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Showing posts with label memories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label memories. Show all posts

Saturday, 13 July 2013

Memorial to Venya Salome


When the time comes to write about the full history of GalaxyFleetCommand one of the early contributors who will appear on the first few pages would be Venya Salome.

Recently we heard the sad news the Venya had passed away and a memorial service was planned on Saturday where both Admiral Cobramax Mechanique and Fleet Admiral bixby said a few words in her honour in front of a crowd of members and friends who turned up to give their respects.


Venya was sent off in classic GFC style by having a capsule propelled into the far reaches of space, It is also said something similar was done in Eve Online where she was a member. She received a posthumous promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Junior grade which everyone thought was heartily deserved. To top the ceremony off a firework display  lit up the skies and live audio played across the land stream with admiral bixby and Mechanique talking with other members about venya, her work and early days in the GFC to an appreciative listening audience.

Venya sent off with a picture which was one of her favourites
Venya was what you could call an early maverick builder in secondlife when the virtual world was still fresh from its bubble wrap. Back in 2005 she was one of those who worked on the original Galaxy sim which was the first full plot of land the GFC owned.

She then and probably more notably  worked on the second GFC purchased sim called Aeon where she build the rental homes, the roads which linked them and worked on the bridge which connected the far north part of the sim, it was one if its most famous landmark features.

She also created the archer tower which was one of the largest built ground structures ever made in the GFC.


When you look a back at the early influences which helped shape this group for over 7 years, her skill, talent and imagination has touched the GFC profoundly, her work is fondly remembered and paved the way for where we are now in GalaxyFleetCommand and for that we will be forever grateful.

Saturday, 21 January 2012

Opening Library exhibition "Memories"

On friday 20th of January, 1 PM SLT, a group of GFC people gathered in the Library, most of them dressed in their dress uniforms. Why? Because the newest Library exhibition, 'Memories', by Falo Priestman, was about to be opened.


The exhibition was put up to honour the memories of BRana Balbozar, who passed away over a year ago. Her memory still lives on, and Commodore Priestman decided to show that with an exhibition. His opening speech came right from the heart: *


Falo Priestman: some of you kno who brana was
Falo Priestman: she was the girl, the wife, the inspiration of this esibition
Falo Priestman: i met her 2008/03/24 the first time
Falo Priestman: and married her a bil later, on 2008/04/19
Falo Priestman: she was here in sl to forgot the pain of her rl
Falo Priestman: and i was happy to give her help
Falo Priestman: in rl she was interested in computerpainting , you can see some pictures of her
Falo Priestman: and she loved to be a klingon girl
Falo Priestman: and so she was the founder of the empire of nedra
Falo Priestman: created some things
Falo Priestman: like the klngor bird of prey
Falo Priestman: you know them all
Falo Priestman: she is next to the spacestation
Falo Priestman: but long speek
Falo Priestman: brana left us on 2010/11/06
Falo Priestman: she is gone to met her son, he left her 3 years ago in age of 5
Falo Priestman: well
Falo Priestman: i am sure she is looking to us and happy that we can see her pictures and that we remember her
Falo Priestman: in this way
Falo Priestman: cheers
Falo Priestman: have fun at the exhibiiotn
Falo Priestman: ㋡

With that, the exhibition was opened. And a great exhibition it is. It'll stay in the Library for the next two weeks... so feel free to drop by, and have a look!



* With permission of Commodore Priestman.