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Tribute to Laurie Manny

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Real Estate Agent with Liberty Homes RS-#62825

Laurie Manny  was one of the first ActiveRain members to pick up the phone and call me when I wanted to know about titles, tags and keywords.

Laurie Manny was one of the founding members on ActiveRain that moderated in its infancy and gave a helping hand whenever needed.

Laurie Manny was still a great friend carried over to Facebook where I can chat with my AR friends and most recently she, Thesa Chambers and I were going back and forth on the Nikon P100 camera that I ended up buying because of their feedback.

Laurie Manny was loved and will be greatly missed.

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Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman  is a Realtor-Associate® and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) with Century 21 Liberty Homes in Mililani, Hawaii. With a sharp understanding that a listening ear is the key to a client's needs  she serves the island of Oahu (Honolulu County) and all Hawaii Military Relocations, Hawaii Retirees, Hawaii Job Transfers and Hawaii Residents, Home Buyers and Sellers.

 

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Roberta Murphy
San Diego Previews Real Estate - Carlsbad, CA
Carlsbad Real Estate and Homes

The world is going to sorely miss the sass and wisdom of Laurie Manny. 

Aug 26, 2010 04:04 AM
Brian Block
RE/MAX Allegiance, Managing Broker/Branch Vice President - McLean, VA
Northern Virginia & D.C. Real Estate

Certainly not the news I wanted to hear this morning.  Laurie Manny will be missed by many!

Aug 26, 2010 04:07 AM
Terry Chenier
Homelife Glenayre Realty - Mission, BC

Sally,

I never knew personally. From the comments, she touched many peoples lives.

Aug 26, 2010 04:58 AM
Deborah "Dee Dee" Garvin
C2 Financial - San Diego, CA
C2 Financial

Sally,  I did not know Laurie personally, but it certainly is a tragedy to loss someone so young.  My condolences to all friends and family.

Aug 26, 2010 06:13 AM
Debbie Malone
Londeree's Real Estate & Property Management - Lynchburg, VA
From Lynchburg To The Lake (434) 546-0369

Sally, I am in shock....Laurie was one of the many AR members I followed for years. She will be greatly missed.

Aug 26, 2010 07:29 AM
Tina Farinas
Fusion Real Estate Network, Inc. - Roseville, CA
REALTOR, ABR, GRI, SFR, CHS, e-PRO

OMG!  I am so sorry to hear this.  I don't know her personally but I followed her blog here in AR.

Aug 26, 2010 07:30 AM
Robert Hammerstein -
Christie's International Real Estate - Hillsdale, NJ
Bergen County NJ Real Estate

Sally - What a shock as well waking up to this news... Very sad and she will be missed terribly... She welcomed us back in 06 and helped us get up an running... Very shocked by this news.... RIP Laurie...

Aug 26, 2010 07:51 AM
Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant
Retired BC Realtor - Victoria, BC
Accredited Real Estate Consultant

Sally thanks for lets us all know...Wow...I'm sure Laurie was one of our founding AR members, she always commented in the early days to give suggestions and support..she certainly will be missed by many.

Aug 26, 2010 09:25 AM
Jennifer Monroe
Indigo Home Team powered by Compass - Charlotte, NC
Real Estate REALTOR®/Broker/Designer

:((

Aug 26, 2010 12:42 PM
David O'Doherty
Clayton, NC
Clayton NC Homes, Raleigh, NC

So sad, I never knew Laurie but undoubtedly she touched a lot of people!

Aug 26, 2010 03:05 PM
Lola Audu
Lola Audu~Audu Real Estate~Grand Rapids, MI Real Estate - Grand Rapids, MI
Audu Real Estate~Grand Rapids, MI ~Welcome Home!

Laurie was one of the first people to join Fraiche Aire.  She was a real source of inspiration and creativity.  She taught us by example through the excellence with with she moderated and wrote on a variety of topics.  She will be sorely missed by her Friends on Fraiche Aire.

