Shane McBride's many friends will be saddened to learn of his demise this afternoon. While attending the "Standouts Wet Tee Shirt Contest" in Blind River, Ontaria, Mr. McBride was struck on the head by an empty beer bottle which had been inadvertently knocked off a window ledge above the gutter in which he was laying.

Emergency medical personnel were at the scene almost immediately, but shook their heads when they realized that nothing much could be done. He was transported to hospital under the provisions of the Clean Streets Act, and the transportation will be charged against the appropriate Provincial budget.

Mr. McBride is survived by an older brother, Don McBride, and by himself, who is currently abroad in Amsterdam.

His passing leaves all of us the poorer, and he will be missed by many to whom he owed much.