Word just reached us about Ray and we could not let the day pass without letting you know how very deeply we feel the effects of the news. No one could possibly miss him as much as his family, whom he adored, but Diane and I will always speak of him with profound affection. He was a man I admired, whose wisdom and counsel I respected and whose friendship we both deeply valued. Please know that your grief is shared by all of us who knew Ray and Diane and I send our most sincere sympathy.