Tess Gracie
08-04 2021 01:54
wrote:
I got to know Jez, when I was asked to join him in Beijing on a project, one month after my wedding. We then spent much of the next 10 months working together, meeting at the airport lounge for a drink on a Sunday afternoon before boarding our flight, talking about how we’d spent the 36 hours with our families. We’d meet for breakfast, walk into work and face the day together from an early 7.30am closing around 1am. With a largely US team, we used to share a mutual hatred of US spellings and try to slip in the corrected versions as a protest. Jez taught me the importance of networking and working isn’t just best served sitting behind a laptop. My favourite part of the working week was sitting with Jez reviewing the steerco pack as our final deliverable for the week on a Thursday night in the hotel bar with a plate of food in front of us. We’d then put away the laptops upstairs and have a few more beers before calling it a night. That was 6 years ago. Since then we’ve continued to work together on and off. He’s been a mentor, talking me back off the work ledge several times. I’m going to miss him, his mentorship, friendship and sense of humour. I’m so sorry for your loss Eva, Maia, Amelia. My heart breaks for you
Tess Gracie
08-04 2021 01:54
wrote:
I got to know Jez, when I was asked to join him in Beijing on a project, one month after my wedding. We then spent much of the next 10 months working together, meeting at the airport lounge for a drink on a Sunday afternoon before boarding our flight, talking about how we’d spent the 36 hours with our families. We’d meet for breakfast, walk into work and face the day together from an early 7.30am closing around 1am. With a largely US team, we used to share a mutual hatred of US spellings and try to slip in the corrected versions as a protest. Jez taught me the importance of networking and working isn’t just best served sitting behind a laptop. My favourite part of the working week was sitting with Jez reviewing the steerco pack as our final deliverable for the week on a Thursday night in the hotel bar with a plate of food in front of us. We’d then put away the laptops upstairs and have a few more beers before calling it a night. That was 6 years ago. Since then we’ve continued to work together on and off. He’s been a mentor, talking me back off the work ledge several times. I’m going to miss him, his mentorship, friendship and sense of humour. I’m so sorry for your loss Eva, Maia, Amelia. My heart breaks for you
