It is with sadness that I need to inform you of the passing of a long time Glib. It has come to our attention that Hayeksplosive passed away on April 10th at the age of 51. The cause of death is unknown, but 51 is way too young.
I’m posting a link to the funeral home page that has her obituary. Giving that she’s passed, I don’t consider this to be doxxing. She had a remarkable career.
Godspeed, Hayek. You were always entertaining. No Links tonight, this is an open post. Feel free to talk about Hayek, or whatever comes to mind. Peace out, Glibbies.
There are no words. Just great sorrow.
dammit.
Godspeed, Hayek.
Oh no. 😞
She has been missed.
Great lady. Her presence here made my life a little better. Prayers for peace to those who love her.
I was quite fond of Hayek. We got to know each other a bit when she escaped her ex-husband in Nevada and moved to Washington state.
We had a fun dinner a couple of nights before the GlibsCruise in October 2024, and the cruise itself was a great time.
Her last text to me:
“I got a message from the GI doc late this afternoon. First, the good news:
‘The radiologist also sees a stone in the left kidney and in your gallbladder, but we do not need to worry about these.’
Then the less-good:
‘The scan shows several concerning findings. There are nodules in your chest suspicious for spread of cancer (metastases). There is also a mass in your right breast that is larger than in past imaging studies. The tumor in the sigmoid colon that I biopsied is seen and there is evidence of metastases near this as well.'”
That was March 24th. She died seventeen days later.
I guess if there’s any consolation, it’s that she didn’t waste away and suffer for months.
I think she posted something similar here around that time, and that’s the last I recall.
I behave you are right Rhy.
Man knows not his time.
You are correct – she shared that the cancer had metastasized and things were looking a bit grim.
51 is way too young.
I will miss the pirate wench boobies and the warming smile she always had. May we always fling masses at incredible speeds using electromagnetic propulsion in her name at targets deserving of such destruction.
^^ HA! I remember that phrase. Reveals so much of her character. Blessed Juleigh.
She was certainly larger than life, right?
I remember some of those Glibs-after-dark moments fondly.
I miss Glibs After Dark and her participation.
That must have been a punch in the gut, even to such a tough broad.
Aw, a kitty sanctuary. I wonder if more donations would help their overcapacity. I hope her cat/s found a good home.
I was thinking the same thing.
Thanks for the update.
Well damn. Just damn.
Ouch.
Holy cow.
Godspeed, Hayek.
There was some sad news from just a few weeks ago that she wouldn’t share with us. She left it up to us to figure it out. I think many of us knew what it was.
I remember when she was banned for some quick photos that were not family friendly and we all laughed as she served her penance. Someone, I’ve forgotten who, captured the moment.
RIP, Hayek, you’ll be sadly missed.
It is crazy to think we are going on a decade of highs and lows together. Loss. Love. Community. Spats and makeups. People coming and going. I hope I see this place til the end too cause its by far the best community I have ever been apart of. Hayek will be greatly missed.
There are too many that have left us, voluntarily, that I wished were still here.
Absolutely, on both counts.
I hope it lasts another decade.
I’m bummed I didnt adopt zoom earlier.
Fuck, life turns on a dime. I am at the hospital with a friend right now. She is in her 50s and had a tough life. Lots of abuse and loss. Finally got it together and found a good man. They just got engaged. Started looking yellow this week. Went to the ER Wednesday. Pancreatic cancer.
Fuck.
So I’m here cheering him up with funny stories from the last 2 years of my cancer battle…
And then this gets dumped on me.
Fuck.
I went to take a leak while the ladies gossip for a minute.. now I am gonna go back in there and pretend like its all good and keep his mind occupied because he is scared as shit.
But now I’m faking it. Hayek and I weren’t close like the people I live with… but in other ways this group is closer than those friends. I dont share these thoughts with other people because folks who can talk about life the way we do are rare.
So let me just tell you all again, I love this place and I love you all. This group of misfits is important to me. And Hayek was an important part of that.
now I am gonna go back in there and pretend like its all good and keep his mind occupied because he is scared as shit.
But now I’m faking it.
Remember there are good things in the world. You are doing a good thing. Best wishes for your friends.
100% to all of that Cyto.
Amen.
God Damn it! I loved her so much…….
Well fuck.
I’m speechless. And not a bit ashamed at the tear in the corner of my eye.
Hayek- I’m having many Tall Cans™ tonight with you in my thoughts.
“A life that touches others goes on forever.”
Cheers my friend, raise some TallCans together!
She had a very rough go of it the last few years. I hope peace has found her.
Godspeed, Juleigh.
Pour out as many as your namesake in her honor.
Please join us on the zoom at 10pm ET for a toast
Ill be going into work but Ill jump in.
Thanks, KK. I’ll see you and everyone else later.
And a special shout-out to GT who informed of this.
Unfortunately I’ll be on the road.
Dead worktruck I have to go rescue, four hours away. If I can.
Thanks.
I don’t know if I’ll still be functional be then.
Wow, so very sorry to hear. She had amazing wit and was so clever. Rest in peace.
