Good morning Dave. I have had the same thoughts about Tom. We all knew his writing style. I had thought of sending something to the list and mentioning that also. Even the first short announcement from George only Tom's name was typed in uppercase. To me that is a special tribute to a man that was known by many for his contribution to the breed we all love. I realize now that he hadn't contributed to the list, those uppercase messages have been missing for sometime. He also had a way of getting a dogs attention. I can hear his booming voice "HEY YA" in my mind as he walked around the ring at National's. His voice and a certain presence he had was UPPER CASE also. Through his contribution to the breed, his memory will live on in the future generations of those dogs he left behind to carry on the Cypress name. My sincere condolences to his family and associates. Beryl Eshom Arelee GSD Davis, Ca. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Fritsche" <d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 9:56 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Good By TOM > DEAR TOM - I DID NOT KNOW YOU WELL, ONLY MEETING YOU OCCASIONALLY AT THE > SHOWS WHEN YOU CAME OUT WEST, BUT I DID KNOW YOU FROM THE LIST. YOU > CERTAINLY DID NOT PULL ANY PUNCHES, AND YOU DID NOT ALWAYS SIGN YOUR POSTS > BUT WE ALWAYS KNEW WHEN YOU POSTED. NOW SOME OF THE POSTS YOU PROBABLY COULD > NOT MAKE OUT BUT I WAS THINKING YOU'D RECOGNIZE THIS WRITING STYLE AND > COMPREHEND.... WE'LL ALL REMEMBER YOUR STYLE, AT THE SHOWS, ON THE LIST AND > IN LIFE...... > REST WELL MY FREIND, > DAVE ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================