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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'>The last thing I expected to see when my Blackberry
started flashing this morning on the commute to work was an e-mail with the
news of Michael’s passing. We sat down for a few minutes this spring, and
while he was still frail, he looked much stronger and healthier than the year
before…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'>I’ll raise a glass of Macallan 18 tonight in
Michael’s memory…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'>Slainte!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Garamond'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'>Mark<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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