At 4:00 pm this Sunday afternoon 12 to 15 of us were with Brady Surber of Vernon, Texas when he drew his final breath. He is the 27 year old, recent Sul Ross Grad who moved back to Vernon upon graduation. Most of you know Brady had brain cancer twice that went into remission. Regrettably the cancer returned a third time. He had been in a Wichita Falls Hospice Facility since this past Thursday night. Brady and I had logged more than 24,000 miles birding together since 2008. He was a terrific birder and a special friend! I have a veritable lifetime of memories and stories that could be shared about our birding escapades, but that will have to wait for another time. Services are to be determined but will be in Vernon. Anyone wanting updates on the services, let me know. An exhortation: Should you have the opportunity to befriend a younger birder and take them to some places they may not get to for some time, do it. II t will likely bless you as much if not more than them. Lamont Brown Denton Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner