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Brent Beggs
Member
Username: brentdbeggs
Post Number: 1
Registered: 4-2009
| | Posted on Monday, June 1, 2009 - 9:58 pm: | 
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I'm so very sorry to here of Miss. Dean's passing. She was a true and noble lady in every respect and will be missed. Sleep well Miss. Dean. |
Richard M Smith
Member
Username: aremess
Post Number: 1
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Monday, June 1, 2009 - 10:11 pm: |
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I am so sorry to hear that dear Milvina Dean has passed away. She was a truly remarkable and very personable lady, who made time for everyone that she met,
I had the pleasure of meeting Miss Dean on 2 or 3 occasions, and during which she would be equally pleased to chat or hear whatever it was that I might have to say. Bless her.
It is such a coincident that this dear lady should pass on the anniversary of the launching of RMS Titanic.
May she now Rest in Peace. |
Barry L Clarke
Member
Username: bazzer
Post Number: 40
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Monday, June 1, 2009 - 10:25 pm: |
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Sorry I never got to meet you. RIP
Bazzer
www.clarkeology.com
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Marko LULIC
Member
Username: 05056191
Post Number: 123
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Monday, June 1, 2009 - 10:39 pm: |
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A woman to remember. Rest in peace Miss Dean. |
João Carlos Pereira Martins
Member
Username: keen_on_titanic
Post Number: 519
Registered: 6-2006
| | Posted on Monday, June 1, 2009 - 10:51 pm: |
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I was really sad when I heard about Millvina's death. She was the last link between the 21st century and the Titanic.
She seemed like and extraordinary woman. May she rest in peace and condolences to her family.
Good night, Millvina. |
Michael Cundiff
Member
Username: robin
Post Number: 1044
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Monday, June 1, 2009 - 10:56 pm: |
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I first heard the news lastnight on ABC World telecast. Typically the broadcast ends on a happy note for the viewers, however, last night's closing was in regards to the passing of Ms. Dean...Rest In Peace dear old friend.
They are all gone now...
Michael Cundiff
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Richard A. Krebes
Member
Username: krebes
Post Number: 324
Registered: 11-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 12:18 am: |
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Bless you, Miss Dean. I regret never having been able to meet you or any of your fellow Titanic survivors, but I am glad you can be at rest now. |
ed o'keefe
Member
Username: oakie1937
Post Number: 8
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 12:52 am: |
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Rest in peace Millvina . May God Bless you . |
Inger Sheil
Member
Username: isheil
Post Number: 3767
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 2:23 am: |
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Millvina was unfailingly gracious, graceful and tolerant, even under trying circumstances...more than that, she actually seemed to enjoy the diversity of people she met. She sparkled in company with good humour, wit and charm. She had a remarkable combination of warmth and personality.
She will be greatly missed. |
George Lorton
Member
Username: mr_retro
Post Number: 259
Registered: 5-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 4:39 am: |
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I've been thinking on Millvina's Life and I think she was for a lot of people the face of Titanic but she was also much more then that! I, myself never got to meet the lady but I can understand how all of you who became close to her feel!
I got home from work the Thursday before last to the News that my Grandmother had just passed on! I'm thankful she lived to 90 and helped raise me and many other things that made my Grandmother special to me and I'm sure Millvina also had qualities that made her special to all the people who know and loved her!
I think Millvina would want us to treasure the people in our lives because sometimes we lose them and once their gone that's it! |
Ruben
Member
Username: rubenrms
Post Number: 1
Registered: 5-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 6:22 am: |
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I think that this is my first post here, just to say I'm so very sorry for the lost of Millvina, but at the same time I'm very happy for her, because she rest now with her family,all together
again.
Rest in peace Millvina.God Bless you.
(Sorry for my bad english) |
Beth Barber
Member
Username: bethbarber
Post Number: 274
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 6:41 pm: |
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Now she has no more worries. - Beth |
Rocky Whiteside
Member
Username: titaniccharlie1394
Post Number: 348
Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 10:11 pm: |
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Rest In Peace Millvina Dean. We will all miss you. |
Jason D. Tiller
Moderator
Username: jtiller
Post Number: 5283
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 12:22 am: |
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Very sad news, but at least Millvina had a long life and still had her faculties intact, as Paul stated. She died peacefully and that's the way she would have wanted it.
I met Millvina just once in July 2002 in Southampton, while on a trip with a group of fellow THS members. (John, you were there too, my friend, don't forget.) The first thing I said to her was "it is a pleasure to meet you" and her reply was that it was "a pleasure to meet me!" She had a twinkle in her eye that I will never forget.
She signed three of my books and I had pictures taken. It was only for a brief time, but it is something that I will treasure forever.
She was a remarkable woman; full of life and spunk. She took everything in stride and with so much patience. Even when people were flooding her for autographs, not once did she complain. She enjoyed the fame and never got tired of it.
