Once in a while, someone comes into your life and attaches himself to your heart so tenaciously that you feel as though that person has always been there. You, dearest John, and your entire team, have been such a person in my life. You have been granted the amazing capacity to be professional and personal all at the same time.

You have truly worn the cloak of dignity and presented yourself with unmatched competency and unrequited passion and purpose. You have displayed sensitivity, wisdom, knowledge, and clearly defined integrity, and all the while, remembering that humanity and genuinely caring about others is at the root of true success.