I am deeply saddened at the passing of my friend, Tom. I loved this man, his passion for the breed and his passion for his friends. Once you got to know Tom he was so easy to talk to about anything and was a very concerned and serious individual. He also had his funside and I'll never forget the shows we attended, with out "drive by" shootings of pump water guns, him chasing me and carrying me upside down around the ring, food fights, you know, all the IMPORTANT things in life when it comes right down to it. Tom was so into his dogs and the breed as a whole. You could just sit and listen to him, he was a wealth of knowledge. He had a special way with the dogs, you could always tell by the way they looked and reacted with him. He was a great breeder of German Shepherd Dogs, and a great friend to the breed. He held his beliefs and did not waiver. Any dogs I ever placed with Tom & Sandy I never worried about and they always had stories to tell me on a weekly basis. Tom was always there for me and I loved him on all fronts. I will miss Tom very much, feel great sadness for those close to him in his passing and hope they can find strength. I know Amy said that he now joins his buddy Lamar, but I think Tom is in heaven with Trekkie playing his spitting games. Never forgotten Tom...always in my heart....Ellen ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================