Wow! I have received some wonderful stories about this man. Keep them coming. I would really like to do him justice. If this assignmet gets taken away from me by someone more knowledgable about his life and career in GSD's. that's ok. I'll send that person everything I have. But if I remain, I will do this man justice as best as I know how. Thank you to those who have responded. If you are on other Lists that may have known him, please feel free to crosspost this. I am sent No mail so please send all responses privately. Donations can be sent to me at: 18957 Keswick St. Reseda, CA 91335 Laura Thomas http://www.treasureranchgsds.com/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================