November 13, 2002

t is with heavy heart that I must announce that early this morning, our beloved friend Susan Dodd lost her battle with cancer. Details for the funeral are still being arranged, but it appears that a service will be held here in Escondido at 10AM next Tuesday. When I have details, I'll be happy to post them. In the past several days, Suz and I discussed how best to handle the extended family that all of you are, and she suggested that if there needed to be a service in GemStone, it would not bother her. She loved all of you, and respected your talents, and your successful lives. We will all miss her.