RIP Beverly Cleary

*triplexxx* · 03-27-2021, 12:46 AM

The beloved children's book author who wrote of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, Socks the cat, Risby the dog, Ralph Mouse, and others has passed to heaven at 104.

*Papenbrook* · 03-27-2021, 06:24 AM

May she be able to rest peacefully.

My thoughts are with her loved ones.

*Coola Yagami* · 03-27-2021, 08:52 AM

Same here.... Ramona and Fudge were the first 'real books' I started reading as a kid. It blew my mind back then when the characters would crossover in each others' books, and my mom always got a kick out of the fact that Fudge's dog was named Turtle.

May she rest in peace. Dang, if my mom was still alive, she would have at least recognized the books if I told her about this.

**Jester** · 03-27-2021, 09:08 AM

My son really likes her books. Shocked she was over 100. Lived a long and successful life.

*IndigoErth* · 03-27-2021, 12:32 PM

Sad, but wow, 104?? Not sure I read the other ones, but I definitely had and enjoyed some of the Ramona books as a kid.

*CyberCubed* · 03-27-2021, 01:16 PM

If she can make it to 104, then *I* will make it to 104.

*IndigoErth* · 03-27-2021, 01:39 PM

Not if she wasn't your (great?) grandma and you follow her lifestyle.

Hamato Yoshi · 03-27-2021, 03:01 PM

Considering Chris Walkens parents lived to be 95-100 yrs old id say he has a chance to live 90+ too

*triplexxx* · 03-27-2021, 03:14 PM

We've got a fair number of centenarians around, Norman Lloyd is 106, Nehemiah Persoff is 101, Marilyn Monroe's half-sister Berniece Baker Miracle is 101. Vanna White had an aunt that lived to 112, she might have a chance. Betty White might be next year, so might Patricia Wright (Three Stooges: Cuckoo On A Choo-Choo) this year.

*IndigoErth* · 03-27-2021, 03:30 PM

112...

We should all be so lucky. Provided the quality of life is worth it.

I did have a relative who made it to 104...but unfortunately, she was a step-great-grandmother and no blood relation. Too bad you can't adopt longevity.

*Leo656* · 03-27-2021, 08:58 PM

My great-grandma made it to about 104 or 105. Her daughter/my Grandma made it to about 97 I think.

Then my Dad went and dropped off at 65. What a crap deal!

So it seems like it could go either way for me, and I don't expect anything so I won't be disappointed. BUT, I figure if I can avoid my Dad's many mistakes I should have a decent shot at the higher-end. Fingers crossed!

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 03-27-2021, 09:04 PM

RIP, Ms. Cleary. I really enjoyed your books as a kid.

Well, except for Dear Mr. Henshaw. I've never much liked journal- or letter-based stories.

*Storm Eagle* · 03-27-2021, 10:01 PM

Rest in peace indeed. The Ramona series was my jam when I was a kid.

Hamato Yoshi · 03-28-2021, 11:02 AM

In general we men die earlier

Al Bundy sez : Prolly from all that nagging and the kids !

*ssjup81* · 03-28-2021, 06:29 PM

I was just talking about her sometime last week and was telling a friend that she was one of my favorite authors as a kid and that she was still alive and how surprised I was over it. RIP Miss Cleary, who made reading so much fun for me and one of my favorite childhood books (aside from the Ramona series that I read back in the 80s and early 90s [used to watch the show too] and of course the series about Henry Huggins), Dear Mr. Henshaw, which I did my 5th grade book report on. One book series that come to mind that I never read back then was Fudge and Super Fudge, which was by Judy Blume (another fav childhood author), but I did used to watch the Saturday morning show on ABC.

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Originally Posted by triplexxx

The beloved children's book author who wrote of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, Socks the cat, Risby the dog, Ralph Mouse, and others has passed to heaven at 104.

Every single title here, I've read. I was a big Cleary fan when in elementary school.

*Leo656* · 03-28-2021, 07:07 PM

I honestly read a lot more Judy Blume books as a kid, mostly ones I inherited from my sister after she outgrew them. That's where most of my books came from as a kid, so I'm guessing that she was more of a Judy Blume fan than a Beverly Cleary fan.

They had us read some of the Ramona books when I was in like second or third grade, but that's about it. And I think even then it was only the first couple of them.

