As Diane Piagentini shared earlier, we just received news that Alan Stone has passed away last night. I cannot imagine a dog show on the East Coast without his presence. Alan was a successful handler, breeder and respected judge of German Shepherd Dogs for over fifty years. When I first started in the breed, he was handling Sel. Ch Rex Edlu Mibach, one of the most well known sons of Ch Bernd v Kallengarten. Over the years, he produced a number of winning dogs under the kennel name Janal. And Alan was the back bone of the German Shepherd Dog Club of Long Island. He, truly and sincerely, loved the breed. We are very sad, indeed. Dania ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================