On Christmas Eve Virginia (Ginny) Collins passed away ---Ginny and George Collins are long time members of the GSDC of America. George is a past president. There will be no funeral only a Celebration of Life on Friday at the home of Donna Collins Lear. Ginny was a great lady always full of fun and life. She will be missed. Thank you for calling me Peg,before you posted to the List. What a shock. I knew that they both had health problems,but didn't realize her congestive heart problems were that bad, As Barb Williams said,she will be missed. I had sent my yearly Christmas card to them. We had known each other for sooo long,both living in the Midwest,and she and I handling at many shows in competition. Nowadays it's common practice for women to handle GSDs,but when Ginny Collins and I were handling,along with Helen Polonitza on the west coast,and Gin McCoy, we were few and far between. . And ,of course I followed George (we all called him Bill ) in the Presidency,after serving on his Board. Ginny would come to quite a few Board meetings during those 4 yrs.. And yes,she was the backbone of Wilva Don Kennels.. She loved her life and the GSDs.. Farewell to a lovely lady--- Helen Miller Fisher ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 ============================================================================