To the MARMAM community. It is with a great deal of sadness that I must share with you that Fr. Dr. Gerald Regan passed away last Thursday night. Fr. Regan spent many years teaching at Springhill College in Mobile, Alabama (more than 30), where he also led the marine mammal stranding network for the state. In addition, he taught the undergraduate summer course on cetacean biology at Dauphin Island Sea Lab until he retired. His influence was enormous. I cannot count how many students were inspired by him to go into marine biology or marine mammal science (myself included). His facebook page has been a continuous stream of stories and memories of him (https://www.facebook.com/Regan.GT?fref=ts). If you knew him, then you know he was an incredible character, with the most amazing dry sense of humor. Always finding adventures in the most simple tasks and giving all he had to help build the confidence of young undergraduates who would have given the moon to please him. We are working to compile everyone’s favorite stories of him in remembrance. For those of you who did know him, if you would not mind, we would love to hear yours too. Please forward them to Jennifer Lewis ( jlewis@tropicaldolphin.org). -- Jennifer Lewis, Ph.D. Director, Tropical Dolphin Research Foundation www.tropicaldolphin.org