Travis Wayne "Blackie" Oliver passed away Monday, March 13,2006. In 1963 he and his wife of over 60yrs, Geraldine help organize the German Shepherd Dog Club of Greater Tulsa, Inc.where they both served for the next 40 yrs. They were very instrumental in bringing the GSDCA National to Tulsa in the early 80's. Included in Travis obituary after the mention of the children, grandkids, great grandkids was "and adored master of Darby, his loyal German Shepherd Dog". Geraldine now is the only founding member the Tulsa club has. She still ring stewards for us at our fall shows. True dedication to the breed and local club. "God Speed Travis" Mary L Ward ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================