It is with sadness I report the passing of Steve Simon yesterday at Broadmead in Baltimore County. Steve was the last surviving charter member of MOS. I believe he joined at the age of 15 when the organization was created in 1945. Steve was a mentor for some of us in Baltimore County decades ago. He had a keen ear for bird sounds and a subtle wit that made birding with him a delight. He continued active birding into his sixties, including some of the long hikes at Hart-Miller, before health issues forced him to move to Broadmead. Last year he donated the last of his nature books to MOS and some of you may have purchased one at the silent auction at the MOS conference. I do not have details on a memorial service yet but will post them when I do. 

Bob Ringler 
Eldersburg MD