A great aviator and a great instructor, and that was when he taught me to fly over 25 years ago!
George, I can still remember that a B47G2 climbs at 45kts with 3100 erpm & 24.5 inches of boost - AND I have still got the bruises on my knee from when I used to forget one or more of those numbers all those years ago! Ask me any relevant numbers from more recent types and the recall is far less clear.
I, and a great many others, owe our careers to you - thanks, and good luck for a very well deserved retirement. I hope the fishing is as good in France as it used to be in Sussex/Kent.