I have just read a tribute to Richard Gaines, the journalist who worked most recently for the Gloucester Daily Times, but who also wrote for the Phoenix and UPI during his career. His talent for telling the story concisely so that everyone understood was a gift to the reader that will be very much missed. He was a true friend of the fishermen. He saw injustice and wrote about it. As a matter of fact he was most likely the only spokesperson that fishermen could rely on. I never met the man and yet I have been brought to tears many times during the past week by the thoughts of his passing. I did get a chance to thank him when I sent him a copy of my book and received a nice letter in return. He was special, I can't tell you how, but the tribute I just finished reading was by Walter Jones on the floor of the House of Representatives so that his name would be read into the record, thanking Mr. Gaines, posthumously for helping bridge the wide water between Washington and fishermen. I would like to add my thanks to that tribute as would anyone who fishes. My husband has always referred to Mr. Gaines as his hero. Thank you for seeing the truth, writing about our plight, and for being unafraid to speak out on our behalf. Blessings to you and to those you have left behind. I am very much afraid that there is no one who will be able to fill Richard Gaine's boots.