Oh! I am so so sorry! He was such a wonderful man, mentor, scholar, and political critic. Like so many others, I am completely in his debt. I will miss him like a father. Tom, special condolences to you; I know how close you were. --susan harris ________________________________ From: Mark Twain Forum on behalf of Quirk, Thomas V. Sent: Sat 1/1/2011 13:00 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