😢
What will rocketry do without her? What will the Glibs do without her?
Damndamn I saw her post that things took a much worse turn, and then (understandably) nothing.
Wow, that’s quick. In every way.
Bless her, may she RIP. I hope she passed gently into that night, feeling loved and accomplished.
*Tear*
Damn right!
Rage against the dying of the light
100
Damn. RIP.
Will. Be. Missed.
Indeed.
A graveside Celebration of Life for Juleigh Marie Giddens, 51, of Mukilteo, Washington, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 11, 2026, in the Duncan Municipal Cemetery located in Duncan, Oklahoma.
Duncan is about 1 1/2 hours south of Oklahoma City, and 2 1/2 hours north of Dallas.
Anyone up for a road trip to pay respects?
May be, Im close enough from OKC
Robodruid isn’t far away, but I don’t know how to reach him.
I don’t remember who said it about the Glib buddy system awhile ago.
I know Richard has a bunch of our contact information.
I’m completely open on mine and answer the phone from 730ish am-830 pm pacific time.
208-553-9990.
I’ll zoom in if I have signal on the road tonight. Probably won’t work though.
I’m going. I just marked off the calendar.
This is awful.
This is sad news. My condolences.
Why do the good die young? Godspeed and peace, Splosives.
Tonio alluded to it above, but I do want to thank Gender Traitor for giving us the heads up. Otherwise, we might have missed it and never known. And thank you to shpip for filling in some of the details.
This tribute from one of her professional colleagues appeared at LinkedIn.
Thanks, GT.
I recall writing a Tales from the belt based on Julieghs great grandfather, his name was Giddens,
now you know
That’s so sad.
RIP, you lovely lady.
Found this last night. Might fit here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vXsDM3abYg
She will be missed. I had dinner with her once in San Diego. She had a great wit and was sharp as a whip.
Well that fucking sucks. RIP
So fast. I’m worried such will happen to me. (Tearfully terrified. Starting to tear as I type.) It would take shockingly little for me to be ‘instantly’ killed. Falling down would easily do it. No gf or friends at the moment, I want my nephews, 5, 11, (soon) 13, to know that I actually went out in the world and *did* shit. That this life isn’t just a boring footnote. Juleigh’s wasn’t. Damn impressive woman.
I have a question to TPTB about my (self) planned ‘Legacy’ project. Seeing Dad’s decline w age, and Hayek, and now I’ve got to get Bro from the ER from a really goofy infection that’ll need an op. It’s gotten to me.
If I go quickly, I wanna have my thoughts on the record about my own life.
now I’ve got to get Bro from the ER from a really goofy infection that’ll need an op
Wut?
Best wishes
I’ll get back to you tomorrow, Evan.
@DEG: He’s back at his place and he’s not in danger.
@Tonio: Roger.
I wasn’t part of the original migration but once I joined the site I enjoyed reading her posts. Like others have said, a bummer. 51 is ‘way too young to go.
What miserable news. Damn. RIP Hayek and condolences to her loved ones. We are all the poorer here in her absence.
RIP
I didn’t really know her but she seemed like such a nice lady. RIP
Check out the dude on the far right. Pulls out cell phone as soon as something happens and starts filming dais.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6393896878112
Watched him twice. Never flinches. Clearly not at all concerned that he might catch a stray.
But, right wing extremists are the greatest terrorist threat to America.
That is extremely odd.
Post of sadness indeed. It’s weird how you can feel genuine sorrow for someone you can’t say you knew in any real way. She, and many of you for that matter, became ‘constants’ in other’s lives, always there with your personalities and quirks. It is sobering reminder that ‘constants’ can disappear abruptly; I will try to remember that and appreciate those who remain all the more.
May she find whatever peace it is we are granted when the time comes.
Well said.
That is terrible news. I suppose, in a way, it’s good news the end came swiftly.
Jules was an amazing engineer, she taught me a lot about big picture electronics,
Hi voltage indeed, she will be missed
Thanks to DEG for the heads up on this sad post – on vacation so only checking in irregularly.
I really enjoyed Hayek’s presence here – really smart but also very funny. 51 is a tragedy.
Requiescat in pace, Juleigh.
I have to thank RJ for letting me know. I dropped offline for dinner, and he sent me a message letting me know.
Is there a zoom link?
Perma Zoom on the main page
This should be it.
Password please?
https://youtu.be/k1WKpdhcJSo
I spoke with her for about an hour on the zoom not very long before she passed. Honestly, it couldn’t have been more than a week before. She had just discovered she was ate up with cancer. They didn’t even have a plan for treatment yet.
Terrible.
I had a visit with her when she was living in Nevada. It was a fun evening.
RIP
–Spider Robinson
Damn that’s terrible news, RIP Hayek.
I am not a smoker of the devil’s lettuce, but I would like to try growing it. I cannot partake because my company does random testing. In Minnesoda we can grow up to 8 plants a year (4 flowering at a time) per household resident. My question is how many ounces does a person smoke in a year and how much does an ounce sell for? My girlfriend’s kids partake. If I could offset their expenses a bit… Seeds sell for $10-$12 a piece.
