A sad day

Today is a sad day for me. The day I had hoped would not come but like taxes we cannot cheat death. Today is the funeral of a man I have admired from as long as I can remember.
Next to my own father he was brilliant in what he did. My father was a brilliant engineer & my uncle Ted was a brilliant builder and business man.
When I first started out in business his advice was"Never give an opinion unless asked, Never haggle over a price & if you say you will start on that date, stick to it" I always played by those rules all the time I was a decorator.
Now I am in a different line of business and to some extent the same rules apply. Never disrespect your competitors, Give a little on price if the numbers allow & always offer a first class service to your customers.
We will say goodbye to Edward Oakey today. Like my father, a true gentleman who played by the rules most of the time.
Ted, John, Mary, Pat & Charlie are together somewhere I think......you never know do you?