Glake Discher wrote:
Fred did love the VTR and it was he in fact who made the presentation on Jo=
hn =
Macartney's behalf to the board that VTR jump in as one of the early suppor=
ters =
of John's charity drive across the US and Canada in a Stag.=A0 =
Blake, just for the record (as I understand things) and I stand accused if =
seen =
to be splitting hairs, but ....
Fred made the presentation to the VTR board on his behalf - and not mine. F=
red =
and I had several very long trans-Atlantic calls in 2006/2007 - all at Fred=
's =
cost and discussing the options open to me to devise the Charity Drive. It =
was =
he who *asked* me if I minded if he could approach VTR? At no time did I ev=
er =
ask or suggest he did that and I was very touched and supremely grateful to=
him =
by that offer and his later action. Be in no doubt, many of the things that=
took =
place during the summer of 2009 came from Fred's very fertile mind and his =
continuing support, even though I knew=A0that he was starting to be=A0far f=
rom well. =
Fred played an enormous and very welcome part in the very early planning st=
ages =
of that event and I will never forget his contribution.
John Macartney
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