Dr. Vincent A. Sikora III was a native of Laramie, Wyoming and was the son of Jean Walczyk Sikora and Vincent Sikora, Jr. Mr. Sikora was an attorney and an Associate Professor at East Tennessee State University in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Sciences. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. He also served as a Captain in the United States Army. He was a kind and giving man who gave of himself to the community through various organizations. He coached in the Johnson City Major Little League and for the Johnson City Parks and Recreation. He was a member of several environmental health organizations and wrote a monthly Legal Briefs article for the National Environmental Health Association Magazine. He contributed to the advancement of the public and environmental health professor in many ways and he was committed to providing practical and relevant legal information for readers of the journal. In 2002, NEHA awarded the Harry Bliss Editor’s Award to Dr. Sikora, not only for his outstanding and popular column, but also for his contributions to the advancement of the cause and the interests of the association and its members.