R.I.P Nicole. God will bless you. You are sorely missed.
Rest in peace, Nicole.
The horns and bells will sound for you on the New Munoz Lines.
Eliot and Ginny
Thank you, Alex, fot the follow-up.....no doubt in my mind, Nicole is in a better place....
Rest in peace.
Peter
Rest In Peace Nicole.
Jerry
Thank you Alex. R.I.P. Nicole. You'll are missed. 
Alex,
Sorry your persistence didn't bring positive news, but it was assumed by the membership that Nicole had succumbed to cancer. She was truly courageous, and openly shared her positive attitude with all here on the forum. It is a great testament to her that so many here showed such deep concern, and offered prayers and encouragement. You are truly a caring person, and one I am glad to know personally. The world would be a far better place if more folks were like you and Nicole. Rest peacefully in the presence of God Nicole, and look down on your forum friends.
Don
We live in a culture of internet friends; some of which we may never meet face to face. And yet, it does in no way diminish the sense of loss. Alex, thank you for your update. I lost my dad to esophageal cancer as well. It is a nasty way to die.
Hate to lose anybody over the puddle with an interest in 3 rail US trains. With a number of people on here getting to NL, I'd think somebody could bop into the US embassy, and find out how they could track down specifics, although if sent to a govt. bureau, might have a language problem. Too bad she didn't make it to York.
Gilly@N&W posted:We live in a culture of internet friends; some of which we may never meet face to face. And yet, it does in no way diminish the sense of loss. Alex, thank you for your update. I lost my dad to esophageal cancer as well. It is a nasty way to die.
That is so true. I've lost several people with whom I've corresponded for years but never met face-to-face. It tears you up just like losing a neighbor you see every day.
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Alex M posted:She was a fantastic person who I had the pleasure to speak with via email on many occasions . Her passion and knowledge for trains was amazing. I remember she was looking for a 1957 Chevy model car, I had a few on my layout and one or two brand new ones in the box. I emailed her and told her I would gladly ship one to her , she was thrilled when she received it.
Not sure if everyone on the forum knows what her forum name stood for.
N,Q,D,Y
Not Quite Dead Yet
Nicole you're missed very much, rest in peace
Alex
Nicole might find some humor if we now simply shortened her "handle" to Q.D. Those with an appreciation for physics and time travel into the future (which actually occurs the faster one moves in relation to others) know that most of us are Q.D. a very short 75 years hence. In the same light, most of us are still waiting to be born into this world (including Nicole) 75 years in the past. Travel into the past is not prohibited by the laws of physics and travel into the future (however briefly) occurs all the time (and has been proven repeatedly) for those traveling on jets or with the assistance of rocketry (it is an accepted fact that no two people live their lives in exactly the same space and time in our spacetime continuum). In this sense, we (like Schrödinger's cat) are both dead and alive and will remain so throughout the continued existence of the universe.
Our sense of loss comes from Nicole's very real absence from our lives and the knowledge we will never again interact with her through the remainder of our experience on Earth. We know she lived her life to the fullest and in the face of adversity as an example for others to follow. Our time here is very brief and meant to be enjoyed and shared with others even though the opportunity afforded each of us is different. As evidenced by her forum "handle", Nicole did not permit tragedy to overcome her and faced her diagnosis with courage. When looking at the darkest reality, perhaps the only rational option left us is to laugh at the cards we are dealt.
RIP Nicole
thanks for the update.
Gilly@N&W posted:We live in a culture of internet friends; some of which we may never meet face to face. And yet, it does in no way diminish the sense of loss. Alex, thank you for your update.
So true, Gilly.
Thanks, Alex and Ray, for your efforts in obtaining the answer. We had hoped for a different outcome, but we can at least know, and hope that she was granted a peaceful departure from this life.
Thanks for following up Alex. We will all miss her.
Alex, thanks for seeing this through and getting us closure. R.I.P. Nicole.
Andy
Nicole was a warm glowing light on this forum, not just a bright one.
Dave
Alex, thanks for the diligent follow-up. RIP Nicole, and may we all face life's challenges with the outlook and spirit that she showed here.
David
We all really appreciate your work in this Alex, a heartfelt thanks!
Thanks Alex...
Nicole was tough as nails while displaying grace, a rare combination.
R.I.P.
Remembering back to when I first joined the forum, Nicole was always very kind to me and even more generous with any advice that she gave out to help her fellow railroad enthusiast. I always loved her stories that used to tell and how she would joke around with everyone on the forum. In addition to that, I've never heard anyone speak badly about her.
In my own quiet way I've lamented the loss of Nicole since she last posted anything here quite a while ago. But, in the back of my mind, it's not really a loss since there are those here on the forum and at her home who will always remember such a great lady!
Alex and Ray,
Thank you both so much for the effort put forth to find the answer to everyone's wondering here on the forum. I as many more here have missed Nicole and will always be grateful that we knew her on the forum." Nicole your mainline is clear", God bless you.
Ray
She helped me out when I had questions about my layout. Rest in peace, Nicole.
I hope she has found not only peace, but joy.
I miss her also, I did not know her as most of you had but what I could read from her post she was a really neat women. Cancer took my younger sister about the same time. So if Doc Peter says she is in a better place then that is great to here.
It's amazing how people on this site can become part of our lives. Rest in peace Nicole, you will be missed, there will be a pink hole in our forum.
