We are gathered here today to mourn the loss of our recently deceased European regional representative, the Euralo. With not a single comment submitted on the Euro-discuss or Euro-board list in a full month, the patient finally withered and died after a long and sustained boredom that saw none of its two dozen members act to breathe any hope of life into the now rotting corpse. "We knew the end was coming fast when a deputy chair resigned from the organization", stated a Euralo Board representative (speaking on condition of anonymity); "when board members could no longer "identify with Euralo's structure and mode of operation", it was clear that the organization's death was imminent." The Euralo will be missed, but in the finest tradition of those who cash the welfare checks of the dead, we are confident that ICANN's travel funds will continue to be used by the European community so that the spirit of the lifeless Euralo may continue to cast votes on such spellbinding matters as the ALAC ExCom ReOrganization, the plan to publicly flog non-performing ALAC members, and the Summit-for-those-that-can't-be-bothered-to-participate. As we think back on all the regional issues that were brought to the fore by the Euralo... monumental issues such as "confronting the prospect of ISOC capture of European institutions" that saw a mad dash of ALSs sign up in reckless abandon to join the Euralo solely in order to confront the looming evil menace on the horizon, we tip our hats to the Civil Society component that brought such a lively comedic flair to the rather staid ICANN technical processes. The Euralo will be missed. Somewhere it will be pushing up daisies whose fragrance will remind us that only individuals, not organizations, can best represent the interest of the world's internet users. The Euralo is dead, but the lessons that it taught will inspire us for generations -- lessons such as: when it costs nothing to join an organization, nothing is what you can assuredly expect from those that sign up". A sad farewell to the Euralo. May it rest in peace.