Sally Ride has died

lavawitch · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:43 pm

Im so sad about this. She was only 61. She apparently had pancreatic cancer.

What an amazing, special woman.

IsaChandra · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:21 pm **Posts:** 7657

fatcat · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:11 pm **Posts:** 1375

I was really sad when I heard this. I wanted to be an astronaut when I was little.

linanil · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 7:46 pm

Didn't we all? I remember playing a space shuttle video game all the time because I totally wanted to be an astronaut.

Tofulish · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:11 pm

Rest in peace. She was pretty amazing.

Jigglypuff · **Posted:** Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:10 am

I guess she "came out" in her obituary. What an inspiration to girls and LGBT youth.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/fi ... -comes-out

seitanicverses · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:57 pm **Posts:** 3857

I always thought she had the best name for an astronaut.

lavawitch · **Posted:** Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:05 am

I can't help but find it...odd? Sally Ride died on Amelia Earhart's birthday. One of those interesting cosmic connections.

Tzippy · **Posted:** Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:55 am

lavawitch wrote:

I can't help but find it...odd? Sally Ride died on Amelia Earhart's birthday. One of those interesting cosmic connections.

Close, but Amerlia Earhart's birthday was July 24 and Sally Ride died yesterday.

Citizen Ritson · **Joined:** Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:00 pm **Posts:** 66

I just heard for the first time on the radio today that Sally Ride was also gay.

So boo pancreatic cancer, but yay positive female and LGBT role models!

Also, Sally Ride apparently has a sister whose name is Bear Ride.

(I swear I didn't make that last factoid up.)

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