Remembering Andrei Today
Andrei my firiend, it pains me beyond words to have missed your memorial. You know the situation and I won’t lament about not being able to travel from Florida, but rather I prefer to celebrate in spirit with all those who are gathered at this very moment to honor your life. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know your family and regret we didn’t all get together while you were here.
In the two months since you left our world, you’ve touched people in ways you can’t imagine. Many of our colleagues have shared with me how they’ve begun to ask themselves and each other, “What would Andrei suggest we do?”
Our team has struggled greatly during this time of transition. As you and I discussed many times, I believe firmly in our mission and the divine calling upon my life to complete it. You had been very specific about top priority tasks which needed to be completed in a timely manner and you’ll be happy to know that we’re fast approaching their completion. It’s been incredibly painful to do it without you, but continue on we will.
I miss you my friend. I miss our late night brainstorms and our entrepreneurial jam sessions — we could really riff off each other! So many times I’ve yearned to grab the phone and pickup the conversation we had on August 4th. Your ideas were awesome. But alas, that’s not to be in this life, but praise God I believe we’ll have all eternity to continue where we left off.
Rest easy my friend.
Steve