Lou Budd was the Dean of Mark Twain Scholars, and he will be greatly missed. He was so kind to so many younger scholars, and he contributed so much to our knowledge and understanding of Mark Twain. I am glad that the University of Missouri Press recently reissued _Mark Twain: Social Philosopher_. Here's a link to a YouTube video of a number of folks at Elmira 2010--Lou's comments are, as always, enlightening. Rest in peace, Lou Budd! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sQCclY-iUY John Bird -----Original Message----- From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Quirk, Thomas V. Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 2:01 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Louis J. Budd, 1922-2010 I am sorry to report that Louis Budd died in his sleep on Monday, December 20th. In accordance with Lou's wishes, there will be no memorial service. As some of you may know, Lou lived the last several months next door to his son and his family in Patagonia, Arizona. According to his son," if you communicate with folks who wish to memorialize in some concrete way, his favorite cause had become the local library. Any checks would be made payable to Friends of the Library, at mailing address Patagonia Public Library, PO Box 415, Patagonia, AZ, 85624. They do have a website, which i= s www.patagoniapubliclibrary.org." Tom Quirk =20