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56. I really wish her partner would have been able to receive benefits

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 08:34 AM

Jul 2012

After all, they were together 27 years. I don't think it's fair that just because my partner is male that I should receive something she can't.

Thank you, Sally, for taking all us girls to the stars.

Diane
Anishinaabe in MI & mom to Taz, Nigel, and new baby brother Sammy, members of Dogs Against Romney, Cat Division
"Dogs Aren’t Luggage--HISS!”

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Sally Kristen Ride, Ph.D., Trailblazing First American Woman In Space, 1951 - 2012 [View all] UrbScotty Jul 2012 OP

Oh no Scairp Jul 2012 #1

RIP warrior1 Jul 2012 #2

My sympathies to her family. hamsterjill Jul 2012 #3

I really wish her partner would have been able to receive benefits catbyte Jul 2012 #56

And I agree 100% hamsterjill Jul 2012 #61

+1000. nt DeschutesRiver Jul 2012 #66

Unbelievable. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jul 2012 #5

I remember when NBC played this song as we watched the space shuttle carrying calimary Jul 2012 #11

RIP. A true trailblazer. An inspiration. Behind the Aegis Jul 2012 #6

Cross mightily, Dr Ride. The heavens have a new bright star... Cooley Hurd Jul 2012 #7

A good role model... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #8

she was a goood role model for gals, period Skittles Jul 2012 #12

Very true... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #24

Even though I'm agnostic, Zyzafyx Jul 2012 #9

NO! Dammit. Bless her heart. calimary Jul 2012 #10

RIP Shankapotomus Jul 2012 #13

Always loved that photo! peacebird Jul 2012 #31

It was the one I liked best too. Shankapotomus Jul 2012 #55

Bummer, she was super cool klook Jul 2012 #14

Oh, no......I didn't even know she'd been ill......... kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #15

Oh damn it all! Fly on, Sally, fly on. Vidar Jul 2012 #16

Unlike. AtheistCrusader Jul 2012 #17

She was an inspiration n/t RainDog Jul 2012 #18

Godspeed, Sally! alphafemale Jul 2012 #19

sigh obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #20

Tonight, when I see the stars, I will salute her memory. DinahMoeHum Jul 2012 #21

I am saddened. I did not know she was ill. nt MADem Jul 2012 #22

What a loss. Chorophyll Jul 2012 #23

Godspeed Ms. Ride. AllyCat Jul 2012 #25

RIP redqueen Jul 2012 #26

Ride, Sally, ride. What a woman. RIP You did women everywhere proud. Booster Jul 2012 #27

How sad HeiressofBickworth Jul 2012 #28

re:Sally Kristen Ride, Ph.D., Trailblazing First American Woman In Space, 1951 - 2012 allan01 Jul 2012 #29

I went to middle school with her PlanetBev Jul 2012 #30

She was my physics professor at UCSD - Flaxbee Jul 2012 #45

Excelsior, Sally Ride, Excelsior.. Historic NY Jul 2012 #32

:( RIP LadyHawkAZ Jul 2012 #33

It's folks like Sally Plucketeer Jul 2012 #34

Aw, shit. malthaussen Jul 2012 #35

How sad TuxedoKat Jul 2012 #36

RIP to a true trailblazer horseshoecrab Jul 2012 #37

damn... mike_c Jul 2012 #38

_/\_ YankeyMCC Jul 2012 #39

I heard the news on the radio in my car...damn mentalsolstice Jul 2012 #40

RIP! Sally. I hope you enjoy this last ride best............. TheDebbieDee Jul 2012 #41

pancreatic cancer is a killer YOHABLO Jul 2012 #42

And a hero to my young daughters in the '80s rurallib Jul 2012 #43

So sad... mwdem Jul 2012 #44

Oh Dear! longship Jul 2012 #46

She's still listed as a Professor in the Physics Department at UCSD slackmaster Jul 2012 #47

OMG, I didn't even know she was ill! Odin2005 Jul 2012 #48

Fair winds and great voyages Sally Ride Norbert Jul 2012 #49

She was Awesome lovuian Jul 2012 #50

Like many, I didn't know she was ill. Brigid Jul 2012 #51

damn. Javaman Jul 2012 #52

What sad news... virgdem Jul 2012 #53

...and now she flys with the angels...touch the stars Sally. 1620rock Jul 2012 #54

"Tam O'Shaughnessy, her partner of 27 years,..." mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2012 #57

She was in the "Hide and Lie" era....prior to DADT... Evasporque Jul 2012 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jul 2012 #62

Fly beyond the stars, Sally. sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #58

r.i.p. Blue_Tires Jul 2012 #59

"All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary." Sally Ride, brave spirit. RIP nt riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #63

i saw Sally Ride at a number of briefings years ago. I alwas felt she must have given up much tavalon Jul 2012 #64

may I repeat what you said? BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2012 #65

Of course tavalon Jul 2012 #68

Heartbreaking sonias Jul 2012 #67

So damn young. Remmah2 Jul 2012 #69

No mention that she was once a pro tennis player, too mainer Jul 2012 #70