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Susan Butcher loses battle
Anchorage Daily News ^ | 08/05/2006

Posted on 08/05/2006 9:59:22 PM PDT by Chena

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I was shocked and saddened to hear that Susan Butcher lost her battle today. May God comfort her family and friends, and her beloved dogs. She'll never be forgotten.
1 posted on 08/05/2006 9:59:22 PM PDT by Chena
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2 posted on 08/05/2006 10:03:59 PM PDT by Chena (I'm not young enough to know everything.)
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Damm. God? We're sending you another good one.


3 posted on 08/05/2006 10:04:03 PM PDT by null and void (Bipartisanship: when the Stupid Party & the Evil Party agree on something that is both stupid & evil)
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RIP, Susan.


4 posted on 08/05/2006 10:05:19 PM PDT by butternut_squash_bisque (The recipe's at my FR HomePage. Try it!)
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...Awwww...That's sad. She was an icon.


5 posted on 08/05/2006 10:07:09 PM PDT by redhead (Alaska: Step out of the bus and into the food chain)
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Amen. My heart goes out to her husband, David Monson. I'm shocked, just shocked.


6 posted on 08/05/2006 10:07:42 PM PDT by Chena (I'm not young enough to know everything.)
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She sure was, redhead. And she'll always be loved and remembered. I hope that brings some peace to her family.


7 posted on 08/05/2006 10:08:51 PM PDT by Chena (I'm not young enough to know everything.)
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I had no idea that she was ill. Prayers for her family.


8 posted on 08/05/2006 10:13:30 PM PDT by originalbuckeye
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RIP Susan Butcher. It was because of her that I first heard about the Iditarod. Her efforts and winnings put that race on the map! She was a true pioneer - first to take a sled/dogs to the top of Mount McKinley, as well.


9 posted on 08/05/2006 10:13:58 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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Alaska, where men are men, and women win the Iditarod!

1049 miles of frozen landscape, huge burns to traverse and ground blizzards that could kill (you , your dogs or both).

RIP Susan, enjoy your peace now.
10 posted on 08/05/2006 10:19:55 PM PDT by ASOC (The phrase "What if" or "If only" are for children.)
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After Susan Butcher won the Iditarod, a very popular tee-shirt throughout the north (Yukon as well as Alaska) said: "Alaska: Where men are men, and women win the Idatarod".
11 posted on 08/05/2006 10:21:05 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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I've followed the Iditarod ever since I was a little girl and my father introduced us to the wonders of Alaska and the Iditarod too. I remember when the first woman, Libby Riddles, won the Iditarod, and Susan was next in line to prove that women can compete AND win. "Alaska: Where Men are Men and Women win the Iditarod". Ahhhh, that phrase sold ALOT of t-shirts and bumper-stickers.


12 posted on 08/05/2006 10:21:33 PM PDT by Chena (I'm not young enough to know everything.)
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You beat me to it -- I guess you were there too.


13 posted on 08/05/2006 10:22:00 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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Wow, all of us remembered that saying! LOL


14 posted on 08/05/2006 10:22:46 PM PDT by Chena (I'm not young enough to know everything.)
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I envied and admired her life. I grieve her death. Prayers for those left behind, both four and two legged.


15 posted on 08/05/2006 10:23:42 PM PDT by BruceysMom (I'm hot & not in a good way: menopause ain't for sissies)
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ALASKA

Where the men are men . . . and the women win the Iditarod!

16 posted on 08/05/2006 10:26:49 PM PDT by Bear_Slayer (When liberty is outlawed only outlaws will have liberty.)
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Shoot, we were just up there last week on the riverboat cruise. I know it couldn't have been Susan who was giving the demonstration on the sled dogs, but it sure looked like her. My wife will be sad to hear this.


17 posted on 08/05/2006 10:30:08 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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She was such an inspiration. She leaves behind not only her beloved husband, but also two young daughters....only 10 and 5 years old. Perhaps someday they will follow in their mother's footsteps. For now, we'll be keeping them all in our prayers.


18 posted on 08/05/2006 10:31:00 PM PDT by Chena (I'm not young enough to know everything.)
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In spite of the fact I live up here, I've never gone on the riverboat tour. One of these days I will. I wish I had gone when Susan was still able to host the demonstrations.


19 posted on 08/05/2006 10:33:11 PM PDT by Chena (I'm not young enough to know everything.)
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

Worked the race as a ham and later with GCI, the communications sponser.

Sort of been there, done that, got the t-shirt.

Too old now tho : ( just too cold for me in the bush.


20 posted on 08/05/2006 10:35:04 PM PDT by ASOC (The phrase "What if" or "If only" are for children.)
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