New York Memorial Service

A few words of thanks about the New York memorial service:

Thanks to Garth for all your help in making this NY service happen. Also, thanks to Garth for your moving but funny eulogy in both San Francisco and NY. Thanks to JPMorgan for hosting the event. I had a 30 year veteran of JPMorgan tell me that in his 30 years of experience, he did not think that JPMorgan has ever had a memorial service like this for an employee - a testament to how well Chrys was loved (and an indication of what a great job he did for JPMorgan).

Thank you to everyone who came out for the NY memorial service last week. It was bitter-sweet to see the east coast crowd again, but it was nice to get to socialize with the gang at dinner after the service.

It was also a pleasure for me to meet some of Chrys' extended family. His grandmother was just as Chrys had described - a firecracker, sharp as a tack, and genuinely sweet. She made me feel welcome and told me that she was glad that Chrys had me in his life. The rest of the family was warm and welcoming -- it's too bad that Chrys didn't have a chance to get to know this side of his family better before he passed...

I want to give special thanks to Lisa and Dan & Chrislan for the hospitality and letting me stay with them during my visits to NY & NJ. Also, thanks to Ken & Marlene for taking in Andy & Vicki during our trip.

And, while I did not exactly achieve one of my goals for the trip (I wanted to eat the spicy sausage pasta dish from Lisa's favorite Italian restaurant every day I was in NY), I want to thank Lisa & Jason for encouraging me towards this goal and even convinced me to order this dish twice in one day (for lunch and again for dinner)... Yes, it's THAT good -- ask Lisa!