Chris, I missed this blog post when it came out last month so I'm late to the party, but want to add my voice. Thank you, Chris, for once again sharing the "news we can use," and congratulations and good luck to Rick on his retirement! Rick came (multiple times, I think) to speak to SAS users in Sacramento, and I always sought Rick out at SAS conferences for advice and news about the latest and greatest in SAS programming. I too cannot imagine SAS without Rick, but Rick's impact has been so great (at least for me) that he will always be a part of this community. People like Rick can't really leave no matter where they go or what they do. Neither gone, nor forgotten. best, Susan