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steven corn — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:53:35 -0000

Beautiful eulogy! It demonstrates how impactful seemingly mundane events can have in one's life. One just needs to be able to see the significance.

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Peter Kaufman — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:49:47 -0000

Rob,

Well said. I agree with your take entirely. Many thanks, Peter

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Stephen Kaufman — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:21:51 -0000

I'm sorry for your loss............."sometimes a cool hand is better than no hand at all"
George Kennedy......."Cool hand Luke"

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Rob Fields — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:09:30 -0000

Agree with the previous commenters. However, it also sounds like the guy had great perspective. What I mean is, he could be a tough, domineering sonofagun at a poker game. After all, the point there was for someone--one person--to win. But he knew that business isn't about any one person. Rather, there's always so much more at stake and the best people work hard to do good deals for their companies because that's the long term perspective that's required when vast corporate resources and reputations are on the line.

Thanks for sharing this story, since it illustrates something that we should all keep in mind.

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Kate Willard — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:06:04 -0000

Really touching - sounds like he was a really special man. I've always thought the way someone achieves immortality is by touching people's hearts - it sounds like Joey achieved that.

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katherine stephens — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:02:09 -0000

Wow...what a eulogy...what a guy...what a loss..what a gift you received from Joey having lived