In Cali it runs from 4$ a gram to 20$ or so.
Midwest weed is good and cheap, I know . Grow for fun but not for cost, not worth it.
Hits right in the gut. Thank you Spud and GT, and rest in peace HE. Just yesterday seems like she was talking about relocating (again!) to NY and then the diagnosis drama. Damn. Too soon.
Like many Glibs, she can across as punching well above her weight and a renaissance (wo)man. If I ever see a Russian hockey jersey, I’m picking it up.
I feel blessed to sit at the kids table with this august company.
Ah jeez that was her asking about Victor/Rochester (my hometown) wasn’t it? Does seem like yesterday.
Back in the early days of Glibs, we had the inaugural NoDak/Minnysoda meetup. The attendees were Hayeksplosives, Pope Jimbo, Tundra, and myself. It was a fun night. Tonight is not.
https://youtu.be/BDSJYTtaOFk
Tonight is not a good night.
I’ve met two of the folks (Mike and Tundra) that were at that meet-up. That’s enough for me to know it was fantastic.
The song is great.
I was thinking the same thing Mike.
You shamed Tundra and I into meeting each other (we lived maybe 3 miles from each other at the time). Hayek showing up was frosting at the cake.
She was a superstar at that meet up.
I also think that might have been one of the very first (if not THE first) Glibs meetup.
No way she should leave us this soon.
“I also think that might have been one of the very first (if not THE first) Glibs meetup.”
I was also thinking it might have been THE first.
RIP, Juleigh. You were a very special lady.
All right Mike. I’m issuing a papal decision that you did organize THE FIRST Glibs Meetup.
It will be used as an example of a miracle for the canonization of Hayek (inspiring a NoDak to initiate a social gathering is a genuine miracle). She’s on the fast track to be the Patron Saint of Glibs.
I’m fucking gutted.
She was so much cooler than you fuckers, but we ended up hanging out so much.
Sorry I haven’t been around. But it doesn’t mean I don’t think about you all.
God bless her.
“Sorry I haven’t been around. But it doesn’t mean I don’t think about you all.”
Ditto
Being cooler than you, Mike and me is the very definition of Low Bar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0EiV423j0M&list=RDl0EiV423j0M&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdZb2inh4YM
This is the song I go to for such a loss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wh7ylJManI&list=RD5wh7ylJManI&start_radio=1
We’ll miss you Jules.
Thanks for that dble – a particular favorite here. My go-to:
No storm nor fire can ever beat us down.
No wind that blows but carries us further on…
Fuck.
This absolutely sucks.
RIP Julie. I wish we could have spent more time together.
Damn, just damn.
Anyone successfully Zooming?
I’m too drunk to try
I really like the idea, but that type of talk, and the things that’ll come out? No way I feel comfortable saying near ‘rents.
Don’t see a passcode anywhere.
Should be open if you click the permazoom link
I don’t see that either. Sorry to be dense.
Never mind; think I found it.
There are no words.
Rest in Peace.
So sorry to hear this news. I had the opportunity to meet her on the Glib cruise. RIP Juleigh.
I thought that she was incredible but I still think that I probably greatly underestimated how incredible she really was. This is just awful news. Such a pleasant and brilliant soul.
I always enjoyed her conversations on the zoom. She will truly be missed.
Zoom brainstorm idea 1:
Promote that Hayek was killed as part of that “Super smart scientists are being disappeared” conspiracy.
Zoom brainstome idea 2:
Hayek was forced to take the clot shot to keep her Fed Job. That is what got her.
I think that getting Hayek involved in a Super Conspiracy against FedGov would be the equivalent of a
VikingGlib FuneralShe was researching energy pulse potential for antigravity propulsion, attempting to reverse engineer alien technology.
I have to imagine she would get a chuckle out of that.
Me too. Feels fitting. Like John Cleese insisting on saying “fuck” several at Graham Chapman’s funeral service. He said Chapman would’ve *insisted* upon it. *fist bump*
There’s something very touching about that. Reveals character, personal and professional, and no one wants a sad, soppy funeral. The shared memories should make the audience laugh. Social primates prefer to be happy, joyful ones. Goes to my thing about ‘never adding any negativity’ to situations. Very rarely is there proper time for such.
Stunned. 51 is far far too young. This community, fine as it is, now has a hole that will never be filled. RIP, Ms. Splosives.
oh, no, this is so sad. I’m sorry I never met her despite having been close by a few times. She was very encouraging when I was talking about my kid going into engineering and actually I wish THEY had met. but alas.
fuck cancer
Been wanting to post this since four. Stupid work. Stupid phone.
Mozart- Requiem In D Minor
Short version, not the hour long one.
As I said before I logged out of Zoom it was to good to be able to attach faces and voices to user names.
DJ (I think it was you who talked brought the Bob Shaw story up in the Zoom) I was confusing the short story ‘The Light of Other Days’ with an Asimov short called ‘The Dead Past’ which has a similar premise, the ability to see into the recent past, whose use was restricted because of the damage it could do to social relationships.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Past