In Memoriam of Mordecai Siegal
Mordecai Siegal (1935-2010)
Mordecai Siegal, DWAA president from 1994 to 2000 and noted author of 38 pet books, passed away April 2, 2010. Siegal was the recipient of the 2009 DWAA Hall of Fame Award for his decades of devotion to dog writing and the DWAA. He was named the 2000 and the 1994 Distinguished Service Awardee, was the recipient of numerous Maxwell Medallions, and a Lifetime Honorary Board Member. He joined the organization in 1974. In writing about DWAA, he said:
"Most of my colleagues are fellow dog writers who belong to the organization nearest and dearest to my heart, the Dog Writers Association of America. If you have a passion for dogs, write a lot, a little, for the love it, or for the hell of it, I invite you to join us at the DWAA. Sometimes we’re good company and sometimes we are irritating beyond belief, but we are always interesting. At DWAA there is friendship to be found, networking to take advantage of, and at important times, a helping hand."