That's the last link to the Titanic- it is truly the end of an era. It is up to people like us now, to make sure the story of Titanic, her passengers and crew live on.
Now she can be with her father that she never knew, along with her mother and brother, Bertram.
My thoughts are with Bruno, as he must be going through a horrible time. Rest in peace, Millvina and may God bless you. I will miss you terribly.
"To be happy is to be contented in your own mind"...Harold Godfrey Lowe
43° 44' 01" N, 79° 24' 16"W
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Jason D. Tiller
Moderator
Username: jtiller
Post Number: 5284
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 12:30 am: |
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quote:am I right in thinking her brother Bertram died on 15 April a few years ago?
Close, but it was several years ago. Bertram passed away on April 14, 1992.
"To be happy is to be contented in your own mind"...Harold Godfrey Lowe
43° 44' 01" N, 79° 24' 16"W
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Holly Peterson
Member
Username: alzbeta
Post Number: 232
Registered: 3-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 1:01 am: |
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Sorry for the ridiculously stupid question ... but who is Bruno? I didn't think Milvina had any children, did she? |
John Clifford
Member
Username: hjca
Post Number: 1527
Registered: 11-2000
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 1:13 am: |
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Holly, Bruno was Millvina's companion for many years. He has accompanied her to the many conventions and tours, over the years.
I admit that I have not revealed too much information about him, on this Board, so as to help him maintain some privacy.
I have met both Millvina and Bruno, and now, truly, feel for him.
John Clifford
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Holly Peterson
Member
Username: alzbeta
Post Number: 233
Registered: 3-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 1:21 am: |
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Thanks for telling me about him, John. I, too, feel sympathy for him. May God be in his heart for him in this troubled time. |
Vickey Gearring
Member
Username: onetitaniclady
Post Number: 15
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 5:30 am: |
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A big part of my own Titanic dream died on May 31, 2009 with the passing of Millvina Dean. My hope of meeting her is gone. It seems like an end of an era. I'll never forget how the passing of a woman I've never met would affect me so much as I read the words- and tears filled my eyes.
You'll live on in Titanic's history Millvina and we'll never forget. |
Abraham Aguilera Gálvez
Member
Username: abran
Post Number: 5
Registered: 12-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 4:08 pm: |
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It´s the final of a era for the Titanic history... the last Titanic survivor dies.
Millvina, rest in peace. We will miss you
For you Millvina:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSkN2JDZ7dc |
Marilyn Lena Penner
Member
Username: marylinusca
Post Number: 271
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 4:52 pm: |
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I've just finished reading the above memories of Milvina Dean. I wish that I had known her too.
I feel a lump in the throat thinking how gracious the survivors were, telling their stories over and over, allowing the public to treat them as precious "historical artifacts" (I chuckled at Ms. Dean's quote "People think I'm the Titanic.")
I read the bio on 'Find a Grave', and was surprised and pleased to realize that Ms. Dean's life was more than 'the Titanic survivor' She survived two world wars,and did useful work in the second one. Depressions, etc. She saw and experienced so much history, yet she did not set herself in the past but lived in the present. Quite a lady to remember.
I hope she's reunited with her father. He must be proud of her.
My sympathy to Bruno and to all her friends and family.
Marilyn P.
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George Lorton
Member
Username: retro_geo
Post Number: 270
Registered: 5-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 10:48 pm: |
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quote:I hope she's reunited with her father. He must be proud of her.
I hope that as well and agree that he is. |
Hildur Panula-Heinonen
Member
Username: titanic_relatives
Post Number: 276
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 11:01 pm: |
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Wow, what a shock! I have'nt been able to get on here for a week and this is what i find now!
Oh, rest in peace you great woman!
She lived a great, long, satisfying life, and i'm glad she was able to make it this far and pass away at greater age than many of the Titanic survivors.
Rest in peace, Millvina, go to your family and rest. |
Barry Simpson
Member
Username: barry_simpson
Post Number: 1
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, June 4, 2009 - 10:19 am: |
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GOD LEFT THE BEST TILL LAST. REST WELL. |
John Clifford
Member
Username: hjca
Post Number: 1528
Registered: 11-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, June 4, 2009 - 2:59 pm: |
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Here are some photos taken of Millvina:
1999: During a THS-sponsored Heritage Tour: Quebec, during the Saint Lawrence Seaway crossing, to Riviere-du-Loup from Pont-au-Pic:
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July 2002: Southampton: Lunch shot, at the Duke of Wellington Pub: before a group of people sailed on the QE2. Recognize one of our Moderators??   
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October 1999: Quebec City: at the Lobby of the Chateau Frontenac Hotel. Millvina with a friend of historian Don Lynch.
The sign she is holding was designed by me, and signed by many of my now-former coworkers: I had told them many of the stories from previous tours. This time we used the sign to welcome the THS members to Quebec City, as I arrived there first (Had passed on a QE2 Excursion, from New York to Quebec City):
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John Clifford
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