I believe that Shel’s story can be an inspiration to people throughout the world. Shel loved and promoted cartoons and comics and the people who made them but his example of mentoring young artists and of sharing contacts can be applied to any field anywhere in the world. If young people do not have mentors who can help them when they are just starting their careers, we are all lost. As Matt put it so beautifully, “before the internet, there was Shel”.