I last spoke to John about a week ago. He wasn't taking calls from most, but when Margot told him it was me, he said, "Oh, I'll talk to her." We chatted briefly about how he was feeling and what his doctors were planning to do to treat his recurrence of cancer. He was willing to fight and was starting chemo and radiation once again. He'd been cancer free 3 months ago according to his CAT scan and tumor markers, but cancer is a sneaky disease, and it caught up with John today. I got a message a little while ago - my friend John DeHope passed away around 2 this afternoon. I'm so glad that, the last time I spoke to him, the very last thing I told him was " I love you." I'll miss him... It's a sad day for me, but I'm quite sure there's a heck of a party at the rainbow bridge right about now. I hope John gives Reno a pat for me. Please DO NOT call Margot - I don't think that she is up to fielding calls right now. Laurie Pruet ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================