hi, alright, i am jumping into this one -- i am tired of hearing everyone say that it is because of petty feeling & politics that bob scholes won't be remembered in the list of departed MEMBERS this year. notice the title is departed MEMBERS. at the time of his death bob scholes was not a member of the parent club. therefore he is not a departed MEMBER whose name can be read. did he do a lot for our breed - of course he did and memorials in the review will show how much everyone cares about him. i don't think an exception should be made for him not because of who he was but because it will create a precedent that will truly make a mess of the departed MEMBERS remembrance. why are list members qualified to determine who is important enough to be remembered & who isn't? what if i want my aunt lulu (a fictitious person) to be mentioned next year? she did rescue for 40 years & placed many animals thereby saving their lives. who are you to say she isn't important too? get the idea? i know this sounds like ranting and that is not what i am doing. i just think that this is a special part of the national for remembering departed members. lea ruggieri ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================