Obit: Lisa Moore (cartoon)

Subject: Obit: Lisa Moore (cartoon)
From: artbrooks
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 09:55 AM

Died today (October 4, 2007) of a recurrence of breast cancer, Lisa Moore of the comic (?) strip Funky Winkerbean is survived by her husband Les and their daughter Summer. Contributions to University Hospital's Ireland Cancer Center in Cleveland.

Subject: RE: Obit: Lisa Moore (cartoon)
From: Rapparee
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 11:01 AM

Oh, lordy. I haven't been following this strip; I better go back and do some reading.

Subject: RE: Obit: Lisa Moore (cartoon)
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 11:17 AM

Very moving. The subject was handled with dignity and love.

Subject: RE: Obit: Lisa Moore (cartoon)
From: GUEST,horrible
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 11:56 AM

The writer had cancer so he thinks that he knows what it is like to die? And he has the phantom of the opera coming to get her. As a breast cancer survivor who has suffered a recurrence, I hate this comic. Tom has no idea what it feels like to suffer from cancer and die. He should keep his comic funny and light. I hated this and then to culminate it in breast cancer month. I can't think of anything worse.

Subject: RE: Obit: Lisa Moore (cartoon)
From: Wesley S
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 12:42 PM

The only ones who know what it's like to die can't tell us anything. So it's open to interpretation. If even one woman goes and gets checked out then it's worth it.

Subject: RE: Obit: Lisa Moore (cartoon)
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 01:00 PM

Horrible, everyone is entitled to their opinion.   From what I've read the response has been postitive to the comic strip. The comic strip deals with the characters interaction with Lisa.   If you were reading the strip, you might have found the recent weeks storyline of dealing with the impending death more important.

I'm truly sorry for your recurrence and I hope that this strip and Awareness Month might work to save lives.

Subject: RE: Obit: Lisa Moore (cartoon)
From: GUEST,Kathy M.
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 02:09 PM

Beautifully done. I feel like I am mourning a real person. I have lost family and frineds to Cancer, and I also have Cancer. I was not offended in the least by the strip - I was touched. Thank you for telling our story.

Subject: RE: Obit: Lisa Moore (cartoon)
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 11:22 AM

I'll have to go look it up. I read that one many years ago, but haven't read the funny pages in ages.

SRS