Tuesday, July 17, 2018
I'm saddened to hear of Al's passing. I'm sure, during his lifetime, that Al influenced the lives of many people. Allow me to share how he influenced mine. Al can take some of the credit for helping to shape my business career. Back when I was a student of Financial Accounting, (many years ago), I had the privilege and honour of working for Al as a summer student. I recall that under times of stress how he remained composed and even jovial. I gained a lot of respect for that intelligent man. He was always encouraging, no matter how difficult the task. For me, during that summer of employment, he was a role model for the value of hard work, good business judgement, and empathetic management. In some small way, I hope this note serves to thank him, now, and to message his family and friends that he was a great man who helped people in ways he likely never mentioned. May God bless Al and may God give strength to those he loved.