In a message dated 8/23/04 5:08:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gmfree@juno.com writes: << I contacted the submitter some years ago with no success. This year s/he responded and I requested removal of the name. It did not happen and so I said I did not wish to turn the matter over to an attorney. That did not win any friends I can tell you, but within a day or so no family name of a living person appeared . It is my firm opinion that rootsweb and any other genealogy program ought to get with it and follow the pattern Leigh has referred to. Leigh has commented on a very important subject. >> Good for you for fighting for what you felt for your family. I want my deceased ancestors mentioned. My Mom died in 1996 and my Dad died in 1992. They are important names that I want mentioned in my genealogy. On a nice note, I was talking to a man in a nursing home today that is almost 100. He remembered my Mom, Dad and the name of my father's dog that Dad owned in 1930. He also remembered my grandparents and great grandparents. I was trying to get the ancient stories out of him but he kept talking about how beautiful my mother was. He introduced my Mom and Dad. I can't remember what happened this morning and yet this old gentleman remembers all those little details from all those years ago. He told me that he was sorry that he couldn't see me as he was blind. I told him that was OK-I was beautiful just like my mother. We both got a laugh out of that.