We are very sad to report that Sally Holcombe of Kovaya Kennel fame, died this morning about 2:00 am in Nashville, Tenn. She died of complications from bypass surgery. For those that don't remember Sally you might have seen the Kovaya name on dogs like Ch. Kovaya Contessa ROM- behind many of the great Covy-Tucker Hill breedings Ch. Kovaya's Judd ROM Ch. Kovaya's Jill ROM Ch. Roje's Hoseshoe of Kovaya ROM Imperial's Axel of Kovaya - Gilli son Imperial's Anchor of Kovaya - Gilli son Kovaya's Amanda of Shadowbrook ROM Ch. Roje's Kiss Me Kate of Kovaya Ch. Roje's Serena of Kovaya ROM Kovaya's Amanda of Shadowbrook ROM Kovaya's Trademark - Yocalla's Barney /Contessa Ch. Roje's Tatum of Kovaya This is just a few of the one's I remember - I'm not sure of how many of these or others were Select at our Nationals but I know there were lots - Sally's breeding added many, many ROM pts to dogs like Gilligan and Mike. She wasn't always the easiest person for a Novice to talk with - but if you wanted a no-nonsense opinion she was the one in the South to go to - and she shared her vast knowledge of the breed with many, many of the well known breeders of today and yesterday. How sad that we didn't further tap that knowledge while we could . . . Rest in Peace Sally - I know that you received a really warm greeting at the Rainbow Bridge. Barb & Mark Hefner & Sylvia McDaniel Marquin GSD Sylmar GSD ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================