Home/BlogMost of you are probably not aware that my wife of 48 years, Doreen (“Reenie”) J. Spencer passed away two weeks ago today, on June 7. Reenie had suffered for many years from autoimmune and fatty liver disease, and her condition worsened in the last several months. By the time she agreed to go to the hospital, it was too late to do anything except keep her comfortable.
We married the year I changed my major from computer science to atmospheric science and moved from Michigan State University to the University of Michigan. Reenie was always my most loyal supporter and fiercest defender, exhibiting the ‘sisu’ of her Finnish heritage.
Her spirit is now relieved of her earthly sufferings.
Very sorry for your loss.
Sincere condolences to you and your family, sir. May there be strength and comfort to endure this loss.
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Praying for you and your family.
I’m very sorry Dr. Spencer.
Condolences, Roy. I have also been married for 48 years, and this year, God willing, we’ll make 49 with my wife Grazia. I understand what a terrible loss it must have been.
Ugo
Our family sends its sympathy to you and yours Roy.
Let the Lord comfort you in your pain of loss.
Please accept my deepest condolences during this time of profound loss.
So sorry for your loss. I’m glad your beloved is no longer suffering. Prayers for your comfort as you navigate life without your best friend at your side.
Sorry for your loss Roy.
Our deepest condolences. We greatly appreciate her valued support of all your efforts over the years!
Truly sorry that she’s gone.
Dr. Spencer,
May the Lord comfort you and your family at this time of loss. And may you find joy and gratitude that you had 48 years together in this life! Now you and your family have an extra angel watching over you and a glorious reunion awaits.
Dr. Spencer,
I have followed you for years, very glad to have found a source of reason and common sense in this age of disinformation and fanaticism. I am so sorry for your loss. I too experienced such a loss, 40 odd years ago. It is very difficult for all involved. But we survive. The only solice is the knowledge that she is in a better place.
Please keep up your good work in the knowledge that you have many many loyal supporters.
Regards,
Al
I am very sorry for your loss, and hope that you and your family find some comfort in the belief that you will be reunited one day.
Sorry for your loss.
My condolences Dr. Spencer.
May God comfort you during your time of sorrow
So sorry to hear this news. I lost mine a little more than a year ago. Its very hard to go through it can’t be sugar coated. Stay strong and maintain connections with friends and family.
Dear Dr. Spencer,
I just wanted to say how sorry I am to hear about Reenie’s passing. Sending my condolences from Belgium.
Your words about her were very touching. I’ve followed your work for some time because of my interest in climate issues, and I just wanted to let you know you’re in my thoughts during this difficult time.
Wishing you strength,
Didier Delhaisse
Best wishes Dr. Spencer. A long and cherished marriage is a gift from our Lord.
Dr. Spencer, my sincere condolences for your loss. Hopefully you will find solace in your many happy years together.
Kevin K.
My sincere condolences Roy.
So sorry to hear of your wife’s passing. You are in my thoughts. My regards also to your family also .
Very sorry to hear this, Dr. Spencer. My condolences to you and your family.
Please accept my condolences at your loss, Dr. Spencer. I understand the depth of mourning and grief you may be experiencing at this time as I too lost my wife after 45 years together. Make sure to embrace your grief and be patient with others as they try to help you, they mean well.
I’m very sorry for your profound loss. Sincere condolences to you and your family.
May your happy memories together ease your pain ✝️
Sincere Condolèances Roy.
My deepest condolences to you Roy and your surviving family. Its really terrible to lose somebody you have been part of for so long. This happened to me about a one and half decades ago after almost 40 years together and a long period of suffering beforehand. I think you will find over time that you really didn’t lose her but that she will remain as a part of you and your children and over time you will see her everywhere and hopefully you find solace in that and your faith.
Dear Roy, I am very sorry for your loss. And I admire your scientific work!
My sympathies, Dr. Roy. May God give you peace and comfort.
Truly sorry for your loss. My condolences.
My condolences
Dear Dr. Spencer,
Even though I don’t know you; following your blog over the years, I have come to regard you as a friend and source of reason.
Your loss saddens me as if it had happened to a close friend.
That you did your excellent work and kept up the blog with all that was going on in your life only increases my admiration for you.
my sincere condolences
Greg H.
I am very sorry for your loss. You are such a valuable member of the science community, and you share so much about yourself personally. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dr. Spencer,
We are so sorry for the loss of your loving wife Rennie. We can see she was a kind and loving woman who will be missed by all. We hope that the life and love you shared along with your family will provide comfort during this difficult time. And we hope you find comfort in knowing that she is in the loving arms of God waiting for a joyful reunion with you. May peace be with you.
My condolences to you and your family.
My most sincere condolences,
You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers at this sad time.
Dr. Roy,
My heart goes out to you. Our hope is in the Lord. May Doreen reside restfully in His house.
Andrew
Very sorry , sincere condolences!
I am very, very sorry for your loss. I wish you peace of mind amidst your grief.
Deepest sympathy Roy from Glynis and my self.
Dear Dr Spencer,
I’m sorry to hear of your loss and I wish you and your family all the best in this distressing time.
You’ve been my main reference for climate information for many years and I hope that you continue to do your excellent work.
