Fred Cassiday

[Rudolph C Troike]

Dear Joan and all the DARE staff,

        Our hearts are very much with you in the truly irreplaceable loss
of a good friend and colleague. Fred was certainly one of the giants of
the field, yet so warmly human and modest. Many of the comments about him
mention his twinkle, which so aptly characterized him. Not only DARE but
the whole field of linguistics has lost a great man and a wonderful human
being.

        Rudy Troike