It is with great sadness that I inform you of the death of a great friend to CFT - Mr. Ralph White. Ralph passed away in Los Angles and will be dearly missed by all who knew him. On behalf of the Executive I wish to extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Mr. White. May he rest in peace. Ralph White was the film maker for Dr. Robert Ballard and one of three Americans (Dr.Ballard, Emory Kristoff and Ralph) aboard the Le Suroit, the French research vessel when they discovered the now famous wreck of the Titanic in September 1985. Most of the original film footage which you may have seen on TV over the years would have been done by Ralph White. Ralph visited Ireland on a number of occasions as a guest speaker at CFT Dive Conferences. He was a very friendly and approachable person with whom I had numerous discussions. He was a good friend to Irish divers especially Rory Golden of Flagship Scuba whom he helped join a later expedition down to the Titanic whereupon they laid a commemorative plaque from Belfast Shipyard workers on the wreck.