It is my sad duty to inform the list that A.W. "Bob" Coats died Sunday night. According to his wife, Sonia, he died peacefully after a 5 day hospitalization, and throughout that time his family had been with him. Always generous with his time, Bob was a mentor to a large number of historians of economic thought and students of methodology, and a friend to many more. His good cheer was infectious. He will be sorely missed. Bruce Caldwell