03-27-2021, 12:46 AM	#1
triplexxx Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,596	RIP Beverly Cleary The beloved children's book author who wrote of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, Socks the cat, Risby the dog, Ralph Mouse, and others has passed to heaven at 104. __________________ Please don't shoot me Mr. Big Mike. I'm too young and good-looking to die, well too young. I got a father, I got a mother, I got a grandmother, I got a little sister...and a little brother this high (raises hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand), and little brother this high (lowers hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand) and then I got a great big brother this high (slaps gun and runs). "Fright Night" - Three Stooges

03-27-2021, 08:52 AM	#3
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 14,012	Same here.... Ramona and Fudge were the first 'real books' I started reading as a kid. It blew my mind back then when the characters would crossover in each others' books, and my mom always got a kick out of the fact that Fudge's dog was named Turtle. May she rest in peace. Dang, if my mom was still alive, she would have at least recognized the books if I told her about this. __________________ "I was down with TMNT once, but then they changed what TMNT was. Now what I was down with is no longer TMNT and what TMNT now is seems weird and scary. And it'll happen to YOU." Check out my blog for Comic Reviews and other things. https://markepicblogofrandomness.blogspot.com/ I also started The AEW Crew, the All Elite Wrestling Fan Club! https://www.facebook.com/groups/637508120044168/

03-27-2021, 09:08 AM	#4
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,216	My son really likes her books. Shocked she was over 100. Lived a long and successful life. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

03-27-2021, 03:14 PM	#9
triplexxx Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,596	We've got a fair number of centenarians around, Norman Lloyd is 106, Nehemiah Persoff is 101, Marilyn Monroe's half-sister Berniece Baker Miracle is 101. Vanna White had an aunt that lived to 112, she might have a chance. Betty White might be next year, so might Patricia Wright (Three Stooges: Cuckoo On A Choo-Choo) this year. Last edited by triplexxx; 03-29-2021 at 08:42 PM.

03-27-2021, 03:30 PM	#10
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 15,242	112... We should all be so lucky. Provided the quality of life is worth it. I did have a relative who made it to 104...but unfortunately, she was a step-great-grandmother and no blood relation. Too bad you can't adopt longevity. Last edited by IndigoErth; 03-27-2021 at 09:59 PM.

03-27-2021, 06:24 AM	#2
Papenbrook The King of Nothing Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: No comment -_- ... Posts: 2,755	May she be able to rest peacefully. My thoughts are with her loved ones.

03-27-2021, 12:32 PM	#5
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 15,242	Sad, but wow, 104?? Not sure I read the other ones, but I definitely had and enjoyed some of the Ramona books as a kid.

03-27-2021, 01:16 PM	#6
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,056	If she can make it to 104, then I will make it to 104.

03-27-2021, 01:39 PM	#7
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 15,242	Not if she wasn't your (great?) grandma and you follow her lifestyle.

03-27-2021, 03:01 PM	#8
Hamato Yoshi Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 926	Considering Chris Walkens parents lived to be 95-100 yrs old id say he has a chance to live 90+ too

03-27-2021, 08:58 PM	#11
Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	My great-grandma made it to about 104 or 105. Her daughter/my Grandma made it to about 97 I think. Then my Dad went and dropped off at 65. What a crap deal! So it seems like it could go either way for me, and I don't expect anything so I won't be disappointed. BUT, I figure if I can avoid my Dad's many mistakes I should have a decent shot at the higher-end. Fingers crossed! __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know." nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/

03-27-2021, 09:04 PM	#12
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	RIP, Ms. Cleary. I really enjoyed your books as a kid. Well, except for Dear Mr. Henshaw. I've never much liked journal- or letter-based stories. __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

03-27-2021, 10:01 PM	#13
Storm Eagle Saved by Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,238	Rest in peace indeed. The Ramona series was my jam when I was a kid.

03-28-2021, 11:02 AM	#14
Hamato Yoshi Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 926	In general we men die earlier Al Bundy sez : Prolly from all that nagging and the kids !

03-28-2021, 07:07 PM	#16
Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	I honestly read a lot more Judy Blume books as a kid, mostly ones I inherited from my sister after she outgrew them. That's where most of my books came from as a kid, so I'm guessing that she was more of a Judy Blume fan than a Beverly Cleary fan. They had us read some of the Ramona books when I was in like second or third grade, but that's about it. And I think even then it was only the first couple of them. __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know." nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/