Sid P. Bacon, 57, passed away July 11, 2013. Sid graduated with a B.A. and M.S. from the University of Kansas and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. After postdoctoral work at the University of Cambridge in England and Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha, NE he became an assistant professor at Vanderbilt University. Two years later, in 1988, he was recruited to ASU as an associate professor. For over 25 years he served as a professor, department chair, dean of natural sciences, and associate vice president of knowledge enterprise development at ASU. Sid kept a blog of his journey at www.caringbridge.org/visit/sidbacon. He is survived by his wife Cathy, a daughter, a son, his parents and a sister. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 20th at 11:00 at Esperanza Church, 2601 E. Thunderhill Place, Phoenix, AZ 85048. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Sid P. Bacon Memorial Research Scholarship online thttp://asufoundation.org/sidbaconscholarship or to the ASU Foundation, Department of Speech and Hearing Science, PO Box 870102, ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287-0102.