Sadly, our long-time friend and forum member, Laurence, has passed away.

For 5 years, ever since her very first post, she was always helpful and kind to everyone in the LDW community. She was especially fond of the children here and went out of her way to be a sympathetic friend to them. One of her favorite "hangouts" here was Fan Fiction. She wrote her own stories and spent countless hours reading the stories of others and encouraging budding authors.

Since Laurence was such a good friend to many of us, as well as someone who helped and cheered everyone around her, we decided that it would be a fitting tribute to her, and all that she meant to us, to open up a thread where her friends could share their memories of Laurence and how her friendship touched them.

Laurence was a treasured, loyal friend to me, and I will miss her.

I am going to raise the limit on the number of images that can be included in a post in this thread, since I want everyone to have the creative freedom they need to express their thoughts and tributes. Laurence always loved emoticons (smileys), and they count as images here in the forums!