Goodbye aart

[1muttsfan]

We on the Michigan thread noted a few months ago that we had not heard from our friend aart for a while. One of our enterprising members (thank you @TheDandyLion ) managed to track down the bad news.

Many, many people here on BYC benefited from aart's knowledge, and her willingness to share so that others would benefit from her well thought out solutions to problems. She was generous with her time and expertise, and there are many of us who will miss her.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wilcoxnewspapers-pcl/name/anne-arthur-obituary?id=58161790

 

[sourland]

Knew her through interactions on several threads. Feared that this was the reason for her absence. Enjoyed the interactions and her no BS attitude.

 

[The Moonshiner]

aart, aart, aart. She definitely left her mark on BYC and I'll miss seeing her around.
I've seen her posts around as far back as I can remember. I think we had something in common here. We were both misunderstood by a lot of members.
I saw aart as a no nonsense, no BS type of person. For a while I knew her like most did. That member that would be quick to jump on the you need hardware cloth and where in this world are you located?
I liked aart from the go. Many said she didn't have a sense of humor and wasn't very social. I tried to interact with her some but it was slow going. Friends said leave her alone she's not gonna like you and she's not gonna think you're funny.
Challenge accepted. I don't always make the best decisions but I decided that day that one day we would be friends.
It was still slow going and for a while I thought it may never happen and I was probably just pissing her off.
One day I commented on a thread about snow blowing in a vent hole. Yeah you can probably guess where I went with that. aart quoted my post and said dude, pull your pants up your vent hole is showing.
That was a defining moment. She did indeed have a sense of humor and she was finally starting to understand me. I can't say that we ever became friends but after that I would often get reactions from her on several of my posts.
I messed with her every chance I got but it was out of respect. I felt she started to understand me and I knew her well enough to know that she could give and take and that she did have a sense of humor it just may have been a little different than others.
BYC has lost a good one and that saddens me. I'll miss you aart

 

[1muttsfan]

She certainly treated everyone the same and with no BS

 

[thecatumbrella]

aart was (is) such a huge part of this site. I learned so much from her when I first started out a couple years ago. Just a super smart, super helpful person. Always willing to answer the same questions over and over. BYC will never be the same without her.

 

[BoundlessLove]

She helped me just by reading her posts about her Nurture Right set up.
I can tell by reading a lot of her posts she would have been someone worth knowing.
Technical, helpful, and knowledgeable
Edited to add: Her article on breaking a broody was particularly helpful to me.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

So sad to read this. I really enjoyed reading her comments and articles. Very much an engineer! She will be missed!

 

[wrathsfarm]

She'll be sadly missed. Besides her many articles and engineering background, I always got a little chuckle out of her relentless "Where in this world are you" and "all coops need huge overhangs". She was always spot on with her knowledge and information.

RIP @aart

 

[C Siena]

RIP Dear Anne / aart.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I never got to know aart on a personal level, but I can tell you she is without a doubt part of the fabric that makes BYC. I know I will miss seeing her around as will many others. My heart goes out to her friends and family