Magie Alvarez Calleja aka Maddi, Maiuki

Unfortunately it turned out to be true

our sister Maddie fell victim in a car bombing in Yemen...

Maddi, we will always remember you, your smile and the warmth of your heart.

We all and miss you terribly...



Thanks Jonathon, for the beautiful pictures that you took you're an amazing photographer.

Thanks all for love and support, that goes out to Maddi's family, Ronan and all the other close friends. I guess there is nobody out there who knew her and not got struck by her cheerful personality....

The plot thickens... I mean "sickens".

It seems as if our sister got lost.

Please, if anyone can verify her whereabouts - let us know.

Still hoping

*is a little bit confused about the situation but sends positive thoughts anyway*

Oh, no. Crying
Maiuki = Maddi Alvarez Calleja listed below as Magie Álvarez Calleja from Basque

I went through the nets for info:
Obituaries in Spanish:
http://www.elcorreodigital.com/vizcaya/2...o-20070704.html
http://www.noticiasdenavarra.com/ediciones/2007/07/04/politica/espana-mundo/d04esp26.937115.php

Same obituaries auto translated into English:
http://www.google.com/translate?langpair...o-20070704.html
http://www.google.com/translate?langpair...sp26.937115.php

Info on attack from - news articles:
http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/13321
http://www.eitb24.com/new/en/B24_55996/life/FACTBOX-Mikel-Essery-and-Magie-Alvarez-two-Basque/
http://www.eitb24.com/new/en/B24_55927/w...talan-tourists/
(Last one has a link to gallery of pics of the vehicles - after, not worth seeing)

In Spanish (have more details and lists of names):
http://noticias.hispavista.com/nacional/20070704151537/
http://www.gara.net/azkenak/07/26989/es/Dos-ciudadanos-vascos-entre-fallecidos-atentado-Yemen

No extra info here (English main news sites):
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/ED82AC45-5D37-4B46-B1C3-1273CD7A82AE.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6264808.stm

As I remember her, she never stopped laughing. Truly a bright soul.
I don't know what to do with myself this morning...

In her last email to Amber, Magie said she was going to Yemen with the tour group mentioned in the articles. I'm afraid it looks like this really happened.

Magie means a lot to many of us. She is full of life and love and enthusiasm. Please everybody keep your hearts strong.

n

i have her mail address, private one, and will write to her immediately in hope to get an answer from/of her somewhen soon !
let's just hope its not true.....
cause i just pray and hope and wish.....etc. that its not her.....[censored] al-quaida...
much love to everyone....

tina
xxxxxx
and take all care......

I can not beleive this so sad. heart breaking



Nick, please send me a number to reach you
xoxo
a

I've been with her at Feuerkunst Berlin and we stayed together at UeberParis - she was so full of life and happy to go to Jemen...

Stunned and sad,
Karsten

Goodbyes said at KPG - Thailand - January 07
CW from bottom centre, I think it goes:
Andrea, Krysta, Dan, Jessica, Nick, John, Clare, Mary-Krista, and Magie (bottom right in yellow)
http://www.homeofpoi.com/gallery/showpho...=500&page=1

That is terribly sad.

[censored]!

I should have got to know her better at UberParis. I'm disappointed at life again.

I wanted to meet her

I don't like all this death that's happening at the moment. Stop it.

So sorry to hear of this

Dark days indeed...

thx glass for this loverly pic....my whole soul is crying....

Oh my god. I'm shocked. Such tragedy. Deepest condolences to family and close friends. She was the nicest person I've ever met.

Here's a link to a high res version of the pic if someone wants to download it for theirselves. http://www.anttisuniala.com/photos/maiuki.jpg

this year sucks on soooo many levels.....

I heard sooo many good things about this lady and got to see her perfomance from the show you guys put on out there on a dvd clare had - amazing..... a complete waste of a special life

what amazing tributes to both her, and to her memory.

thank you for sharing them.

i never met this woman, nor knew of her in any special fashion, possible in passing chat.

i am still sorry for the loss to her family and friends, as i know the calabour of those who will miss her.

my deepest sympathies to you all, and to her family and friends.

Sadness for HOP ppl this week.

Oh my

I've never met her, but my thoughts are with all of you who have

I hardly have any positive thoughts left(!) but those that I do have, I'm sending out

Oh no! She is such a lovely soul! Really caring and full of inner and outer beauty!

I hope that this is not true, if it is she will be sorely missed!

I remember her as a truly lovely in the deepest sense of the word person. Her energy, life, and selflessness were truly an inspiration , the world has lost a happy light.

deepest condolences to all who knew her

for you who knew her and for her family

My god.

Drew told me this morning, and I came on here to see for myself.

My heart goes out to her family and those closest to her... what a tragic waste of a beautiful soul.

I spoke to Ronan (Magie and he went out for a number of years when she stayed in Ireland... they were very close, as she was to many of the Galway firespinners) this morning... he's flying out to be with her family in Spain.


I got to know Magie in Thailand in January, and we spoke again at UberParis... she was a beautiful lady - kind-hearted, funny, full of life... and she was so excited and looking forward to her trip in Yemen.

She got the job to be a tour guide, and was looking forward to the opportunity to experience new things and build up her confidence.

Magie was trained in ballet, but also lived with and learned poi with Ronan... and she was an astounding poi dancer.

When she thought no-one was looking (because she was self-conscious), she would encorporate ballet into poi... and it was breathtaking.

My love and thoughts are with Ronan and her family...

(If it helps any... I've asked my mum to find her and look after her until she finds the place where she needs to be... Mum was good at looking after people... and they'll get along very well...)

xx

oh clare

Oh god. Massive hugs to everyone in Galway, and all her other friends and family of course. Unbelievable.