Regards,
Les.
Roy Spencer – From near Berlin, Germany
Sincères condoléances / Aufrichtiges Beileid
Losing a beloved partner after such a long time is a painful experience, even if you were prepared for it.
My lady, in particular, is with you; although we are both still doing well, she lost within just a few years her mother, her sister, her brother, and recently her two closest cousins.
My condolences.
Grief and response to such a loss is uniquely different,
but two books I found helpful after losing a spouse were:
C.S. Leiws’ “A Grief Observed”
https://www.amazon.com/Grief-Observed-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652381
and
The Grief Recovery Handbook
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0061686077
My condolences to you and your family.
May she rest in peace. My condolences!
When two people get married they are like angels joining together. They become a couple with two combined wings instead of 4 individual ones. Now one has broken off. Condoleances Roy.
Dr. Spencer,
I am very sorry to read this news. There is not the slightest doubt in my mind that she was a full partner and pillar of strength in your long and distinguished career.
So sad to see this, blessings to all of you.
Hi Dr. Spencer.
my sincere condolences for your great loss.
Truly sorry.
I’ve no other words.
Massimo
Dear Roy, sorry for your loss. Lean on the Lord, family and friends in this difficult time of grieving. Look forward to the reunion in glory and final resurrection together.
Sincerely sorry for your loss Roy.
Please accept my condolences, Dr. Spencer.
Belated condolences and prayers.
My condolences to you. what little may they help. I would like to say something profound, but I’ve got nothing. I hope you can continue to work and give us the insight we need. Hang in there, man. God help us all.
I’m sorry for your loss. Your wife sounds like a wonderful person.
I pass this along.
Tho I have had to leave you,
Whom I love,
To go along the silent way,
Grieve not, nor speak of me
With tears, but laugh and talk
Of me, as if I were beside you,
For who knows but I shall
Be, oft times!
I’d come, I’d come could I but
Find the way.
And would not tears and griefs
Be barriers? So, when you hear
A word I used to say, Or, touch
A thing I loved, let not your
Thoughts of me be sad, for
I am loving you just as I
Always have.
(Adaptation of a poem by Isla Paschal Richardson)
My condolences Doctor. Take care of yourself too.
I’ll say the rosary for your family. God bless.
My condolences to you and your family
Roy, very sorry for your loss Steve
My condolences.
Descanse en paz, lo siento mucho, mucha fuerza
Dr. Spencer, my wife Sylvia and I will celebrate our 46th anniversary in 3 weeks. I cannot conceive the depth of your loss of Doreen after 48 years together, but I have at least a vague idea. I will be praying for you.
I John 3:1
Patrick McGuire
Condolences for your loss.
My most sincere condolences!
Dr Spencer,
My sincere condolences for your loss
Andre
My condolences Roy. You wife seemed like an extraordinarily active person involved in large number of activities and I’m sure she will be missed by many but I’m sure mostly by you her life partner.
Very sorry for your loss, Dr Spencer and family.
David
Very sorry for your loss.
So sad to read this Dr Spencer.
With all best wishes.
My sympathy and best wishes to you and yours. May you continue to make the world a better place. I also lost my wife to illness after 45 years together.
I am sorry to hear of your loss, Dr. Roy Spencer.
My sincere condolences for your great loss, Dr. Spencer.
So sorry for your loss.
Kelvin Vaughan
I’m very sorry for your loss.
Thank you for graciously taking a minute to share of your loss during this impossible time. Condolences.
My deepest condolences for your loss.
sincere condoleances for your loss .
You had 48 good years, with the greatest respect.
My sincere condolences.
Condolences from Italy, my dad passed away on June 8th
Very sorry for your loss.
I’m very sorry to hear this Roy. I am grateful that some of Reenie’s “sisu” appears to have rubbed of on you.
My condolence Mr. Spencer.
My sincere condolences, Dr. Spencer.
So sorry for your loss, Dr. Spencer. Reenie was very kind to me on Facebook when I used to spend time on there.
So sorry, Roy. Every new day is a healing day, and you will be thankful for all the time that you had together.
Dear Roy,
Please accept my condolences.
I did not know your wife, but I judge that, being yours, she was the best.
Yours sincerely,
Christopher Game
Dear Roy, Please accept my condolences. Yours sincerely, Christopher Game
Dear Roy, I was away in Michigan attending a memorial service for my mom in Gladstone, Michigan when I heard of this. I am so sorry for your loss. May God comfort and bless you and your family in the days ahead.
I am always impressed by your posts and your scientific research, and I feel like I know you even though I’ve never met you. As a fellow Yooper, I send my heartfelt condolences to you.
Roy…sorry to hear of your loss. I have lost 3 people close to me in the past year and it has taken it’s toll.
Thank you for remembering her in this special way.
Good memories of good times together are even more special and reassuring as they occur over years and decades.
I wish you all the best.
Sincere condolences to you and your family.
she may be gone but she lives in your heart and memory and that can never be taken away
My sincere condcondolences.
Dear Roy, Heartfelt condolences to you and your family from Australia.
So sorry to hear of your loss Dr. Spencer. I’ve been there. Thank you for your work.