makuabob here --

I met Ellis Cross only a few times while an active member of
the Hawaiian Malacological Society on Oahu. I know him
much better through his articles and editorial comments in so
many issues of the HAWAIIAN SHELL NEWS.

It is not hard to read that his pragmatic and experience-
laden views were not shared by all in the Society but he
always seemed to work for the sheller and shell collecting.

He was one of several outstanding individuals in a dynamic
period when the HAWAIIAN SHELL NEWS was pretty much the
world's SHELL NEWS.

We must hope -- and expect -- that others will carry on
with the enthusiasm his poured into shelling and sharing
the news.

Mahalo and Aloha, Ellis.


Bob Dayle
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