ESI offers its deepest condolences to the family of David Crawford, who passed away May 27th of this year. Dr. Crawford was President of Econsult Corporation, which he founded in 1979 and out of which Econsult Solutions, Inc. was formed. Dr. Crawford was an accomplished labor economist, acclaimed teacher of economics and statistics at the University of Pennsylvania, and a friendly colleague, mentor, and inspiration to many of us in ESI. His obituary can be found here.