Saddened by Passing of Reginald F. Lewis
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No big deal. I’ll just purchase the Los Angeles Times as usual, sit back, relax and scan the Business section.
My eyes hopscotch lightly over the headlines: IBM reported losses, Wells Fargo’s stock gains, Beatrice chief Reginald F. Lewis dies at 50, Chrysler’s red ink . . . . Nothing out of the ordinary.
And then it hits me. In disbelief, I reread the headline: “Beatrice Chief Reginald F. Lewis Dies” (Jan. 20).
Damn! Always the good ones. A hero of mine is no longer with us, but I feel him smiling from investors’ heaven.
The thing that hurts most of all is that I never took the time to write to Mr. Lewis, to say to him: You’re a great role model and a genuine American hero.
Never wait until tomorrow.
ERIC ORAY VINSON
Los Angeles
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