diff --git a/PA07-1025/BST_Utility.c b/PA07-1025/BST_Utility.c
index c883544..a1b1e2f 100644
--- a/PA07-1025/BST_Utility.c
+++ b/PA07-1025/BST_Utility.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ StateDataType *clearTree( StateDataType *wkgPtr )
     free(wkgPtr);
     // return NULL since no tree left
     return NULL;
-} //DONE
+}  
 
 /*
 Name: privateCompareStrings
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int privateCompareStrings( const char *leftStr, const char *rightStr )
         index = index + 1;
     }
     return leftStrLen - rightStrLen;
-} //DONE
+}  
 
 /*
 Name: privateCopyString
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void privateCopyString( char *dest, const char *source )
     // add a NULL_CHAR once done, characterCount is in the right place for \0
     dest[characterCount] = NULL_CHAR;
     // no return, void
-} //DONE
+}  
 
 /*
 Name: copyTree
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ StateDataType *copyTree( StateDataType *wkgPtr )
     }
     // return copyPtr
     return copyPtr;
-}//DONE
+} 
 
 /*
 Name: displayInOrder
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void displayInOrder( StateDataType *sdtPtr, int *itemNum )
         displayInOrder(sdtPtr->rightChildPtr, itemNum);
     }
     // no return, void
-} //DONE
+}  
 
 /*
 Name: displayPostOrder
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void displayPostOrder( StateDataType *sdtPtr, int *itemNum )
         printf("%2d)   %s", *itemNum, displayString);
     }
     // no return, void
-} //DONE
+}  
 
 /*
 Name: displayPreOrder
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ void displayPreOrder( StateDataType *sdtPtr, int *itemNum )
         displayPostOrder(sdtPtr->rightChildPtr, itemNum);
     }
     // no return, void
-} //DONE
+}  
 
 /*
 Name: privateGetStringLen
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ int privateGetStringLen( const char *str )
     }
     // return strLen
     return strLen;
-} //DONE
+}  
 
 /*
 Name: initializeBST
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void initializeBST( StateDataType **bstPtr )
     // initialize the address of the BST to null
     *bstPtr = NULL;
     // no return, void
-} //DONE
+}  
 
 /*
 Name: initializeStateNodeFromData
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ StateDataType *initializeStateNodeFromData( const char *state, double avgTemp,
     initNode->highestTemp = highTemp; 
     // return the node
     return initNode;
-} //DONE
+}  
 
 /*
 Name: initializeStateNodeFromNode
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ StateDataType *initializeStateNodeFromNode( const StateDataType source )
     // return the initializeStateNodeFromData function with correct data
     return initializeStateNodeFromData(source.state, source.avgTemp, 
                                          source.lowestTemp, source.highestTemp);
-} //DONE
+}  
 
 /*
 Name: insert
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ StateDataType *insert( StateDataType *wkgPtr, const StateDataType inData )
     }
     // return working pointer to prev recursion
     return wkgPtr;
-} //DONE
+}  
 
 /*
 Name: isEmpty
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ bool isEmpty( StateDataType *sdtPtr)
 {
     // return check for rootNode being NULL
     return sdtPtr == NULL;
-} //DONE
+}  
 
 /*
 Name: removeFromMin
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ StateDataType *removeFromMin( StateDataType *parentPtr,
     }
     // return removed ptr
     return childPtr;
-} //DONE
+}  
 
 /*
 Name: removeItem
@@ -435,7 +435,26 @@ Dependencies: search, initializeStateNodeFromNode, removeItemHelper
 bool removeItem( StateDataType **rootPtr, 
                       StateDataType *removedData, const StateDataType outData )
 {
-    // return false (temp)
+    StateDataType *searchPtr;
+    // check to see if the BST is there
+    if(rootPtr != NULL)
+    {
+        // search for the data in the tree
+        searchPtr = search(*rootPtr, outData);
+        // check to see if data was found from search to remove
+        if(searchPtr != NULL)
+        {
+            // if found, set the search value to removedData
+            *removedData = *searchPtr;
+            // start the recursions down to the remove value
+            *rootPtr = removeItemHelper(*rootPtr, outData);
+            // return success with item removal
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    // set removeData to NULL since no value found
+    removedData = NULL;
+    // return false since no item found or tree empty/not found
     return false;
 }
 
