Evangeline Arcadia Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) Oh sad news:( I didn't know her personally but am always saddened to hear of an SL resident's passing. My thoughts go to her family and friends. I only discovered Free Dove last year, it was very generous of Palomma to create it. It'll be missed by many I'm sure, but important to respect her wishes. Thank you @Faithless Babii for your post. Edited January 18, 2023 by Evangeline Arcadia 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Patch Linden Posted January 18, 2023 Administrators Share Posted January 18, 2023 I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Palomma Casanova. My first reaction was to think through how to save the legacy she left behind, however this does seem to be in conflict with her wishes. We will do whatever is respectfully necessary to move forward and offer any assistance where we can. 27 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Mistwalker Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Patch Linden said: I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Palomma Casanova. My first reaction was to think through how to save the legacy she left behind, however this does seem to be in conflict with her wishes. We will do whatever is respectfully necessary to move forward and offer any assistance where we can. Perhaps letting Free Dove go and keeping the memorial(s) would not conflict with her wishes. Her memorials for her mother and sister could serve as her memorials in SL. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Dakota Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 4 hours ago, Patch Linden said: I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Palomma Casanova. My first reaction was to think through how to save the legacy she left behind, however this does seem to be in conflict with her wishes. We will do whatever is respectfully necessary to move forward and offer any assistance where we can. Besides hounering her with some type of memorial we as a SL community should create a annual Dove event - in her memory - where creators big n small get to share with the world 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieBrightstar Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Silent Mistwalker said: Perhaps letting Free Dove go and keeping the memorial(s) would not conflict with her wishes. Her memorials for her mother and sister could serve as her memorials in SL. I hope Patch will give serious consideration to preserving SUNFLOWER PARK with ANGELICAL MEMORIES http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Epilais/230/197/100 I do not think that in any way conflicts with Palomma's wishes to shut Free Dove, and it already has a touching memorial to her sister. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShannyRose Amore Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 20 hours ago, Mousy Littlepaws said: You know how LL saved Tempura from being non existent, I've been wondering if they could do the same for Free Dove. It would be a shame for it to dissappear now Her wish is the store not to outlast her. But Memorial in the place of her store. Would be to honor her. So others can always see that and remember, what a great, awesome person she was. How many she Blessed by doing what she did with her heart. She will forever be missed, loved, & her name/store carried on! ❤️😭💔 May her RL/SL family, friends, & more, receive comfort & peace that passes all understanding.. God wrap His arms around everyone during this time. While He called His Angel home. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizza7 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 aww, i always sent new avies to her shop. she will be missed. best collection of freebies there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Patch Linden Posted January 18, 2023 Administrators Share Posted January 18, 2023 23 minutes ago, AnnieBrightstar said: I hope Patch will give serious consideration to preserving SUNFLOWER PARK with ANGELICAL MEMORIES http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Epilais/230/197/100 I do not think that in any way conflicts with Palomma's wishes to shut Free Dove, and it already has a touching memorial to her sister. I would be absolutely supportive of that and I will explore if there is a way to preserve it and a memorial for her. 16 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Schnook Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 19 hours ago, Mousy Littlepaws said: Yeah I'm there now. It's beautiful http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Epilais/197/198/100 OMG! My first land was in Epilais. I've revisited the sim from time to time to see what changed and have seen the memorial, but for some reason didn't put the maker together with being the owner of The Free Dove. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaharazad Humphreys Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Though I did not have the privilege to know her personally, I certainly remember my days as a newbie at the Free Dove. It was a beautiful concept from a woman with an obviously equally beautiful spirit. Her generosity touched so many of us. Gratitude and blessings and may she rest in eternal peace 🙏🏾 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Giffen Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Never knew Palomma but was always grateful to have all those freebies when I was starting out. I’ve always suggested the place to new people and I’m sure it has helped many. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katelyn Iwashi Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 RIP. Free Dove was a great place for newbies, it and Palomma will be missed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredyth Littlething Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 It is sad to hear Palomma has passed. She was a very kind lady who cared for others, she will be missed. Prayers Up ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traci Quandry Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 maybe have the Free Dove building as a museum/memorial ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primerib1 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 22 hours ago, Patch Linden said: I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Palomma Casanova. My first reaction was to think through how to save the legacy she left behind, however this does seem to be in conflict with her wishes. We will do whatever is respectfully necessary to move forward and offer any assistance where we can. If anything, her kindness and service to the community all these years should have earned her a place in the Linden Memorial Park. As for the store... Even if The Free Dove ceases to exist, I hope Palomma's flame burns bright when someone picks up her torch and continue her... But I think she won't mind if, before the place go poof, Lindens will video record the place, and maybe make a video-on-demand display of the place in the memorial space for her in LMP. