To List: I had not seen it on this list but a newsletter from another organization to which both Ralph & I belonged reported that he had passed away. I found his obituary on-line at CQnews and learned that he passed away in Albany NY on 22 Sep 2004 at the age of 78. I never met Ralph but we had a number of exchanges of email since we had some common ancestry. I was more familiar with his name from its many appearances on the Tri-Counties website. Apparently, a number of years ago, Ralph was extremely active in reading cemeteries. I am sure he will be missed by all. John Dunham Cortland NY