The Pink Emerald Company, its ownership, its employees and its management would like to thank the following individuals for their great inspiration and contributions in the long time 75 year evolution of this web site and our precious company. Each person mentioned here has made a significant contribution for which we are most sincerely grateful. Through their devoted efforts we are able to present you with great pride and bliss, this compilation of gemstones, gemstone knowledge, experience, and wisdom. Our most deep and heart felt gratitude goes to:

H.H.M.M.Y, JGD, HTVM; Frank, Christine, Otto and Jack Pennino, The original world renown Pennino Bros.; William Sr. and Appolonia, Hartnett ; Our dear jewelry matriarch Louise (Du) and Bill Burns; Our inspiration Lorrayne and William Hartnett, Jr. ; John and Rose St. Denis, Dr. Linda Hartnett, our resident color and gem expert, Kristen, our world class designer, Matt, our gemologist, Heather, our business manager and gemologist and Grace Hartnett, our budding gemologist and joy, Teresa, our designer, Michael, our investment Banker, Sean, our west coast distribution manager and Erin Tario, our east coast model and politician; The Chicago Hartnett's Daniel, our legal expert, Harbor, the department store manager, Marina, Willie, Patrick, our web surfer, Jenna, Deirdre, Christine, Hayley, Frances. The California Hartnett's Patrick, our ever busy litigator, Robin, Chris, Elizabeth, Madeline, and Ryan, Our geologist Richard Burns ; The Vermont Hartnett's, John, Irene, Mary, Johnette, Donna, manager of the Pennino Gallery and John Peter. Dr. Philip Lichtenfeld, Marc Freeman, Sam and Melody Katz, Larry and Susan Chroman, Dennis Raimondi, Kathleen Hall, Susan Lake, Denny Goodman, Ben and Gene Jaffe; William and Leo and Sunday and Bill Boyajian; Jose Aragon, Judy Ansteth, David and Iris Navon, Trev ,Tom Banker, Celia, Frank Bonham, Jeremy and Terry Thayer, David and Rosalie Cohen, Gary ,Joanie, Remy, and Eva Saint Denis, Jack, Sandra, Justin, Lindsay, and Megan Cross, Dr. Lee and Anna Fergusson, Jane Hopson, Raja Raam, Purusha, Mother Divine, Laura, Frances Knight, Marsha, Britten, Margie and Chris Wege, Keith and Samantha Wallace, Bob and Maureen Wynne, Doug and Debby Henning, Dr. Stephen Wexner, Dr. Carolyn King, Steve and Karen Rubin, Harris, Arlene, Lauren Kaplan Jefferson and Jane Aikens, Charlie and Marguerite Heath, Neil, The Hartmann's, Bevan, Prakash, Werner, Karl and Kuno, Bruce Hauptman, Charlie and Toby Lieb, John Saint Denis, Jr., James Favaro, Peter Wallace, S.B. Saraswati, Paul and Toni Lubestsky, Jess, Sue and Taylor Anderson, Bob Breska, Jim Breski, John Beuchner, Tom Cushman, Eileen of the Light, Becky, John Baker Jewelry, John Congdon, Lewis Weiss, David "Sly" Hollywood Ryan, Dan, Barb, Christopher, Keith, Michael Montcalm, Tino Hamid, Harold and Erica Van Pelt, Chico Bank, USA Gems, Manfred Wild, Gebruder Henn, Laurence Graff, Richard Mouawad, Patrick Aldridge, Martin Rapport, Paul DeSautles, Cap Beasley, Gordon Austin, Henry Ho, John Lacy, Ray Zajicek, Julius Petsch, Roberto Addario, Judy Mayfield, John Bares, Dr. Edward Gubelin, Richard T. Liddicoat,Jr., Reginald Miller, Maurice Shire, Michael Roman, Hans Stern, Dr. Hermann Bank, Paul Otto, Marlene Caesar, Erwin and Erna Pauly, Roger and Sheryl Griffin, Marshal Field V, Bill Sanders, Doug Gray, Anne and John Gray, LaSalle Partners, Eberhardt Bank, Hans-Werner Wild, Roshan Mansoor, M.Farook, Jan Goodman, Kennedy Ho ,Moshe Faham, David Abraham, William Day, Ben Hackman, Malhotra's, Flusser's, William Larson, Josh Hall, Jack Abraham, Lawrence Stoller, Tim Roark, Abe Suleman, Bob Stevenson, Aray Dommer, Joseph Ambalu, David Steinmetz, Usher Brecher, Andrew Sarosi, Konrad Wild, Bernd Munsteiner, Constantin Wild, Amil Dholakia, Owen Bordaloen. Bill and Lori Gruzynski, Nancy Hensel, Ken Buehlman, Rod and Dianne Falk and last but not least, our dear friends who's help made this happen, Ted Hens and William Thurston King III.

We would like to give special thanks to the newest members of our Pink Emerald team, Wayne Morgan, Tammi Morgan and Karrie Morgan.

The beautiful design and layout of this web site is due to the hard work and dedication of our friends at:

We would like to send out a very special thanks to Mark, Anna Marie, Marayna and Kalita for "Thinking Pink" in such a glorious way.