Ronald L. Brady, professor and philosopher, Pomona, N.Y., on March 27, 2003. Brady was born in New York on April 5, 1937, and raised in Yonkers. He received his College degree in English literature, and his poetry frequently was published in Columbia Review. He earned an M.A. in English literature from UC Berkeley in 1968 and a Ph.D. in philosophy from SUNY Buffalo in 1972. Brady’s most recent scholarly activity included collaboration on two books; an appointment to associate member, division of invertebrate zoology, American Museum of Natural History in New York City; and lectures at the British Museum of Natural History, Regents College, London, Teachers College and various conferences in the U.S., the UK and Switzerland. He often was consulted by graduate biology and philosophy departments and spoke to groups of students at Cornell and George Washington in the last several years. Brady wrote for philosophical and biological journals, as well as scholarly essay collections. He wrote consistently from the late 1970s until 2002 on such subjects as systematics, morphology, cladistics, global patterns of life and connections between perceptions of art and science. Brady was an active member of discussion groups at the AMNH for more than 20 years, where he contributed a philosopher’s frame of reference to scholarly discussions and the recent dinosaur exhibit. Brady devoted more than 30 years to Ramapo College of New Jersey, teaching courses in literature, American studies and business ethics in addition to philosophy.