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primerib1 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 5:14 AM, MistressViper Voom said: Any info on this.. (Free Dove) I would try to take it over if I had information. Although Palomma specifically wished The Free Dove to cease to exist with her passing, that doesn't mean we who are still here are not allowed to carry on her initiatives... We can all join forces with how we can, and create a new emporium in her memory... We can call it The Free Spirit of Palomma... Because that was what she was dedicated for... and also, because her spirit is now freed from the bounds of our worlds ... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirtualLibrarian Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) I was shocked and saddened by the news of Palomma's passing. Like many of you, The Free Dove was one of those places I used to visit regularly. I will miss her and her tireless work for the SL community. Compared to other freebie stores on the grid, Palomma refreshed her inventory of fabulous freebies regularly, so it was always worth it to visit every 3-4 months, just to see what was new. I also enjoyed the monthly hunts The Free Dove used to hold! I've been taking a break from blogging, but my most recent blogpost is about Palomma's passing, and how the soon-to-close freebie store The Free Dove, plus the recent changes at another popular and long-running freebie store at Ajuda SL Brasil, mean that we might be seeing the end of the freebie store era in Second Life: P.S. This is Vanity Fair; I forgot that I was signed in as one of my alts when I posted this! Edited January 19, 2023 by VirtualLibrarian 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Monitor Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Patch Linden Please can you contact me . Shelby Monitor I was thinking yes Palomma's wish was for it to go away along with her. But . How about we make her place a LM a safe hub . place a building and beable to let designers put free gifts , and have volunteers work there to help the new and old . this would be a great tribute to her legacy 1 and 2 in a way let it continue . different yes but the place LM's where it began and can continue. I am willing to help and so many others have offered. Right now i have staff helping me at her store. i can't sit back and let it go to shambles. just because she is gone. I will help all that need it and continue till the day the doors close. But hoefully there can be a new beginning. With Love Shelby Monitor 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Nagy Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 This is sad news. The Free Dove was the first place where I was taken to to get stuff and the first place ever where I ended up with a box on my head. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Monitor Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I say we call the Safe hub Palomma Plaza 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceka Cianci Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 (edited) On 1/18/2023 at 12:57 PM, AnnieBrightstar said: I hope Patch will give serious consideration to preserving SUNFLOWER PARK with ANGELICAL MEMORIES http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Epilais/230/197/100 I do not think that in any way conflicts with Palomma's wishes to shut Free Dove, and it already has a touching memorial to her sister. I went there after going to the store to pay my respects.. It's such a beautiful place and I could just feel how special it was there.. I sat on the swing and just scrolled through the different lightings listening to the music and taking snapshots and just thinking.. I read all of her profile and everything she had written there in that beautiful place and just could feel myself absorbing what it was intended for.. I just thought about all of the people she had touched this whole time and cannot even imagine what that number would be.. It's such a beautiful place and I do hope that they find a way to preserve it.. I know I could feel something powerful when I was there.. Edited January 20, 2023 by Ceka Cianci 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primerib1 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 9:08 PM, Patch Linden said: I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Palomma Casanova. My first reaction was to think through how to save the legacy she left behind, however this does seem to be in conflict with her wishes. We will do whatever is respectfully necessary to move forward and offer any assistance where we can. Hi @Patch Linden is it possible to ask around on when The Free Dove will end? Also what will happen when the time comes? Will the building simply disappear as everything in the parcel get returned? There are probably some who want to pay their last respect, being there waiting for the time when the ending happens. Symbolically being beside Palomma as her time in Second Life passes, in spirit if not in person. May probably be a kind of closure as well for some. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasterscan Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Fond memories of discovering Free Dove. My TMP avatars best ever fitting mesh T shirt came courtesy of Free Dove. RIP, beautiful person X 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princess51506 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 (edited) @Patch Linden maybe per her wiches let the free dove she created go then with the moles in time buld somthing simmler and new call dove's legacy or somtthing in memmeroy of her Edited January 20, 2023 by princess51506 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justen Cassidy Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 I met 'Palomma' in Active Worlds/Ohio United back around 2000. Neither of us were from Ohio but they were a nice group of people and we became good friends. She and I liked to chase the next VR world and so migrated to There.com and eventually SecondLife where she obviously really excelled. I am so saddened and yet happy for her that she is no longer in pain. I truly will Miss You old friend. May you rest in peace and condolences to your family from mine. ~Justen 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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