Monday, May 10, 2021
Dear Diane and Family,
I have so many wonderful memories of Mike…far too many to list here. He and I started at CEA more or less around the same time. As he did with most other colleagues, Mike befriended me right away. Sometimes our world travels took us to places as a team. California was by far the most extensive of these trips as we both spent over year working on the peaker projects. But Mike had the distinction of accomplishing the "100 Megawatts in 100 days" feat.
Mike and I joked around a lot. If I was getting the better of him, he’d chortle and just say, “Ya know, John!” But nothing hit a nerve more than me asking, “So Mike, how’s your golf game?”
When I told Mike that I was considering early retirement, he first said, “You’re too young to retire!” But that mantra quickly became, “John, a company will just use you and abuse you, so do what you’re gonna do.” So Mike, I thank you for being a key person who helped nudge me into my life of leisure.
Times were especially good when Mike, Pete Maguire and I would get together. After Mike retired, we made it a point to meet from time to time for a meal. We’d share stories about what was going on in our lives. And of course, Mike always won the prize for having the ability to tell his stories in the most interesting manner.
We all miss him.
