It did not take long after first meeting you Rick to understand you are a straightforward individual, inclined to give the appearance of benign gruffness, but with no real follow-through. You are as kind as a summer day is long, and any pretense of toughness melts away pretty quickly, just so you know. I know this through casual interaction as well as through committee work. If there was any chance of success, I would have encouraged you to not retire. You help animate the School Rick, and I will miss you.