Sam, This past week has been filled with me sharing your stories....your amazing stories....with so many people who loved you, mostly through talking, not writing. I love that now we finally have a digital space where we can keep sharing the incredible person you were and how you still live on in so many hearts.
For me, it’s all about the values you embodied. You had this rare gift of blending love with leadership, a combination I’ve never seen before. You set a whole new bar for what leadership means. Honestly, “Leading with Love” should be its own initiative, because that’s exactly what you did. Everyone I’ve spoken to this week has said the same thing, you saw us as people, not just tools, and your leadership was always personal and tailored. I still wonder how you managed to be so much to so many, did you have some kind of supernatural ability to multiply yourself? Probably! Because nothing ever seemed beyond you.
As for memories… there are so many I wouldn’t know where to begin. But the one thing that runs through all of them is your kindness and compassion. You had this incredible way of calming the waters, whether with wisdom, encouragement, or your brilliant sense of humour.
Your loss has left a huge hole, not just in our organisation but in our hearts. But I know I will never forget, or waste, the investment you made in me, how you allowed me to grow in ways no one else ever did. Because of you, I have the skills and resilience to move forward and conquer whatever life and career throw at me. And I know I’m not the only one who’s been gifted that.
Thank you, Sam. For everything. You’ll always be part of us.
Hales xxx
Sam, This past week has been filled with me sharing your stories....your amazing stories....with so many people who loved you, mostly through talking, not writing. I love that now we finally have a digital space where we can keep sharing the incredible person you were and how you still live on in so many hearts.
For me, it’s all about the values you embodied. You had this rare gift of blending love with leadership, a combination I’ve never seen before. You set a whole new bar for what leadership means. Honestly, “Leading with Love” should be its own initiative, because that’s exactly what you did. Everyone I’ve spoken to this week has said the same thing, you saw us as people, not just tools, and your leadership was always personal and tailored. I still wonder how you managed to be so much to so many, did you have some kind of supernatural ability to multiply yourself? Probably! Because nothing ever seemed beyond you.
As for memories… there are so many I wouldn’t know where to begin. But the one thing that runs through all of them is your kindness and compassion. You had this incredible way of calming the waters, whether with wisdom, encouragement, or your brilliant sense of humour.
Your loss has left a huge hole, not just in our organisation but in our hearts. But I know I will never forget, or waste, the investment you made in me, how you allowed me to grow in ways no one else ever did. Because of you, I have the skills and resilience to move forward and conquer whatever life and career throw at me. And I know I’m not the only one who’s been gifted that.
Thank you, Sam. For everything. You’ll always be part of us.
Hales xxx
