[Dialogue] Sir James Lindsay

[RICHARD HOWIE]

Dear Paul,
Ah, the wonder of your presence with Sir James and Peggy to celebrate  
with them his life.  Thank you for your detailed note including all  
of us in gratitude for his presence , power and influence in our work  
and life together.
Grace and Peace, Ellen Howie
On Apr 23, 2007, at 5:53 AM, PSchrijnen at aol.com wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> With great sadness I write to inform you of the death of Sir James  
> Lindsay. He died last night at 11pm. Peggy was by his side. They  
> had recently celebrated the 60th anniversary of their first meeting  
> on 7th February 1947. He was 91.
>
> By chance I took a chance to visit him yesterday, and found that he  
> was moved to the local hospital, because of breathing  
> difficulties.   While I was there he received the last rites and  
> communion.
>
> Speaking was difficult for him, and yet, every other word he said  
> was one of gratitude, thank you, thank you. Or the single raised  
> finger to indicate: fine, ok. Did he need anything? ‘I am fine’, ‘I  
> have everything’. I told him of family events. And his response was  
> a litany of ‘amazing’, ‘well done’. I told him of Kanbay’s recent  
> success: ‘fantastic’ he said.
>
> Many of you will remember how he threw himself with gusto at the  
> IERD challenge. Without him, it would have been a very different  
> thing, if indeed we could have done it without him at all.
>
> I remember John Patterson’s words, when he honoured Jim, probably  
> in the summer of 1984. ‘All of us are no-bodies’ he said. ‘Not Jim.  
> Jim has accomplished things in the world.’ He was knighted for  
> playing a role in the connection between the Indian and British  
> governments after the Independence. He played key roles in various  
> industry bodies and was managing director of Metal Box in India. He  
> taught international management and leadership at Henley and many  
> other places. I remember him talking about a talk he was supposed  
> to do in China. He had expected an audience of 20 or 30, but he  
> found himself addressing an auditorium with several thousand people.
>
> Many of us had a chance to work and travel with him, as he toured  
> the planet tirelessly, gracefully to get support for the IERD, to  
> support our development efforts, to encourage us and many other  
> development initiatives.
>
> During the last 10 years, after his strokes, his mind fragmented  
> somewhat. You could see his mind trying to connect various parts,  
> not always succeeding. His spirit was fine, unbroken. His words  
> were always encouraging, words of gratitude, never a complaint. He  
> was fine yesterday.
>
> He will be buried or cremated later this week in Henley on Thames.
>
> A gracious death.
>
> Paul
>
> The address of Peggy is:   PegLindsay at aol.com  or
> Christmas Cottage
> Crowsley
> Lower Shiplake
> RG9 3IT
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