Today should be a happy day in our household. My daughter has just finished her finals at University and is back home after 4 years away at Bristol. The inevitable wait for the results and job searching after a few days off I guess.
This morning I read an e-mail. Someone I knew well had died of cancer. It was a double shock as he is the same age as me and had always seemed so full of life. It was made even harder as he was part of the founders team at Lotus software (1-2-3, Symphony and Notes).
As a start-up it seemed to energise our lives. We shared a vision and so worked and played hard. We had a lot of fun even if we set ourselves a big task to change the world. It became a special group of people. Something to look back on years later and say ‘I was part of that team’. So much so that as a group many of us stay in touch and get together once or twice a year.
It will be our 25th anniversary in 2 years time. People are coming from Australia, New Zealand and America. Sadly David will not be among them. We will have fun and tell stories. A few about David too so I guess he will still be with us after all.