Aug 26, 2010 03:08 PM
Gary Bolen
McCall Realty - South Lake Tahoe, CA
CRS - Lake Tahoe Real Estate Information

Thanks much Sally for doing this one. Am totally bummed by her loss. I read the FB post she last did about being so sick. But thought it was a passing thing. Think she would be touched by all that she meant to us. More will be revealed, huh?

Aug 26, 2010 05:37 PM
Natalie Langford
Realty Negotiations - Winchester, VA
Winchester, VA Real Estate

I was shocked by the news in the Inman blast and can't believe Laurie is gone.  What a shocking loss to our community.  She will live on in her blogs as a pillar of our community, an expert in her field, and a well respected mentor.  Very nice tribute, Sally. ...tears...

Aug 27, 2010 11:38 AM
Gail Robinson
William Raveis Real Estate - Southport, CT
CRS, GRI, e-PRO Fairfield County, CT

Sally - What a tragedy.  It breaks my heart to hear that she was so ill and yet afraid to go to the ER because she lacked medical insurance.  I didn't know her well, so it is not a personal loss for me, but I'm sorry for your loss as you did know her well.  And, even though I didn't know her well, I do feel the loss of her in our AR community. 

Aug 27, 2010 02:59 PM
Wendy Rich-Soto, Realtor/Broker Associate
Keller Williams Realty, LA Harbor - San Pedro, CA
Getting you to your next with a zero failure rate!

After being her partner...I got to know her well.  I am still in shock and I know it will take a long time to sink in and make any sort of sense to me.  People have said she was too young.  She was WAY too young!  She was 52!  She had so much more to do!  She kept talking about retiring so she could just relax and enjoy some much needed time off.  She never got to do that...but now she can finally rest! I am glad people are paying tribute!  I know she was an integral part of AR.  She blessed a lot of lives with her talent and her amazing knowledge!

Aug 27, 2010 06:41 PM
Kimberly Dotseth
Blend Real Estate, broker/owner - San Diego, CA
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What a complete tragedy. In a way, this stems from NAR's #1 failure: it's inability or lack of desire to put together a REAL health insurance plan for its members. We are not NAR employees, so I am not saying NAR has to participate in the monthly premium costs we must bear, of course. But with a membership of 1.2 million members + their families, we deserve a negotiated group rate for major medical. What insurance company wouldn't entertain that many new members under one umbrella?  Why hasn't this happened?  Politics? Well, politics + medical care issues suck. We need real insurance, not the fake, flimsy thing NAR is offering now. Like every third sentence in the brochure it reminds you that it's not insurance. 

Laurie was a fully functioning, full time, active and vibrant member of our community but couldn't afford health insurance is my guess. Not so surprising.  It's hundreds and hundreds of dollars a month to purchase a retail plan for one person. I am so heartbroken over this.

NAR should use this sad event as a major wake-up call and get its act together and use its massive lobby muscle and POWER in numbers for something beneficial like negotiated group insurance.  It's not until 2014 that any health insurance reform will affect real estate agents.  So we need something NOW, in memory of Laurie. She deserved affordable insurance.

My philosophy and super hot button is that health insurance is a right, not a privilege and there isn't a more telling time than now to send that message to our NAR leaders. Something! Anything! Rest in peace, Laurie. You will clearly not be forgotten.

Aug 27, 2010 06:42 PM
Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman
Liberty Homes - Mililani, HI
(RA) AHWD CRS ePRO OAHU HAWAII REAL ESTATE

I'm sure Laurie knew how each and every one of you cared....

Aug 27, 2010 06:51 PM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello again Sally and I am so glad this post was featured!

VB ;-)

Aug 29, 2010 01:04 PM
Marlene Bridges
Village Real Estate Services, Inc. - Laguna Hills, CA
Laguna Homes|Laguna Condos|Laguna Real Estate

Sally - Missing our friend Laurie tonight.  Always thought she'd be as near as my cell phone.

Oct 17, 2010 12:33 AM
Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman
Liberty Homes - Mililani, HI
(RA) AHWD CRS ePRO OAHU HAWAII REAL ESTATE

Marlene: I know many of you were close to her.....she touched my heart too.  BIG HUG

Oct 17, 2010 06:14 AM
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