Rest in Peace Ramona Bell

Swerdloc · Post by **Swerdloc** » 01-12-2006 05:20 PM

Whitley Strieber has posted a new journal entry with reflections on Ramona's passing.

Welcome to FF, brianwenz. If you're keeping Bill Kirchen's Telecaster in shape, you're already making a significant contribution to the universe.

brianwenz · Post by **brianwenz** » 01-12-2006 06:50 PM

Hello Hello--
Thank you Bellisima and Swerdloc [Yeah, Kirchen is a great guy]
It's strange....... even when I listen to the shows that don't feature Art Bell [Noory, etc.] it just doesn't seem right now that Ramona has gone someplace else.....
Brian.

TABwebmaster · Post by **TABwebmaster** » 01-12-2006 08:43 PM

Whitley's journal entry is very touching. I hope everyone gets a chance to read it.

And Art, GOD blessed you with Ramona and you have many memories. I hope you can live every day to the fullest with those memories to help get you through.

We're all that much stronger for having had Ramona and yourself in our lives.

fbg · Post by **fbg** » 01-12-2006 09:00 PM

would it be a incredible if Art expanded and perfected a communication devise like spiritcom? Image if Art went down in history right along side Alexander Graham Bell and His Telephone.

I hope the engineers out there are developing those communication devises right now.

I'm so heart broken for Art that I'm trying to see a bright side for Art and his future.

Graphix Girl · Post by **Graphix Girl** » 01-13-2006 12:03 AM

I thought of that too. You just never know.

Thank you Whitley for posting such a touching reflection. You are avery gifted writer. I will I could express my feelings so eloquently.

alleyrulez · Post by **alleyrulez** » 01-13-2006 11:05 PM

that was simply beautiful...

Islander31 · Post by **Islander31** » 01-14-2006 01:04 AM

Hello,
I just registered to send my condolences to Art. I can only imagine what you must be going through. My heart goes out to you. God Bless you.

Prker · Post by **Prker** » 01-14-2006 01:29 AM

Art,
I'd like to extend my deepest sorrow for your loss.
I just found out what had happened to your sweet wife, tonight on Coast.

For some reason, the two of you have been on my mind since
Dec. 21st.

Respectively ~ Prker

SAR01 · Post by **SAR01** » 01-14-2006 02:11 AM

it's been awhile for me, too, I heard the news live on c2c....I was simply devasted and wept.. for Romona, for Art.

I have not stopped thinking of Art and his Romona . every day I send prayers and loving thoughts.

Art, you just will never know the lives you both have touched. And how all those lives are now reaching out to you, in loving compassion, and help in carrying this burden right beside of you.

JunkYardFrog · Post by **JunkYardFrog** » 01-14-2006 03:09 AM

Dear Art,

I am stunned to hear about your loss. I just learned this very sad news from RCH's site.

God bless.

OidarAM · Post by **OidarAM** » 01-14-2006 03:45 AM

Great news! I just heard Art on Ham for a while........his voice was strong and sounded real good.

TheBigLabowski · Post by **TheBigLabowski** » 01-14-2006 08:19 AM

It takes me time to find out about these things, shocked stunned sadness. Glad to hear Art up on Hams, but still.. sheesh don't know what to say..

snowbird · Post by **snowbird** » 01-14-2006 11:15 AM

I remember hearing, quite a few years ago, and before his 2 retirements, Art mention Ramona's asthma attacks. It might have been after a particularly volatile attack, but I remember hearing the shock in his voice. That's really the first time that asthma showed up on my radar screen. I had never thought it would be a life and death matter til I heard him mention it.

He saw the struggles his Ramona was going through every time she had an attack and he might have noticed that her attacks were getting worse and barely controllable. The unthinkable was always lurking.

In retrospect, (to me, anyway) it's not inconceivable to think that his retirement was based on his acceptance that time spent with Ramona was "borrowed time" - if he couldn't have quantity, he would have quality time for however many years they had together, while putting his other love on the back burner. Only he knew how tenuous her life was.

How hard it must have been (all is not what it seems) to carry it off in the face of all the criticism and nastiness that was thrown at him.

I can't tell you how much I respect the man and the love he had for his wife.

snowbird
(there is no emoticon for pride I have in him as a man, husband and stellar human being)

KenaiAK · Post by **KenaiAK** » 01-15-2006 01:14 PM

The love I saw between you and Ramona was an inspiration for me. I'm so sorry.

Night Rambler · Post by **Night Rambler** » 01-15-2006 02:46 PM

snowbird wrote: I remember hearing, quite a few years ago, and before his 2 retirements, Art mention Ramona's asthma attacks. It might have been after a particularly volatile attack, but I remember hearing the shock in his voice. That's really the first time that asthma showed up on my radar screen. I had never thought it would be a life and death matter til I heard him mention it. --snipped--

I too heard Art talking about this, but on smeter.net, talking to his buddies, after one of Ramona's severe attacks, he sounded so relieved because he said he thought she wasn't going to make it through, that it was such a bad attack. I believe that if he didn't retire because of this , in retrospect, I'm sure he is glad that they were able to spend much more time together without having the scheduling restraints of the nightly show.

Continued thoughts of Peace and Love to the Bell family and to Ramona's family as well.