Dr. Howard G. Baetzhold passed away at home in Indianapolis on July 7, 2012. A graduate of Brown University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Baetzhold served on the English faculty of Butler University from 1953-88 and from 1981-1985 was head of its English department. In 1981, he was named the Rebecca Clifton Reade Professor of English Emeritus and in 1988 was named a prestigious Sagamore of the Wabash (1988) by Indiana Governor Robert D. Orr. Dr. Baetzhold's publications include Mark Twain and John Bull: The British Connection (Indiana,1970) and, with Joseph B. McCullough, The Bible According to Mark Twain: Writings of Heaven, Eden, and the Flood (University of Georgia Press, 1995) and The Bible According to Mark Twain (Touchstone Books, 1996). At Elmira 2001: The Fourth International Conference on the State of Mark Twain Studies, Dr. Baetzhold received the Henry Nash Smith Award recognizing his lasting contributions to Mark Twain Studies. Dr. Baetzhold and his wife, Nancy, who preceded him in death in 2011, have two children, Howard King Baetzhold and Barbara Millard Baetzhold Miller. Dr. Baetzhold was born in Buffalo, NY, on January 1, 1923. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2012 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. in The Johnson Room in Robertson Hall at Butler University, 4600 Sunset Lane, Indianapolis, IN 46208.