My dear, dear friend, I have not been able to write a tribute for you until now because I have been mourning, deeply, the loss of your presence in my life. I do not yet have the words to express my shock and sadness. You complemented my impetuousness with pragmatism, my (sometimes abrasive) forcefulness with incredible charisma and diplomacy; we were friends, comrades, and, together, we were a fearsome team. I thought you would be in my life forever. I am devastated. I miss your steadiness and your care for the world so much already...