Dr. Ross was my faculty advisor when I arrived at MtA as a nervous little lad from rural Nova Scotia in 1984. Geography was my favorite subject all through high school and how great was it to have a faculty advisor who was head of that department. Four years of studying later Eric was my honors thesis advisor and I recall I was his first honors thesis student at MtA, remarkable! His attention to detail and precision in research and writing would prove a valuable lesson and one that got me through a masters in business and a great deal of post-grad and professional studies. I still have an autographed copy of Beyond the River and the Bay on my bookshelf. Learning of his death brings back so.many fond memories of my five years as a geography student in Sackville. Thank you Dr Ross, Dr Ennals (Peter) and Dr McCann for being great teachers and mentors.