It is with great sadness that we record the passing of Dr Robert (Bob) Douglas who was a long standing and much valued member of the ISER community. He was formerly an assistant professor at Michigan State University and the University of Kentucky with bench marked papers published. Forty two years ago, Bob was instrumental in the founding of B.E.T. Labs, an endocrine diagnostic service based in Lexington, Kentucky, USA of which he was the co-owner and president. He also was a co-founder of B.E.T. Labs in Brazil twenty seven years ago. These were commercial enterprises but Bob retained an interest in the application of his skills and knowledge to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues mainly in the USA and South America, publishing the data. Bob’s kindness to everyone and broad smile, as well as his deep knowledge and experience of equine endocrinology will leave a chasm in our community. We would like to express our sincere condolences to his family and his many friends and colleagues around the world.