It was indeed sad news which reached Ottawa on April 17, 1934, announcing the death earlier in the day of Eric Hearle, a most valuable officer of the Dominion Entomological Service. Mr. Hearle's health had been indifferent for some five years but he did not realize his condition until early January of 1933 when he attended meetings of dairymen and veterinarians at the coast and the effort in this regard affected his health to such an extent that on the advice of a Vancouver heart specialist he went to bed for several months, after which he was granted extended leave from continuous official duties.