I only knew Mary through the Internet. Several years ago, she emailed me in response to some posts I was doing about GSD breeding, and that led to several emails exchanged. If I remember correctly this was before the list even existed. Back then, it was just the GSD chat room on AOL, and the AOL bulletin boards. Even with only that contact through the computer, it was Mary who gave me the confidence to speak up about the breed. She called me a "true student of the breed," and that was the greatest compliment. If I am a student of the breed, then Mary was the top student. My heartfelt condolences to those who were lucky enough to be close to her. The breed is better because of her. Tom Langlitz ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================