[ SHOWGSD-L ] National and the LaMar Kuhns Award

  • From: darbdan@xxxxxxx
  • To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:47:53 -0400

This year,
the National was particularly good to us at Darby-Dan. We were privileged to
earn three Selects, two of which we own. We were also pleased to see two
pillars of the breed honored by the Parent Club: Mary Ellen Kish was added to 
the
Roll of Honor and Fred Migliore earned the Lloyd Brackett Award.

Coincidentally, both of Mary Ellen and Fred figure into our breeding program.
Mary Ellen bred and owns 5X Sel CH Kismet's Heartthrob, the sire to our Sel CH
Jack, Sel Exc CH Miranda and her brother, Sel Exc CH Darby-Dan's Key to the
Cure, owned by Katrin and John Hedelmeier. And Fred bred Eko-Lan's Fracas, the
grandmother of all three. I guess it makes sense that they were recognized in 
such an important and distinguished manner.









But with
every rainbow there is a cloud.









At the
Victory Dinner, the LaMar Kuhns Award was posthumously bestowed on Billy Rossi.
Billyâ??s mother, Cathy, and Marilyn went to the podium jointly to receive it.
Cathy stood nearby while someone else read her speech. It included comments
about how Billy was a good father and husband; how Tom Castriota and Joe Bihari
helped him in his career; and how the Girls were there for him when he was
sick.




And not a
word was mentioned about Marilyn â?? his wife of 15 years, partner in a highly
successful handling business, an incredibly talented groomer, the person who
made shine the many, many champions they finished together, and the one who
helped plan the campaigns of those dogs.











It was all
I could do to remain in my seat. I am sure I could feel Billy turning over in 
his grave. To say that
this was a disappointment would be a brutal understatement. It was a sour
evening during what was an otherwise excellent National.




 




Dan Smith




Darby-Dan
German Shepherds






 








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