The pprune crowd is scattered about the world....and for so many of us, we only know Lu by his posts here. The beauty of this age we live in is that our lives can be affected by others that we only meet in a vicarious way.
Lu shared his amazing life experience with us all and I am sure we are the better for it. His wealth of knowledge and experience allowed him to add to any discussion and I know we all delighted in the challenging debate.
We look forward to hearing from him soon. We are all thinking of him.....and wishing him fair winds and a following sea while he fights his illness.
From the Coast Guard Anthem....
We're always ready for the call,
We place our trust in Thee.
Through howling gale and shot and shell,
To win our victory.
"Semper Paratus" is our guide,
Our pledge, our motto, too.