i am so very sorry to hear of rudy's passing. he was a sweet character of a man who was always fun to be around. in the old days, rudy gave us many a good laugh after Wednesday night handling classes - he would start to tell some story about some "stud" or "bitch", in the middle of a crowded restaurant. the more excited rudy got, the more exuberant he became. it usually wasn't long before the other customers were sitting in shocked silence as we all enjoyed rudy's dog stories. he will be missed. diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog In a message dated 6/19/2010 6:17:41 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx writes: Hi Everyone I wanted to pass along some information to those of you that may not have heard about two wonderful GSD exhibitors and fanciers that we have lost fairly recently here in Southern CA. The first , Rudy Signorelli. Rudy was a longtime exhibitor / fancier in our breed, who's brother Victor, I believe is still active in showing back East. Despite health problems, Rudy would often come with us to dog shows, and watch and catch up on the "who's who". We spend many afternoons with him, at our home and going to lunch. Hunter and Kaitlyn just adored him. Rudy had hoped to get back into showing, but his health wouldn't allow it. But plans, oh yes he made plans. We only learned of his passing this past weekend. We are very sad to lose such a kind man from our lives. The next is Kay Calland (San Diego) formerly Kay Borounda (sp?) This lovely lady was one of the very first to recognize the enormous talents of two , then teenages Ken and Bill Tank. She always spoke so highly of watching them work with dogs , even as kids.... Kay suffered with rhuematoid arthritis and despite tremendous pain on some days ALWAYS had a kindness to say, and love to send to others. We last heard from her, when she called to give her love to Kaitlyn a few weeks ago, after Kaitlyn came home from surgery for a broken femur. Kay said she loved you, which was often , she MEANT it. She was a sweet and gentle soul. To Victor's and Kay's families we send our love and deepest sympathy. We will miss them both. Love Ken, Kathy and the children -- http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com PUP-DATED: MARCH 24, 2010 Home of: CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle "Victory... There's Something In a Name" ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================