"The magnitude of Joe’s loss cannot be put into words. Whenever I dealt with Joe the occasion was always pretty big in my books. Joe had the very personal touch on everything – a quality these days few possess – a special quality. When I was going for an interview and doing some research, one of the guys I spoke with pointed out Joe and described him as ‘something special’. I will never forget his description and it was very true and accurate. He spoke glowingly about you all and basketball was mentioned more than once! Kate I will truly miss Joe, his office door open, the big wave when you’d see him and his speeches at conferences, like many would agree, the best part of the event were the opening and closing speeches with Joe, I can remember each one. He will be missed, thank you for the privilege of knowing him."