Natural leader Honest friend Your intelligence penetrated Your insight engaged Faithful in hearing and elaborating The subtlety of your speech amazed A brilliant entrepreneur in many dimensions Curious and persuasive You always looked forward With kindness and laughter Stubborn when you were certain You achieved so much And would have done so much more Dear friend It is hard to imagine this world without you It is wonderful to have known you To have played in business with you To have understood and been understood Over so many years We shall miss you beyond description We shall treasure what you brought into our lives The gifts you have placed In so many hearts Michael Scott