Monday, January 30, 2012
I regret that I could not get out to New York from Boulder, CO to attend Ted's memorial service. We had not been in touch in many years, and I was deeply saddened and shocked to read of Ted's passing on Facebook. Mary, Sarah, Kristen, Gwynn, Sean, Dennis, and the rest of Ted's family, please accept my deepest condolences.
The last time I saw Ted was, I believe, in the early '90's in a Toys r Us store in the Boston area. He was at the checkout line with a big pile of Christmas presents for his children (mostly educational toys, if I remember correctly).
Ted ("Teddy" in the early days) and I go back to early childhood. We were in the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts together, if not always in the same "den" or "troop." We attended many birthday parties together. We were in the same class year after year in grade school, and had many classes together in middle and high school. We acted together in the same school plays. We were always the academic overachievers. But I remember we couldn't help talking and joking during middle school Latin class. Ted always had a great attitude and sense of humor. We shared the same tastes in rock music and movies. I used to enjoy Ted's guitar playing from time to time. We saw the Grateful Dead together at Nassau Coliseum in about 1981 or 1982, and I think we saw Rush around the same time, probably with Richard Santoli and maybe Jimmy Matthews. We almost certainly saw Star Wars together when it came out. Ted always encouraged his friends - I remember his pointing out to me that a certain young woman at school was definitely "into" me. Pretty soon she was my girlfriend.
I am not familiar with Ted's career at Fidelity, but I know that he was a detail oriented and hard-working person. I was happy to know he was part of the organization where I have invested for many years. I know his passing is a huge loss to the firm.
Again, my sympathies go out to all of Ted's family and colleagues. May he rest in peace.
