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 was on their last holiday in Italy that he contracted an illness that was never diagnosed and from which he never fully recovered, and ultimately it led to his retirement.

His leadership was by example, and none who worked with him could fail to try to follow. He encouraged the younger members of his staff to take the initiative and gave them responsibility as rapidly as they could accept it. He saw to it that their contributions were recognized and, to the extent possible, rewarded. He never thought of his subordinates as working for him, but with him, and referred to them as his colleagues. But his closest colleagues would probably be more accurately defined as disciples.

What kind of man was he? He was a gentleman, in the truest sense of the word. He was a man for his time. 184