I first met Neil in 1990 when I joined Friedheim/Bobst. At that time he was a field technician but it was already clear that he had the potential to grow far beyond this role. We worked together until 1999 when I moved to Switzerland. During that time I remember a number of special moments. Once we had a serious machine issue in Weston Super Mare and I went with Neil to give him primarily moral support ( my mechanical knowledge was a tiny fraction of his !! ). We worked through the night together to fix the machine only for it to have another problem about 3 hours after we had finally been able to go to bed.  Of course we immediately went back to work to complete the job on the second attempt. On another occasion he took me to Goodison Park during the summer where we were able to get into the ground and he was so excited to be able to get a piece of the turf as they were in the process of renewing the pitch. I am not sure where he planted it but it was a special memory of his team – Everton. Then, of course, I remember when he met Nicki while working in Yate near Bristol and she was at the Hotel where many of the Bobst people stayed when in the area. Very good memories and good times shared together.  As our careers evolved we saw each other infrequently for sure but kept in touch via LinkedIn. Hearing the news last week of his passing was just such a massive shock. Way too young and so sudden. Hearing stories like this are so hard to comprehend. My thoughts and prayers go out to Nicki and Sophie and I wish them courage and strength in the coming months as they come to terms with such a tragic loss. Neil was well known and widely respected. As a leader at Bobst he will be missed and as a friend to so many will leave a hole in their hearts. My deepest condolences to Nicki and Sophie on their loss, a life cut short way too soon. 🙏🙏