@@ -459,8 +478,67 @@ Notes: No redundant code permitted
 StateDataType *removeItemHelper( StateDataType *wkgPtr, 
                                                   const StateDataType outData )
 {
-    // return NULL (temp)
-    return NULL;
+    // create, initialize result of compare strings
+    int stringComparator;
+    stringComparator = privateCompareStrings(outData.state, wkgPtr->state);
+    StateDataType *removalPtr;
+
+    // check for moving to left
+    if(stringComparator < 0)
+    {
+        // - recurse to left, link to left child
+        wkgPtr->leftChildPtr = removeItemHelper(wkgPtr->leftChildPtr, outData);
+    }
+    // otherwise, check for moving to right
+    else if(stringComparator > 0)
+    {
+        // - recurse to right, link to right child
+        wkgPtr->rightChildPtr = removeItemHelper(wkgPtr->rightChildPtr, outData);
+    }
+    // otherwise, check for left child null
+    else if(wkgPtr->leftChildPtr == NULL)
+    {
+        // - set a temp pointer to the wkg pointer
+        removalPtr = wkgPtr;
+        // - set return pointer to its right child
+        wkgPtr = wkgPtr->rightChildPtr;
+        // - free temp pointer
+        free(removalPtr);
+    }
+    // otherwise, check for right child null
+    else if(wkgPtr->rightChildPtr == NULL)
+    {
+        // - set a temp pointer to the wkg pointer
+        removalPtr = wkgPtr;
+        // - set return pointer to its left child
+        wkgPtr = wkgPtr->rightChildPtr;
+        // - free temp pointer
+        free(removalPtr);
+    }
+    // otherwise, check for right child has no left child
+    else if(wkgPtr->rightChildPtr->leftChildPtr == NULL)
+    {
+        // - copy the data from the right child into the current node
+        setStateNodeData(wkgPtr, *wkgPtr->rightChildPtr);
+        // - set a temp pointer to the right child
+        removalPtr = wkgPtr->rightChildPtr;
+        // - link around the right child
+        wkgPtr->rightChildPtr = removalPtr->rightChildPtr;
+        // - free the right child node
+        free(removalPtr);
+    }
+    // otherwise   // , assume right child has left child
+    else
+    {
+        // - call removeFromMin, capture the returned node,
+        removalPtr = removeFromMin(wkgPtr, wkgPtr->rightChildPtr);
+        // - set the current node from the captured node
+        setStateNodeData(wkgPtr, *removalPtr);
+        // - free the captured node (temp ptr)
+        free(removalPtr);
+    }
+    // recommend one return at the bottom of function, will give back wkgPtr
+    return wkgPtr;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -479,43 +557,32 @@ Notes: No redundant code permitted
 */
 StateDataType *search( StateDataType *wkgPtr, const StateDataType searchData )
 {
-    // define space for node
-    StateDataType *searchNode;
-    int stringComparator;
-    // check to see if the working pointer is not null
+    // define the string comparison number
+    int stringComparator = privateCompareStrings(searchData.state, 
+                                                                 wkgPtr->state);
+    // check to see if at the end of tree
     if(wkgPtr != NULL)
     {
-        // set string comparator
-        stringComparator = privateCompareStrings(searchData.state, wkgPtr->state);
-        // compare the value less than
+        // check the left side of the tree
         if(stringComparator < 0)
         {
-            // workingPtr -> nextPtr = search(workingPtr->nextPtr, data);
-            wkgPtr->leftChildPtr = search(wkgPtr->leftChildPtr, searchData);
+            return search(wkgPtr->leftChildPtr, searchData);
         }
-        // compare the value greater than
-        if(stringComparator > 0)
+        // check the right side of the tree
+        else if(stringComparator > 0)
         {
-            // workingPtr -> nextPtr = search(workingPtr->nextPtr, data);
-            wkgPtr->rightChildPtr = search(wkgPtr->rightChildPtr, searchData);
+            return search(wkgPtr->rightChildPtr, searchData);
         }
-        // compare the value equal to
-        if(stringComparator == 0)
+        // otherwise, data has been found
+        else
         {
-            searchNode = wkgPtr;
-            // returns the data, finishes find.
-            return searchNode;
+            // return the found value
+            return wkgPtr;
         }
     }
-    // otherwise, the data was not found, and must fail.
-    else
-    {
-        // return NULL
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    // return working pointer to prev recursion
-    return wkgPtr;
-} //DONE
+    // otherwise, return null for not found
+    return NULL;
+}  
 
 /*
 Name: setStateNodeToEmpty
@@ -541,7 +608,7 @@ void setStateNodeToEmpty( StateDataType *node )
     node->leftChildPtr = NULL;
     node->rightChildPtr = NULL;
     // no return, void
-} //DONE
+}  
 
 /*
 Name: setStateNodeData
@@ -567,7 +634,7 @@ void setStateNodeData( StateDataType *destPtr, const StateDataType source )
     // destPtr->leftChildPtr = source.leftChildPtr;
     // destPtr->rightChildPtr = source.rightChildPtr;
     // no return, void
-} //DONE
+}  
 
 /*
 Name: stateDataToString
@@ -589,4 +656,4 @@ void stateDataToString( StateDataType stateData, char str[] )
     sprintf(str, "%s/%0.2f/%0.2f/%0.2f\n", stateData.state, stateData.avgTemp, 
                                  stateData.lowestTemp, stateData.highestTemp);
     // no return, void
-} //DONE
\ No newline at end of file
+}  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PA07-1025/PA07_Main b/PA07-1025/PA07_Main
index 0d57262..8bc4ed9 100755
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