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 ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com