my driver's license. I would want donations to be made to the ASPCA, like my daddy did. We are animal lovers! : O ) >**<
  • FreeRadical my heart breaks for you. I so enjoyed interacting with Nelson and his funny puppy face with glasses. He will be missed by so many in our little community. My he rest in peace at last and know that you and your family will be in my prayers. {{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}
  • Omg is there anything that i do say or do to help?,after wondering for over a year as to who the love of his life is iam just finding out that its you . my thoughts are with you and nelson . i had no idea he was so ill . i have not been on for ages not really. so this is shattering news to everyone here .
  • Suzanne, Pleas accept my very deepest sympathies. I can't even begin to tell you how my heart breaks for you. I knew he was having trouble and hoped he would get better. I am so sorry that wasn't the case. I have been missing him but never thought he was be gone forever. I'm sorry I didn't make more of an effort to keep in touch. I will keep you in my prayers. He was a beautiful soul who touched my deeply. He will be missed. [this is idne]
  • I am so very sorry for your loss. I will certainly consider signing up as an organ donor now. We made a pact to stand on a mountaintop and scream about the wrongdoings of the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton administrations as we had a similar background in terms of line of work. "Nelson" said he'd cover Reagan and I could have Clinton and Bush. I first noticed Nelson because he had a Cocker Spaniel avatar. I am a life long CS owner and I had lost my Ben about the same time as he lost Lord Nelson. I found Nelson refreshingly honest and always funny. Arugula! He will be very much missed here on AB. Again, I am so sorry for your loss. I am dealing with my own at the moment, so I know how you feel. Please feel free to e-mail me if you need anything at all. I might not get to it right away, but I will respond.
  • I am sorry for your loss, Freeradical. ((((HUGS)))) I will sign up, thank you for letting us know.
  • My heart goes out to his family. My bro died of liver failure in 1995 & he was 31. I still think of him everyday. It's sad how people die so young but God has him now & he's not a slave to his addiction anymore. Again, I am so sorry.
  • I'm never good at things like this. So, what I'm going to say is that I'm here for you as well as everyone else on Answerbag.
  • This is really sad news. My heart goes out to you. Nelson was a very nice guy. I am already an organ donor. I will think very seriously about adopting a dog.
  • Very saddened to learn about Nelson's passing. I did have opportunities to interact with him on AB at times, but regretfully I didn't get a chance to know him very well. I would just want everybody to continue living their own lives and not mourn the loss of mine.
  • I am a donor. It's on my license. As far as a tribute for me, i'll go with the same thing. Not enough people do it. My heart-felt condolences to you, Suzzanne. Mark.
  • This is indeed very sad. My thoughts and prayers for his family. How very, very sad. I am also a donor and would encourage everyone to consider signing up in Nelson's memory and the memory of all those who have died waiting for an organ donation. I feel funny asking for a tribute to myself for some reason, but I would ask that you do whatever you can to end abuse and neglect of children and animals. They have few ways to defend themselves. Life can be incredibly short for many, to have it lived in misery without love is the greatest tragedy of all. If you see within yourself the ability to lose control and hurt someone please take steps to get help for yourself before you harm an innocent. If you are already abusing others please, please get help right away. It's the right thing to do.
  • I can't believe it...I hadn't found out until now. My deepest sympathies go out to Nelson's family. I know they lost a really great guy, and it's hard to believe that this kind of thing would happen to him. I'm really proud that I called Nelson a friend on AB, but now I can't tell him how much I appreciated him.
  • Again, I am so sorry to receive this news - how tragic and sad. God bless you.
  • I just heard. I am so sorry. He was such a great guy. We had so many laughs here on AB. My deepest condolences to all the family and friends.
  • Nelson, ol' friend, you will be sorrily missed. A kind and caring soul such as yourself earns a place with eternal peace and happiness, go with God, Sir. I remember fondly how Nelson hoped to unite the factions of pirate and ninja at "the Great Prime Equatoridian Divide" where we would as one stake our claim to this point in the name of AnswerBagdome. This kind of light-hearted striving to unify for the greater good, albeit a tad silly should be encouraged in all of us. It's what makes life worth living, not how we can all try to outdo or "top" one another. I AM a donor, and have regularly given blood.(And not just by accident or the point of a sword, savvy?) As for a tribute to me, don't shed one bloody tear over me, raise a toast and have a drink with a friend in my honor, remember me fondly, and forgive me my shortcomings. Nelson, you won't be needing that jetpack any longer, it will only get in the way of your wings, my friend.
  • I have been unwell and haven't been on here as much as I would have liked so I have only just heard the news. I have donned the jetpack that he gave me again as a mark of respect. I have been an organ donor for most of my life - I feel it is a very important thing to do. I am deeply saddened by his death and my thoughts are with you and the rest of his family and friend. As a tribute to me - I would like my those who I left behind to live their lives to the fullest and enjoy every single moment of life. I would not want a lot of money to be spend on my funeral - no flowers, no wake. I would prefer the money to be given to charity as there are causes who are in much greater need than mine. I would not want people to wear black to my funeral but instead to wear bright fancy clothes - I would not want people to mourn my passing but instead to celebrate the life that I have lead.
  • I am so sorry!
  • I am already a donor. I would like others to establish an academic scholarship for poor students and first generation college students at my alma maters
  • Whoa, I am in shock. I had many a great debate with Nelson, always with great respect. I remember one morning we had both woke up early and had about an hour to kill until time to head out. I had the most wonderful conversation with him, even though we were political opposites. He had a great sense of humor and ALWAYS conducted himself with class. I am already a donor, as my dad was a heart recipient. I am very sad to hear this news.
  • My first day back in almost 11 months. I am sad to hear of Nelson's death. I hope tributes to me are done in a way that will do something for the good of kids about middle school age. not to demean them or to protect them from the world; but to make them more ready to confront the problems and do something good for the people around them. My drivers license has designated me as a donor as long as the state of Texas has allowed me to have one. I will now quit babbeling and simply say Goodbye Nelson.
  • I just found out, and I don't really know what to say here, but I feel i should say something. I haven't been around much in the past 6 or so months...but when I was, Nelson was definitely one of those friendly faces (or dog avatars) I looked forward to. What first caught my attention was his incredible compassion towards animals. We immediately clicked when he first told me about his pets that he called his 'kids'. He was never one to get involved in the day to day drama here...but rather always tried to lighten the mood by making a joke, usually involving (what else!) jetpacks :) He's definitely made a lasting impression here, and I know I speak for a lot of others when I saw he will not soon be forgotten. Bye Nelson, you're going to be missed around here.
  • Everybody is free to share their memories of me or not with respect to everybody else present at the cremation.
  • I feel so sad that I just found this out... He was my friend.
  • If you would realy like to honor this person go to http://nationalhepatitis-c.org/memorial/wall.htm This website is a Hepatitis C Memorial Wall where you can have a person that passed away from a liver diesease name put on the wall. Just go to this website and stroll down to find out how to add a name to the wall. I know because I have my mothers name onn the wall. I have Hepatitis C and Cirrhosis of the liver so I can not donate any of my organs. I think everyone should donate their organs if they can because when you pass away you dont need them anymore. A person can even donate half of their liver while they are still alive to someone who needs a liver transplant.
  • I WANT MY FAMILY TO BURY ME AS SOON AS THEY CAN .. AND I WANTED IT TO BE IN MY HOME LAND JERUSALEM..
  • im sorry to hear that ill be praying

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