Pluto is still a planet, and not just in the hearts of admirers or of the other planets. Only four percent of the International Astronomical Union voted on the new planet definition that demoted Pluto, and most are not planetary scientists. Their decision was immediately opposed in a petition of 300 professional astronomers led by Dr. Alan Stern, Principal Investigator of NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto. This summer, I attended a national conference called "The Great Planet Debate" at the Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, MD, where it was clear that the subject of planet definition is still very much up for debate. Stern and many other planetary scientists still view Pluto as a planet, as well as the other dwarf planets--Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris. There is no need to be writing eulogies. Instead, write protests to the IAU asking for a better and broader planet definition. You can find information to do this at http://dwarfplanetsrplanets2.com . Keep Pluto alive!