It is with sadness and heavy heart to talk about thie passing of a very dear friend. A lady she was,a great friend she was, great personality she had, a great heart she had, an icon of the breed she was, a pillar of the breed she was. and on and on and on. She also was so devoted to her family and her dogs. Her dogs of the Fran-Jo kennels has definitely left their mark on the breed. She was also my mentor that help me to be where I am today in the breed. She entrusted me with a bitch a (Manny litter sister) Lou-Ro's Celine Of Fran-Jo and with her guidence gave me a little success. She is now joined by Lance, Mannix, Beau, Aspen Tatta, Zeto just to name a few. God speed Joan. Joan we love you and you will be so missed. Fran our condolence's to you and the family and our prayers are with you. Take care. Louie & Rose ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================