She was funny, warm, solicitous, caring, kind -- everything you want out of a good friend.

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The current (George W. Bush) administration made her irate and despairing.

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The thing I think I'm missing the most is she was so much fun to go places with. Sometimes, Octavia ended our phone conversations with, 'I'll be seeing you then.' I didn't get to say goodbye, so I'll say, I'll be seeing you then.

140

She stands alone for what she did. She was such a beacon and a light in that way.

137

The thing I think I'm missing the most is she was so much fun.

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