Oh - what a sad year we have had. And now John has gone to party with those who have passed before him. I feel a personal loss. As a former co-chair of the P&P committee, John would call me when he wanted to know EXACTLY what the P&P said about a particular topic. We didn't always agree on what was the right thing to do - but I always respected John for his passion for the GSD breed, for his dedication to the GSD, and for his contributions - especially with Reno who was my first favorite GSD when I was a clueless newbie in the late 70s/early 80s. I think I chose well for my first icon of the breed. As someone else posted - John is reuinted with Reno as we speak and that is a thing of joy. We should not focus on our loss but celebrate his life and how our love will keep him alive in our hearts. Bye for now, John - we will be chatting with you later when our time has come. But, until then we will miss you. Kim McNamara Kimberlite ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 ============================================================================