As my good friend Sue Barr wrote to you this morning, John Fabian, renowned handler and judge, and a very good friend of mine, passed away last night. Calling hours are Friday at the Hethrington & Dean's Funeral Home, 5176 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls, Canada L2E 4E3. Their phone # is 905-354-5614. The church service is Saturday at 2 pm at St. Patrick's Church, also on Victoria Avenue. I met John and his beautiful wife Margaret, almost 7 years ago when they bought a Dallas son out of my Mastercharge daughter, that Jim (Moses) and I co-bred. They had so much fun finishing Mackie, and Mackie even went BOM or BIM at the NE fut/mat the year he was shown. Mackie also was 2nd open dog and 4th open dog respectively, at the US AND Canadian nationals, the year he was shown. John was healthy until the end, enjoyed a great life at 85 years of age, but there was still so much more he wanted to do. He was such an active man. I will thank God that a 'dog' brought us together and a lifetime friendship created. From just a 'dog'. Sincerely, Cheryl Olson **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================