Hi everyone: We all find ourselves sharing in the sorrow of the loss of a fellow beloved member and friend of the breed. I have just written a tribute to John DeHope and wanted to share a little bit about my fellowship with him for those of you who didn't know him and perhaps, so you'll understand my tribute a bit better.<p>Everyone knew John and his association with Connie Beckhardt's dogs......the famous "Reno (who he handled) and then GV Troll" (who he admired). Connie respected and liked John very much. I owned a Reno dtr. and I bred my ROM Ch. Xanadu to GV Troll 3 times. From that combination, I was very fortunate and honored that I sold her progeny to three judges. One of those judges was Connie Beckhardt. Connie and John came to my house and had lunch with me and picked out the puppy that Connie wanted to use for her breeding program.<p> So this is just a little background information to help those that are new to the breed understand what I'm saying in my tribute. God bless John and his family and all of those who continue to be sick. We're praying for you. Barbara Galasso ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================