Tricia King
21-04 2021 10:55
wrote:
I have so many fond memories of Lori that it’s hard to know where to start. To begin at the beginning, we first met as faculty on the inaugural CASE Marketing Institute in the countryside around Edinburgh. It was a very cold January and, of course, we got snowed in. The hotel bar opened late and Lori introduced me the joys of a fine, single malt, whisky. Over the week, we worked our way across the shelf and decided that my taste was for the 18 year old Macallen. Since then, we have been friends as well as colleagues and CASE playmates across the globe. Lori was always a force to be reckoned with both professionally and socially. After the intense hard work, there was always the fun: elegant dinners in Hong Kong, down town karaoke in San Francisco, mini bar parties in Amsterdam, family Sunday lunches at her house or mine and New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Ivy Club. All memories that raise a smile.
But perhaps my favourite Lori memory was when Adrian and Zoe Punaks asked us to make a joint speech at their wedding celebration. Lori had just landed the big job at UCL and told me she was determined to steal Adrian away from Birkbeck to be her UCL deputy. I put up a brave fight but knew Adrian was destined for the starry lights next door. So, it was a great joy when we were invited to the wedding and asked to jointly tell some anecdotes about the bride and groom. We had the most fabulous day watching the brilliant young talent of the future come together and we took our moment on the microphone - with deep love and just a little mischievous intent.
Lori was a powerful, gifted HE leader. She blasted her way through glass ceilings with quiet charm and naked ability. She was the global advancement guru. But more than all that Lori was the proud Mum of Poppy and the loving wife of Dom. Her legacy in all quarters is impressive. I raise a glass to you phenomenal woman – from that bottle of 18 year old Macallen you gave me a while back! I can’t believe you’re gone. I knew you were very ill but I always thought you would live forever.
Tricia King
21-04 2021 10:55
wrote:
I have so many fond memories of Lori that it’s hard to know where to start. To begin at the beginning, we first met as faculty on the inaugural CASE Marketing Institute in the countryside around Edinburgh. It was a very cold January and, of course, we got snowed in. The hotel bar opened late and Lori introduced me the joys of a fine, single malt, whisky. Over the week, we worked our way across the shelf and decided that my taste was for the 18 year old Macallen. Since then, we have been friends as well as colleagues and CASE playmates across the globe. Lori was always a force to be reckoned with both professionally and socially. After the intense hard work, there was always the fun: elegant dinners in Hong Kong, down town karaoke in San Francisco, mini bar parties in Amsterdam, family Sunday lunches at her house or mine and New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Ivy Club. All memories that raise a smile.
But perhaps my favourite Lori memory was when Adrian and Zoe Punaks asked us to make a joint speech at their wedding celebration. Lori had just landed the big job at UCL and told me she was determined to steal Adrian away from Birkbeck to be her UCL deputy. I put up a brave fight but knew Adrian was destined for the starry lights next door. So, it was a great joy when we were invited to the wedding and asked to jointly tell some anecdotes about the bride and groom. We had the most fabulous day watching the brilliant young talent of the future come together and we took our moment on the microphone - with deep love and just a little mischievous intent.
Lori was a powerful, gifted HE leader. She blasted her way through glass ceilings with quiet charm and naked ability. She was the global advancement guru. But more than all that Lori was the proud Mum of Poppy and the loving wife of Dom. Her legacy in all quarters is impressive. I raise a glass to you phenomenal woman – from that bottle of 18 year old Macallen you gave me a while back! I can’t believe you’re gone. I knew you were very ill but I always thought you would live forever.
